Series Preview #15: The Mariners Sail into the Desert

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports On August 18th the Mariners and Diamondbacks appeared to be two teams heading in opposite directions. They were, just not how we imagined. The Mariners had just dropped a two game set to the Dodgers to fall to 7-18, and were in last place in the AL West. The Diamondbacks had just won six straight to get to 13-11, and were in a Wild Card Position in the NL Standings.

Since then the Mariners have gone 12-6, improving to 19-24 and are 3 games out of an AL Wild Card spot. The Diamondbacks have gone 3-18 to fall to 16-29 and have the 2nd worst Win Percentage in the NL, (27th in MLB) are are now playing for a #1 first round draft pick, (If Rob Manfred doesn’t screw…