1-1: Chart

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Invisible bats flap softly into defeat.

Athletics 7, Mariners 0

Fangraphs

Connecting in the City: Mitch Garver, .063 WPA

Lost in the Sauce: Taylor Saucedo, -.142 WPA

Game thread comment of the day:

As someone whose uncle called my GameBoy “Nofriendo” relentlessly, I am pleased to see a much more healthy engagement and reflection of this connection.