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Seattle Mariners: 51-42
First-Half Record in 2021: 48-43
Run Differential: +36
First-Half Run Differential in 2021: -50
Remaining Strength of Schedule: .481 (second lowest in the AL)
Ty France HBP Counter: 14 (second in MLB)
Julio Rank Among Rookies by fWAR: First (3.0)
Cal Rank Among Catchers by fWAR: Ninth (2.1)
Number of Mariners in the top 20% by K%: 5 (Toro, Santana, Crawford, France, Frazier)
Noelvi Marte wRC+ since national outlets started writing obituaries for his top-end-prospect status (June 3): 161
Swinging Strikes by Mariners Pitchers: 1,727 (clubhouse leader Robbie Ray with 315)
George Kirby Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio: 6.89
Brawls: 2
Number of Days in Nine Years of FanGraphs History with Better Than 2-in-3 Mariners Playoff Odds: 53—5 in 2015, 12 in 2016, 35 in 2018, and ... today
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Lineups With Four Second Basemen: Adam Frazier, -1.99 WPA
Winning Anyway: Ty France, +2.54 WPA
OTD Ichiro, 2003: Hits a game-winning ninth-inning grand slam, bringing his WPA on the day to +.590, the second highest of any game in his career.
If the Season Ended Today: MLB’s longest playoff drought would belong to Anaheim
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