Houston Astros: Mariners push intriguing but, should not be surprising

The Houston Astros quest for another repeat title seems to have encountered a new challenger from the Seattle Mariners. But, fans shouldn’t panic now.

Well, well, well. What do we have here? I’m in the midst of creating my fantasy World Cup when I’m seeing tweets about our fans having concerns. These concerns were over the recent success of the Seattle Mariners. That they may potentially overthrow our Houston Astros.

I think y’all might be asking me the same question now.

Why would I be creating a fantasy World Cup when America doesn’t take soccer seriously since our country isn’t in Russia as we speak? Perhaps it’s because I’m setting myself up for 2026 when we share the hosting rights with Canada and Mexico. Where Houston may be a host city!

In other words, I’m preparing for the future just like the Houston Astros were back in 2013. They were on the losing end for the longest time. Four years later, the Astros are the World Champions. Now we’re in 2018 and the team is trying to defend the title. It hasn’t been an easy season at first, but lately, the team has been playing very well. We’re about twenty games over .500 and at this rate, we might win 100 games and win the division once again.

INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!

An intruder you say? Well, that is somewhat true for the Houston Astros. They find themselves in a tight division race with another team. It’s not the Texas Rangers nor the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. But the team that’s not the Oakland Athletics that’s giving us the jeepers creepers are the Seattle Mariners.

Now how is that possible for the Mariners to be playing so good these days? Well, consider the fact that baseball is a game where you need a good offense, outstanding pitching, and talented defense. But you also need a little luck to go towards your side. Breaks are just as crucial as any other play in the game. Seattle is definitely had their fair share of breaks. Recently, they’ve challenged the Boston Red Sox and took at least two games from them.

But what stands out about the games is that difference of runs. Seattle overcame a 6-3 deficit to win 7-6 in one game. Then the next night, thanks to a dominant pitching performance by Wade Leblanc, the Mariners hung on to a 1-0 win.

7-6? 1-0? That’s a one-run ballgame. In fact, Seattle has developed a reputation of one-run ballgames this season. As of now, they’re 23-10 in one-run ballgames.

Think of it! Seattle is 46-25 right now and half of their wins have been decided by one-run. That’s incredible. But what’s also amazing is that they have the best record in baseball since May 18 at 22-6.