Yusei Kikuchi vs. Lance McCullers, Jr., 4:10pm
The Mariners once again picked themselves off the mat, shook off what looked for all the world like a wrenching, playoff-chase-ending series, and fought on. Sure, it helps to face the out-of-it Diamondbacks, but those were each hard-fought wins, and it’s often been those “bad” teams that have inflicted some damage on the M’s. Well, bad teams and the Astros.
This has not been a friendly ballpark for Seattle, going back to the days before the Astros become a juggernaut. Sure, some electronic trickery had *some* part in that, but the biggest problem has been that Houston’s put out far more talented rosters.