Seattle Mariners: There is still time for a fairytale ending to 2018

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 5: Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run off of starting pitcher Andrew Cashner #54 of the Baltimore Orioles during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field on September 5, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO: Ian Desmond #20 of the Colorado Rockies beats the tag by Juan Nicasio #12 of the Seattle Mariners for a triple in the seventh inning of a game at Coors Field on July 15, 2018. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

Big Chill

Everything was going so good we were starting to wonder if we even needed Cano. That was before the Allstar break. The Mariners opened July winning only five of their 13 games in the month before the break. That included getting swept by Colorado to end the first half.

The break was well needed, but coming back from the break, the M’s didn’t get off to a blistering start at all. Seattle began to spin their wheels in the mud and that has carried itself through August and into September.

Standouts

Two of the bright spots for the club all season long have been outfielders Mitch Haniger and Ben Gamel. Haniger this year is batting .279 but it feels like he’s better than that. The amount of clutch hits that he’s provided has been monumental for the team. Some could say that along with Edwin Diaz, he is the MVP of the team this year.

Gamel is batting .281 in 2018. He only has one home run this year, which is very different from his total of 11 last year. His slugging and on-base percentages, on the other hand. are just simply awesome. The man lives on base and seems to get the type of hits that Ichiro did in his prime. He pokes the ball through the holes on any side of the field.

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