If you had already punted today upon finding out that the Mariners’ starter today was the Mariners’ bullpen, I can’t say I blame you. Yeah, 26-year-old rookie and former UberEats driver Reggie McClain was slated as the opener, that’s interesting, but Seattle’s bullpen still is in the bottom five league-wide. Trusting them to keep the Blue Jays’ potent young offense under control seemed like too much to ask - after all, when was the last time you had a seven-person group project that went even remotely smoothly?
Against all odds, they pulled it off.