Really, the fact that it took this long for the Mariners to be on the wrong end of a series sweep is pretty remarkable. In the past two seasons, it’s happened in the second series. In 2015, it was the third series. 2014 was a little better in that they staved off getting swept until their sixth series, but given that it was against the Marlins, that might be worse. In any case, this was going to be a tough series, and this outcome wasn’t out of the question.
But hot damn, will it be nice to not see Yankee Stadium again in the regular season.