It wasn’t a pitching duel like Games 1 and 2, but things fell into place for the Mariners in Game 3 while Tigers manager A. J. Hinch’s best laid plans went awry.

As morning dawns on the Mariners’ mistakes from Saturday night, some final things can be gleaned before the team gears up to face Tarik Skubal in Game 2. What might be on Seattle’s mind headed into Sunday?

The M’s went into a massive three-game set in Houston tied with the Astros for the division lead, and unlike past heartbreakers, Seattle all but took out their nemesis. Where does this leave the Mariners’ playoff position going into the final week before October?

The surreal has become real with one week left in the season, as the Seattle Mariners have swept the Houston Astros in the biggest series of the season. What led to Seattle’s sweep-clinching Sunday victory?

Two wins in two games in Houston have secured a tiebreaker and a two-game division lead. How do Seattle’s chances fare going into the final contest against the Astros?

Saturday’s marathon match between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros was an instant classic in the heated AL West rivalry—and it was made so by two moments that baseball will not soon forget.

The Seattle Mariners may have finally slain their unrelenting demons on Saturday night in Houston. Cal Raleigh got his 57th home run, George Kirby balled out on the mound, but it was the last play of the game that will go down in Mariners legend.

It’s still too early to tell what the biggest news from Friday night’s Houston opener was, but for now, the Mariners can guardedly celebrate a massive 4-0 win against their arch-nemesis. What were the five key moments that led to Seattle’s win?

Bryan Woo may have worked a shutdown five innings on Friday, but discomfort forced the M’s to pull him early. Luckily for Seattle, the men they rely on time and time again came through, but there is still a cloud hanging over the team pending Woo’s MRI.

It was surely an odd day at the ballpark for the Mariners and Royals as one of Seattle’s two Thursday runs scored due to an infield positioning violation. Watch Emerald City Spectrum Mariners beat reporter Callaghan Bluechel break down this bizarre play.

Some things, like the elite pitching duel, can be gleaned from Thursday’s box score, but the game also contained a bafflingly odd sequence that reminds us of baseball’s oddities as the M’s moved back into first place in the West.

It was the fourth victory in a row for the Seattle Mariners, and the AL West division chase is coming down to the wire. This win came despite some continued (albeit muted) struggles from George Kirby—what did the Mariners do to overcome the Cardinals in game two?

Victor Robles returned to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night and was at the center of the action for much of the game, but one moment in the bottom of the 10th stood out in the Mariners’ disappointing 2-1 extra-inning loss.

Some important roster news has come out of Seattle, as Victor Robles has returned from his long injury stint—and can play while his appeal is being processed—while Dylan Moore has been cut from the Mariners’ roster.

Continuing the trends of the early season thus far, the Mariners split their first two games against the Astros at T-Mobile Park with starters wheeling and dealing and the offense largely failing to support them.

The Mariners will be without outfielder Victor Robles (shoulder) for at least 12 weeks. So what do they do now?

Luis Castillo shoved when he was needed most while Emerson Hancock’s implosion got him sent down to Triple-A Tacoma. These were the three best and worst individual showings in the Mariners’ series loss to the Tigers.

The Mariners received strong days from several batters in the middle of their order in a shellacking of the White Sox, but they also lost a key batter at the top of the lineup with opening day just around the corner.

With Opening Day right around the corner, here’s how the Mariners’ initial 26-man roster appears likely to shake out.

Projecting the Mariners’ 26-man roster with a little over three weeks to go before Opening Day.