I imagine Wednesday morning came in hard for a lot of you who rolled last weekend into a very long weekend with the Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday. Just as you might have been challenged in getting up with the alarm this morning and putting your best workday face on, the Mariners face the challenge of a getaway day in San Francisco that somehow takes place at 6 PM before they’ll have to board a flight to Houston for a four-game set before earning their own extended-play long weekend of the All-Star break.
The Mariners will also have to deal with some different energy in the ballpark, I’m assuming, as the sold-out crowds for the pre-Fourth fireworks show and the Fourth itself will likely dwindle for this series finale where the Giants will be endeavoring to avoid a sweep.