Mariners’ successful streak hits 14 moving into crack

You cannot go into the All-Star break on a better notice than the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners defeat the Texas Rangers at World Lifestyle Park on Sunday (SEA 6, TEX 2) to prolong their profitable streak to 14 games. It is tied for the longest successful streak in baseball this year (the Atlanta Braves received 14 straight from June 1-15) and is the next longest winning streak in franchise background.

At 51-42 (.548), the Mariners have their very best 1st fifty percent report given that likely 58-39 (.598) prior to the All-Star crack in 2018. The 2018 Mariners went 31-34 (.477) in the next half and Seattle missed the postseason by 8 games. Here are the longest successful streaks in franchise record:

15 online games: May well 23 to June 8, 200114 game titles: July 2-17, 2022 (and counting)10 games: April 8-17, 200210 video games: Sept. 12-21, 19969 game titles: May well 27 to June 5, 20039 video games: April 19-28, 2001

All-Stars Ty France and Julio Rodríguez (who else?) had been the heroes Sunday. France, who was named to the All-Star workforce earlier in the working day, slugged a solo household operate in the fifth inning and an RBI one in the seventh. Rodríguez broke the game open with a two-operate double in the seventh. These two went 4 for 9 with a double, a homer, and 4 RBI on Sunday.

Next their most current loss on July 1, the Mariners were being five online games driving the third and last American League wild-card spot with five groups in advance of them. The 14-match earn streak has moved Seattle into the second wild-card spot, and they are only a 50 percent-video game guiding the Tampa Bay Rays for the first wild-card place. Seattle is 3 video games up on a postseason spot in basic.

The Mariners have not been to the postseason due to the fact Ichiro’s rookie season in 2001. It is baseball’s longest postseason drought by a decade. According to FanGraphs, the successful streak has improved Seattle’s postseason odds from 11. p.c to 63.1 p.c.

A calendar year ago Seattle went 90-62 and missed the postseason by two game titles.

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