Pitchers’ Duel Looms in Divisional Showdown: Which Team Will Break the Deadlock?

The Mariners come into today’s game trailing the Astros for the division lead, but they are at least in second place. They have a winning record, and have some reason to believe they could be one of the better teams in the American League. their biggest issue last year was their hitting, which has been addressed and improved significantly. Cal Raleigh looks like he could be an MVP candidate (he won’t win unless Aaron Judge goes down). The team is still pitching well, but I wouldn’t mark them as the top staff in the league like I had them last year. This season, the collective ERA is close to four runs per game. Part of that has been injuries, and Logan Gilbert is one who was hurt and is now back. Gilbert has made two starts since his injury and is probably ready to go full speed ahead. He has thrown a total of 10 innings since returning and allowed six earned runs. In fairness, against the Cubs, the wind was blowing out, and it was a really hot day. He did make one start against Texas this year, allowing three hits, one run on a homer, and striking out seven in five innings of work. 

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