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After a slow start, the Seattle Mariners find themselves in third place at 4-6 in the American League West behind Houston and Oakland. This week they will play the Angels (Aug. 4th-6th) and the Rockies (Aug. 7th-9th) at home, then travel to Texas (Aug. 10th-12th) to play the Rangers. The Mariners had opportunities in two of their back to back 3-2 losses to Oakland, but couldn’t come up with the big hit.

The Angels are 3-7 on the season and have already lost a series to the Mariners at home last week. Mike Trout will be back with the team to start the Mariners series after being away from...