Series Preview: Mariners (3-2) at Twins (3-2)

After their brief two-game series in San Francisco, the Mariners head to Minneapolis and the frigid cold of the Midwest. Every team suffers through blowouts during the season—the Braves demolished the Nationals 13-6 just the other day—so the drubbing the Mariners suffered through yesterday afternoon shouldn’t be taken as a bellwether for the rest of the season. Still, it did put a damper on some of the early season excitement that was building after just four games. The schedule doesn’t get any easier with three games against a Wild Card competitor.

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