The Mariners return home from their long East Coast road trip with a 5-5 record. That’s pretty good considering how poorly it started off. They begin a long, nine-game homestand with a series against the Royals. Because of the quirks of the MLB schedule, the Mariners won’t travel further east than Texas for the rest of the season. And with the NL West on the interleague schedule, the remaining road trips on the schedule are pretty manageable. There are two 10-game road trips left, one in August and one in September. The most grueling part of the schedule left is a 20-game stretch in late July and early August, including that 10-game road trip.
Series Preview: Mariners (51-31) vs. Royals (25-55)
