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HOUSTON — Paul Sewald approached Robbie Ray in the far corner of a quiet visitors' clubhouse.

There’s plenty to second-guess about manager Scott Servais’s decision.

Maybe it was the “show-and-go” philosophy of their Little League days that helped them remember that no matter the grind and pressure of the marathon season, baseball is still supposed to be fun.

A journalism titan named Larry Stone tweeted Sunday that the Mariners were 47-19 since dropping 10 games below .500 after a mid-June series against the Angels. That was the same pace at which the Mariners won in 2001, when they tied the MLB record with 116 victories.

SEATTLE — His right arm extended, Jesse Winker held his bat high over his head as he turned and admired his deep drive toward the right-field foul pole.

WASHINGTON — The circumstances weren’t ideal. The decision-making that went into the timing of it left them a little peeved. The repercussions likely won’t be felt so much on Thursday when they play the Rangers in Texas, but probably on Friday or Saturday because that’s how lack of sleep works.

The Red Sox have their swagger back.

BALTIMORE — When you’ve lost more than half the games you’ve played on the road this season, and had won just one road series, even if it did come against one of the better teams in baseball in the New York Mets, it’s clear that victory will never be simple…

The Mariners had the right opponent to end a four-game losing streak: the Oakland A’s.