There’s a very good sign from Mariners’ recent stretch

The Seattle Mariners’ most recent homestand did not end with a winning record, and they have won just two of their eight series to date this season.

And yet the clouds seem to be parting, as least when it comes to an offense that has scuffled out of the gates in 2026.

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While the Mariners split their six combined games at home against the Rangers and Athletics in the past week, the hitters who are expected to lead Seattle back to the playoffs this year have all started to look more like themselves.

That was especially the case on Wednesday, when the M’s walked off the American League West-leading Athletics for a 5-4 win. In that game, every one of the first five hitters in Seattle’s lineup had a multi-hit game, and all but one of them drove in a run. The one of those five who didn’t have an RBI – leadoff man J.P. Crawford – scored two runs instead.

Wednesday’s win helped bring to light that the three All-Star players who got off to particularly cold starts for Seattle – Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and Josh Naylor – have all started to pick up steam.

Raleigh’s stretch of success has been the shortest thus far, though it was arguably the most impactful for a team that ranks 26th in MLB with a .337 slugging percentage. He homered in each of the three games against the Athletics this week, and over his last four games has gone 7 for 18 (.412 batting average) with three RBIs, four runs, a 1.444 OPS and even a stolen base.

Rodríguez, who as the No. 3 hitter for Seattle follows Raleigh in the batting order, has been racking up base hits over the last week-plus. He has a seven-game hitting streak over which he has gone 10 for 26 (.385) with a .448 on-base percentage, .871 OPS, three RBIs and a steal. He’s been finding a way to contribute even if his power stroke hasn’t been there, as only one of those 10 hits went for extra bases.

In the cleanup spot, Josh Naylor – who hit the walkoff RBI single Wednesday – has quietly been on a five-game tear. He’s 9 for 21 (.529) over that stretch with a .571 on-base percentage, .647 slugging percentage and 1.218 OPS with two doubles, three RBIs, a stolen base, and three walks to just two strikeouts.

While each member of that trio has had to shake off cold spells, the No. 5 hitter in the Seattle lineup has been more steady. Randy Arozarena (.290 average, .805 OPS in 2026) solidified his strong start over the last five games, going 6 for 19 (.316) with a home run, two doubles and a .879 OPS (plus his team-high sixth stolen base of the season).

The Mariners may have an 11-15 record going into the road trip that begins Friday in St. Louis, but they’re showing signs of snapping out of it. And if the top half of the lineup can keep doing what it did over the last week, their winning percentage is likely to take a sharp turn in the right direction.

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