It’s the home stretch. September is here, which is the last month of the regular season if you pretend the first couple days in October don’t exist. The Mariners head to the North Side of Chicago for a quick two-game set, ready to face down an armada of boat shoes and Ray-Bans and dash the playoff hopes of Chicago’s investment bankers.
At a Glance
| Game 1 | Monday, September 2 | 11:20 am |
| LHP Justus Sheffield | RHP Kyle Hendricks |
| Game 2 | Tuesday, September 3 | 5:05 pm |
| RHP Félix Hernández | LHP Jon Lester |
The Cubs’ ranks look like a team that is right in the thick of things.