Mariners Game Day: Southpaws battle in Seattle’s series finale against Astros

LHP Wade LeBlanc (6-1, 3.51) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (8-9, 3.60)

Sean Quinton, Evan Webeck and Thomas Wilburn / The Seattle Times

In case you missed it:

• In a 25-minute first inning, the Mariners sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven runs, an offensive explosion that had apparently been building for weeks.
• Marco Gonzales didn’t waste the 7-0 cushion, tossing six innings of two-run ball and striking out seven.
• The Mariners were able to add a game between them and the A’s, increasing their hold on the second wild card to two games.