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Gotta hand it to Brooksie on this one - he nailed it.

Mariners get spark late in 2-0 victory over Orioles

The Mariners-Royals deal could be a sign of the times as we enter a potentially unprecedented buyer’s market.

It was the calm after the storm for the Mariners in their return home Monday night against Baltimore, following the tempest that was Sunday’s brawl-filled contest against the Angels in Anaheim, California.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for 10 games, the most serious penalty among the 12 members of the Angels and Mariners who were suspended on Monday in the wake of Sunday’s fight.

The clubs were involved in a massive bench-clearing fight during Sunday’s game.

With Ty France joining Mitch Haniger and Kyle Lewis on the injured list and the eventual returns for all three players still far from certain and suspensions looming certainly for Jesse Winker and J.P. Crawford and possibly Julio Rodriguez following Sunday’s brawl in Anaheim, the Mariners made a trade Monday…

So ... anything happen in the Mariners game Sunday?

The Kansas City Royals traded the hottest hitter in their lineup Monday, a move almost universally praised, and that tells you a lot about where they are right now. Or maybe it just suggests something about the potential of a prospect. Or maybe it’s both.