The Mariners are 44–33. They have an 8.0-game lead over Houston and an 8.5-game lead over Texas. To get to that point, the Mariners have had stellar, even All-Star-caliber performances across the diamond.

The Starters — Luis Castillo, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert and Bryce Miller

The Mariners starters as a whole have been nothing short of dynamic this season, leading the Majors with 46 quality starts . Mariners starters also rank among the MLB leaders in ERA (4th, 3.39), opponent average (2nd, .218), innings pitched (1st, 451.2), opponent on-base percentage (1st, .264), opponent OPS (2nd, .634), hits-per-9-innings (3rd, 7.