A week ago, the Seattle Mariners were the hottest team in the American League, fresh off a 9-1 homestand that included back-to-back series sweeps.

Their East Coast road trip hasn’t gone nearly as smoothly.

Mariners OF Victor Robles throws bat at pitcher in rehab game

The Mariners have gone 2-4 on the trip so far, losing back-to-back series to the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. And it doesn’t get any easier, with a three-game set against the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies on tap.

How does the playoff picture now look for Seattle? Here’s a quick breakdown.

AL West race

One positive from this weekend was that the Mariners (68-57) didn’t lose any ground in the AL West race . Seattle remains 1.5 games behind the first-place Houston Astros (69-55), who lost two

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