We were all frighted for what was to come in June for the Mariners. But after splitting a series against the Astros, winning two series against the Rays, and sweeping the Angels, facing the Red Sox no longer felt like Herculean task.
And it could have ended way worse than it did.
Félix Hernández, after his shortest outing of the season last Saturday against the Rays, took the mound against the Red Sox and their starter, David Price. The Venezuelan was looking to redeem himself.