Mariners split four-game series versus the Red Sox in Boston

Other Mariners’ notes:

• The Mariners are now 7-3 in day games, compared to 6-6 at night
• Day or night, the M’s have been particularly impressive on the road with a 7-4 record
• Seattle has played in 10 one-run games this season – most in the Majors – and have a 6-4 record
• Kendall Graveman has now made 11 consecutive appearances without giving up a run (14.0 innings); he has allowed just four walks and three hits (all singles) in that time
• According to Baseball-Reference‘s Strength of Schedule metric, the Mariners have played the strongest schedule in the Majors through 22 games
• Ty France set career-highs on Saturday with three runs and two doubles; he also tied his career-best by reaching base safely four times
• Following Thursdays’s 7-3 win, the Mariners are now 4-0 in extra inning games this season
• Justin Dunn was one strikeout short of his career-best of six, during his start on Thursday
• Kikuchi had his shortest outing of the season on Friday with 4.2 innings; he also suffered his first loss since 09/18/2020
• The Mariners’ bullpen saw their combined run of consecutive innings without allowing an earned run end at 25.0

What was your main takeaway from the series in Boston? Do you believe the Mariners are for real, or think it is too early to make such a claim? Let us know in the comments section below.