The Seattle Mariners, which shook the competition for the American League AL West rankings, set a new history for the club. It surpassed the 2001 Mariners, who held the record for the most wins 116 wins in a single season in MLB history.
Seattle won 5-4 against the 2023 MLB Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on the 31st.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, when he was losing by 3-4, Dominic Canzon doubled and Mike Ford hit a heavy hit to make first and third base, and Dylan Moore even walked, and main shortstop J.P. Crawford hit a left-handed hit to bring two runners home. Since then, Andres Munoz has taken the mound in the top of the ninth inning and secured the lead to win. Seattle, which recorded its 76th win 57 losses of the season, maintained its No. 1 spot in the AL West. 안전놀이터
Seattle had 55 wins and 51 losses as of the time of its last game in July, ranking fourth in the league after the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Angels. However, he rose to the top of the world with his run in August.
Seattle recorded its 21st monthly win with a victory over Oakland on the 31st. It surpassed the three times April, May, August in 2001 when it won the most MLB titles in a single season and the most monthly wins 20 wins in the previous team Seattle achieved in June 1997. It is Seattle, which had the hottest summer since its foundation.
Competition for the AL rankings is also on the rise. Currently, the competition for the top spot in the West cannot be expected. The Tampa Bay Rays in the eastern district are leading the wild card standings with 81 wins 52 losses. Three Western teams Houston, Texas, and Seattle are chasing after it, while Ryu Hyun-jin's team, the Toronto Blue Jays, is located below.
As Seattle spent an all-time August, the Western District will compete for first place and wild card rankings at the same time. Texas, which had been in first place, has slowed down a little. Seattle also has a variable that Julio Rodriguez, the main hitter, is taking a break due to a left-footed injury.
Currently, the only districts in MLB with more than 10 games of the top and second place difference in the district are the East No. 1 Atlanta Braves and the West No. 1 LA Dodgers. The AL is also fiercely competing for first place in the East. Attention is also high for domestic fans as it is at stake whether Ryu Hyun-jin will advance to the postseason.