If it feels like the Mariners have played a lot of extra innings this year, that’s because they have. Not even two thirds of the way through the season, they have already played 29 extra innings, which is more than they played in all of 2024 (17) or 2023 (27). Crucially, they are holding serve in the outcome of those games, with a 7-8 record. Statistically speaking, teams ought to go about .500 in extra-inning games (with a measurable but not all that significant edge to a team with an elite bullpen or pinch runner). This is what did the team in back in 2023, when they went 6-14 in extras and missed the playoffs by one game.
Mariners Game #99 Preview: 7/20 v. Houston
