After sweeping the Braves, the Diamondbacks moved on to Cincinatti and promptly got swept themselves. It was a largely uncompetitive series, crowned by a 13-1 blow out. The weather did them no favors, the offense was quiet, but Gallen was good again, so that’s a positive. They remain in last place in the NL West (there is no fifth team), and further and further behind in the Wild Card race.
The Mariners on the other hand, are just 2.5 games behind Houston in the AL West and 1.5 behind in the Wild Card race. They are scuffling right now, however, coming into the series 3-7 in their last ten and having dropped consecutive series to the Angels and O’s.