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Chris Flexen gave the Seattle Mariners 5.0 solid innings of work, but their offense sputtered for the second game in a row to lose their series opener against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Marco Gonzales struggled to the tune of a career-high six walks and the Seattle Mariners offense failed to capitalize on several scoring opportunities, leading to a 4-3 series opening loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Ty Dane Gonzalez recaps the three best and worst individual performances for Seattle.

Tempers flared and Robbie Ray disappointed once again, but Cal Raleigh went yard and the Mariners bullpen shined in a big way to defeat the Astros by a final score of 7-4. Ty Dane Gonzalez breaks down the three best and worst performances that made it possible.

The Texas Rangers look to snap their five-game skid and avoid a sweep on Thursday in Seattle.

Or "A quick examination of what a team can do when it tries compared to when it tries to fail." A multi-part examination on financial issues in Major League Baseball. This essay points out some clear differences supporting earlier arguments in this ongoing series.