2020 Series Preview: Houston Astros @ Seattle Mariners

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The Narrative

The Mariners are in the middle of a youth movement that, if you believe the talking heads from before the season, should have left them lagging far behind the Astros and A’s. However, poor play from the Astros has allowed the young team to remain in contention this season, and they are just a few games behind Houston as we head into the final week of the season.

If the Mariners somehow pull out the improbable, they will break the longest current postseason drought in professional sports and do it in a season that most people assumed would be a lost one. It will come on the backs of a young core of players that Seattle…