The Mariners’ latest 10-game profitable streak has opened the opportunity of a well-recognized foe for the Yankees within the wild-card spherical of the American League playoffs.
It as soon as appeared the Astros would cruise to the AL West crown, however Seattle’s surge behind reputable MVP candidate Cal Raleigh — sorry, Aaron Choose followers, he’s not a slam dunk — has created a really actual likelihood the Yankees might want to get by their longtime postseason nemesis in a best-of-three showdown simply to succeed in the ALDS. The Astros get up Thursday only a half-game from sliding behind the Mariners into wild-card place.
Don’t worry it. Embrace it.
Or, a minimum of, don’t utterly run away from it.
