Why toss your bat when you can toss your neon green splashed bangs; it was emo night and we are in our feelings, but you probably wouldn’t

Entering play on Thursday, the Seattle Mariners are 30-24 and in first place in the American League West, though the lead is down to just 0.5 games. The M's are

Even without making a highlight, Seattle Mariners rookie Ben Williamson showed off his baseball IQ Friday that MLB Network spotlighted a few days later.

The Seattle Mariners are leading the American League West. That’s good news. The bad news is that Seattle (30-24) is just a half game ahead of the Houston Astros (30-25), who have won the division in seven of the past eight years.

The Mariners are a third of the way through the season and have exceeded expectations in some areas, while falling short in others.

Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run home run, Cal Raleigh hit a pair of solo homers and the Seattle Mariners opened a nine-game homestand with a 9-1 win over the Washington Nationals.

After Aaron Judge extended his enormous arms and sent a slider banging against a pillar beyond the bullpen, Julio Rodríguez graciously acknowledged greatness. After all, Judge’s solo shot May 14 was the hardest-hit homer (117.