You really ought to just read John’s dispatch from Cooperstown. A game highlighted by home runs from Cal Raleigh and Mike Trout will make you want to appreciate the all-time greats, notwithstanding the stinker of a final score. Though a stinker it was: when the Mariners take the opportunity presented by an Astros loss on the day of a Gilbert vs. Hendricks matchup and lose 4-1, there’s little to that but a stinker.
Let’s start with something fun. After Kyle Hendricks was perfect through four while topping out at 87.1 mph, Josh Naylor broke it up with a leadoff single in the fifth.