The good news is that after this series, the Mariners won’t see the Astros again until late July. That’s right: after this week, you won’t have to look at Justin Verlander’s smirky maw for a whole glorious seven-plus weeks unless you actively make the choice to seek out an Astros game, which, why would you do that. The bad news is, well, first there are three more games to get through against the Astros. As my grandmother would say, hitch up your pantyhose. (It is unclear the origin of this expression, but she used it when an unpleasant task was about to be undertaken, and I can think of no other more unpleasant task than playing the Astros in the chamber of horrors known as Minute Maid Park.
Series Preview: Mariners (24-30) at Astros (35-19)
