TORONTO — In a quick glance at the Mariners’ season stats, the production numbers of Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz are easy to pick out. The two former All-Stars are doing what they are supposed to be doing at the plate — putting up numbers from their middle of the order spots.
But what has helped make the Mariners’ offense the third-most productive in the American League at 4.89 runs per game and second in runs scored (181) is the production from unexpected contributors, particularly their young corner outfielders. Before he suffered a strained oblique, outfielder Mitch Haniger was leading the Mariners in most offensive categories, and his numbers are still impressive: .