You can hardly be too upset with the Seattle Mariners losing a hard-fought game against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. Seattle gave a grand slam in the first inning and still pulled ahead by a run in the fifth before reliever Caleb Ferguson surrendered two to the Padres in the sixth.

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But on a night the Astros also lost (to the Rockies!), there was an opportunity for Seattle, and every single one of those missed opportunities is going to let more than a few fans wonder whether a now-tight division race is too good to be true. Or whether this Mariners team will eventually have its warts exposed, costing it a trip to the playoffs. Or perhaps they’ll get there and find they don’t stack up against the American League’s b

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