The Mariners won their season-best eighth-straight with a 1-0 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. The M's enter Wednesday tied with the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West and had a 1.5-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the top wild card spot.

Behind catcher Cal Raleigh's record-setting season and right-hander George Kirby's second-half surge on the mound, the Mariners have worked hard to earn a first-place tie with the Astros, who have won the division seven times in the last eight seasons.