It's been almost a week since someone paid an online witch to cast a spell on the Seattle Mariners, and it's hard to argue with the results: five wins in five games to wash away the bitter taste of the worst stretch of baseball they had played all season.
Yet heading into the opener of a four-game set against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, the Mariners are still operating with a pitifully small margin for error.
They have benefited from the Etsy Witch's spell, to be sure. Their five-game win streak has cut their deficit to the Houston Astros in the American League West from 3.