In a double-header sweep of the Oakland A's, where they were the visiting team in Game 1 and the home team in Game 2, the Mariners avoided a walk-off, extra-innings loss in the opening game with a 5-1 victory in eight innings _ yes, eight innings. In the nightcap as the team, but still wearing their road uniforms, the Mariners scored eight runs in the third inning and rolled to an easy 12-3 win in seven innings.
And given the nature of the 2020 season being played during a pandemic, all of these circumstances have become pretty familiar, well, except for the Mariners sweeping the American League West champion A's in anything.
Seattle goes into Sunday afternoon's season finale with a 27-32 record.
