The Mariners quickly find themselves on a high swing entering the second half, on the heels of a big haul in the MLB Draft, Cal Raleigh winning the Home Run Derby and a three-game sweep the weekend prior over the team with MLB’s best record.

The Tigers look to make a hard push heading into the Midsummer Classic, as they hope to stay at the top of the Major League Baseball standings before Monday. They are riding high thanks to a stretch of good play, having swept the Cleveland Guardians, on the road, last weekend, before taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the week.

AJ Hinch was not discouraged by the Tigers' recent struggles following their three-game sweep to the Mariners on Sunday.

The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there’s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year.

Tigers All-Star Casey Mize (9-3) allowed six runs in three innings as Detroit was routed by the Seattle Mariners 15-7.

Even with losses in three straight games, the Tigers carry an 11.5-game lead atop the American League Central over the Minnesota Twins. The Mariners are second in the AL West, six games back of the first-place Houston Astros, holding the third Wild Card spot.

It certainly wasn't how they would have scripted it, going into the All-Star break on a four-game losing streak.

The Seattle Mariners' star outfielder pair of Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena proved that on Saturday. The duo was out along the foul line preparing for their matchup with the Tigers in Detroit, and the Tigers' mascot strolled over. The mascot mimed Arozarena's stretches.