The Mariners enter this weekend in a virtual three way tie for the AL West division lead. Yes, they’re technically a half game behind the Astros in the standings, but that’s beside the point. I don’t think anyone thought the standings would look like this a month into the season. Some might say it’s still too early to scoreboard watch but Houston will be facing the best team in National League this weekend. The standings could look very different come Monday. That’s fun.
At a Glance
| Athletics | Mariners |
| Athletics | Mariners |
| Game 1 | Friday, May 4 | 7:10 pm |
| RHP Garrett Richards | RHP Mike Leake |
| 49% | 51% |
| Game 2 | Saturday, May 5 | 6:10 pm |
| LHP Tyler Skaggs | LHP Marco Gonzales |
| 50% | 50% |
| Game 3 | Sunday, May 6 | 1:10 pm |
| RHP Shohei Ohtani* | RHP Félix Hernández |
| 47% | 53% |
| Overview | Mariners (2018) | Angels (2018) | Edge |
| Overview | Mariners (2018) | Angels (2018) | Edge |
| Batting (wRC+) | 108 (4th in AL) | 104 (6th in AL) | Mariners |
| Fielding (UZR) | -3. |
