What a time to be alive. In the spirit of our usual playoff game threads, with the Mariners one game back of a playoff spot and a bevy of important matchups today, we’ll try and put up Scoreboard Watching Threads on weekends or whenever possible, particularly with so many games of note underway early this afternoon (all times PST). Here’s how things look right now (ahead of today’s games) in the American League:
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In the 1 to 1:30 time slot...
Texas Rangers (LHP Wes Benjamin) at Oakland Athletics (LHP Cole Irvin) - 1:05 PM
Texas is a tough team to bet on, but Oakland is tossing out contact-keen grouch Cole Irvin, hopefully Adolis Garcia can drop some punishment.