The Mariners finish the first “month” of the season with the best record in the American League. Like we all expected. What hasn’t been surprising is how the Mariners have gone about winning their first two series of the season. They’ve hit more home runs than anyone else in baseball and are second in wRC+ behind the Rangers (?). But the bullpen has allowed 14 runs in 24 innings, and no one in the relief corps can find the strike zone consistently. The Mariners are just a Hunter Strickland implosion and injury away from being undefeated so far.
Series Preview: Mariners (5-1) vs. Angels (1-3)
