Game 134, Astros at Mariners – Dipoto and Servais Extended

Logan Gilbert vs. Jake Odorizzi, 1:10pm

Last night’s win was another odd, late triumph – the kind of game the M’s have specialized in all season. After a few games of failing repeatedly in bases loaded or runner on third, less than two out situations, the M’s…repeatedly failed in those same situations again. But here’s the thing: they keep *finding* themselves in those situations. So, when Abraham Toro got another shot in the late innings, he took advantage, hitting a grand slam off of the guy he was traded for, Kendall Graveman. That’s led to a lot of “we won the trade” talk, and while one at-bat doesn’t win or lose a trade, it may have tipped the scales.

At the time of the trade my worry…