It has not been a good road trip for the Mariners. After dropping a series at Cleveland (understandable), the Mariners then dropped a series against the Marlins (unconscionable). They’ll need a strong showing against the Rays to salvage something from this miserable road trip, but the team’s laughable home-road splits became less quirkily funny and more uncomfortably bad on this road trip, as the Astros and Rangers dealt with their own business and have both about halved the Mariners’ division lead over the past week. Not great, Bobs! That the Mariners aren’t favored to win a single one of these games gives you an idea of how little projection systems buy in to the 2024 Mariners, even if they have the statistical edge in several major categories.
Series Preview: Mariners (45-35) at Rays (38-40)
