Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez celebrates in the fifth inning after the final out to escape the inning and a bases loaded situation against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS)
June 5, 2018
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June 5, 2018 1 a.m.
Reality check about to arrive for first-place Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) — The last time the Seattle Mariners were in first place this deep into the season, the current hitting coach was the designated hitter, the current “Special Assistant to the Chairman” was hitting .352 at the top of the order, and the club won 93 games but missed the playoffs.