Allow me to indulge in a bit of hyperbole for a moment: you should consider this weekend’s series against the Astros a three-game playoff series. Of course there will be 61 games remaining in the regular season after this weekend, and a lot can happen in that amount of time, not to mention the looming trade deadline potentially changing the shape of the playoff picture, but there’s a lot riding on this series. These two teams finished the first half on dramatically different trajectories and Seattle needs to flip that script if they want to have any hope of challenging for a division title this year.
Series Preview: Mariners (52-46) vs. Astros (50-46)
