The Mariners’ lead over the Angels for the second AL wild card is now 12 games.
If the Mariners have shown anything in this run to a winning record and all of their early success in 2018, it’s that they aren’t reliant on the same people to provide production necessary for victory.
No, this group has gotten contributions big and small in wins from virtually every player that has occupied a spot on the active 25-man roster. It’s a quality most successful teams possess.
And it happened again on Thursday night at Safeco Field.
Neither outfielder Guillermo Heredia nor catcher Chris Herrmann was supposed to be playing in the series finale against the Angels.