Mariners-Angels Series Preview: A Q and A with Halos Heaven

Ray Carlin-USA TODAY SportsThe under-.500 Mariners face off against the over-.500 Angels in a home series beginning this Tuesday. Staff writer at Halos Heaven, Rahul Setty, joins us to answer my most pressing questions about the team.

LL: While everyone predicted the Astros to be atop the division, I don't think many people thought the Angels would be where they are, even if projection systems liked them. What have been the greatest factors in the team's early-season success?

RS: Both the offense and the rotation have been streaky as heck (at one point the rotation had a 9+ ERA while the hitters still have an unhealthy addiction to LOBsters), but the one constant has been the surprisingly…