August 1, 2018. The Mariners hold the second wild-card spot by one game over the Oakland A’s and are only 4 back from the Astros for the division title.
Is this the year?
The Mariners are helping themselves get to the playoffs with Edwin Diaz‘ workload and him saving 40 games. But they aren’t helping themselves winning the wild card game against the Yankees.
Edwin Diaz leads the league in appearances which is concerning to many fans. This season, Edwin Diaz has recorded 40 saves with an ERA of just 2.04 in 53 games.