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MLB playoffs 2023: Breaking down the wild-card matchups, including X-factors, difference-makers and series predictions
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Seattle Mariners now tied for second in AL wild-card race: Here's what happens next
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First-place Mariners fall to Reds, keep things tight in the AL West
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Mariners' 21-year playoff wait ends on Raleigh's walk-off HR
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Angels win 2-1, drop Mariners in wild-card standings
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MLB playoff picture: Mariners just on edge of Wild Card standings
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Mariners fall to Tigers, giving Toronto top wild-card spot
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Can Castillo help Mariners shake long postseason drought? - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Mariners' division, Wild Card tiebreakers as of Aug. 25