Saturday evening’s game in Queens between the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets brought everything a baseball fan desires – and deserves – in the final month of the regular season: long balls, a tight game, and one team fighting for a pennant while the other scraps to play spoiler. But don’t let your heart rate trick you, the Mariners never once trailed in the game and despite multiple game-tying moments, Seattle was able to hustle and muscle their way to an 8-7 nail-biting win.
The team’s 77th win on the season didn’t just line them up for a series win tomorrow, it also provided some insurance for the Northwest squad as they created a bit of separation between them and Houston and Texas in the AL West Pennant Race.