If the Angels manage to steal just one series from our Mariners this September, it could rip the heart right out of the Emerald City and end our team’s hopes. Yeah, you heard that right, a couple of series losses to those guys and our season could be done. September is practically here, and the road ahead for our guys is looking like a gauntlet. While some NL teams are chilling with comfy division leads, the American League is an absolute mess, and we are right in the thick of it.
The AL West Grind is Real
The AL West is a total dogfight, with the Astros clinging to a slim two-game lead over the Rangers. It is tight, man, really tight. Over in the AL Central, the White Sox are up 3.5 games on the Guardians, and the Rays have a 4.5-game cushion on the Yankees in the AL East. But honestly, who cares about those other guys when our boys are fighting for their lives? The wild card race in the AL is even tighter, with four teams,the Guardians, Orioles, Blue Jays, and Rangers,all crammed within two games for that last spot. Every single game is massive. Strength of schedule right now? That is everything, my friends. It is the difference between glory and going home early, between making the cut and watching from the couch. Every win, every loss, it all counts like crazy in September.
Our Schedule & the Spoilers
Our Mariners have some absolutely brutal matchups coming up, no joke. The Angels, of all teams, get to face us twice more before the year’s out. They also play the Nationals, Twins, and A’s, but it is those Mariners series that matter to us, and more importantly, to *them*. Then there are the Rockies, who finish their season against the Padres, our Mariners, the Diamondbacks, and the White Sox. Every single one of those teams is fighting for a playoff spot or a division title, so you know they are bringing their A-game. And don’t even get me started on the A’s. They are staring down six more games against our M’s, four against the Astros, and three against the Rangers. Think about that: the A’s might be playing spoiler in a major way, and how they perform could totally reshape the AL West picture. We need them to play like absolute chumps against those other contenders, but then magically find their game against us. Ugh, what a nightmare. Other teams are looking at tough roads too: The Mets, for example, get to play spoiler against the Rays, Yankees, Orioles, Phillies, and Rangers. They just upset the Cubs at Wrigley Field, so you know they are feeling good. The Reds have the toughest schedule in the league, facing the Dodgers, Brewers, Padres, Cubs, Braves, and Blue Jays. They’ve won 12 of their last 14, but that early season slump is still haunting them, tough luck for them. And the Tigers, bless their hearts, have an easy road ahead, but they just dropped 12 of 15 games so it probably does not even matter what they do.
It is not going to be easy, folks. Not even a little bit. The road is rough, and every single game is going to feel like a winner-take-all brawl. We need to stay locked in, focused, and show up huge every night at T-Mobile Park and on the road. We have got to fight for every single win, especially in these crucial series coming up. This is where champions are made, where legends are born, or where hopes are dashed. Let’s go, M’s! Let’s get it done!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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