The last time the Mariners saw an AL West opponent was a week ago, when they were being summarily swept out of Houston; they won’t see another one until almost two weeks from now, when they return from their long east coast road trip to immediately face off at home against the A’s for the first time in 2022 before seeing the Astros...again, for already the third time this season. Gross. While the Mariners have tumbled down in the AL West standings since those heady April days when they were atop the pack, we feel it’s worthwhile to do a weekly check-in on where the rest of the AL West stands, especially during these times when we get to cheerfully erase the existence of Justin Verlander from our minds, Eternal Sunshine-style.
Checking in with the AL West: Angels soar, Astros round into form, Texas and Oakland exist
