The Jays' expansion cousins are here for the weekend.
The Mariners took stock after their 89-73 campaign a year ago and, remarkably, came to the correct conclusion. Which was: we're not that good. I find that unusual. Teams often let themselves be persuaded by the W-L record, even if it was built mainly on Random Good Luck. The 2018 Mariners allowed more runs than they scored, and had no business finishing above .500 at all, never mind 16 games over. But they played a ton of close games and won considerably more than their share (36-21 in one-run games.