Somehow the Mariners are tied for the lead in the AL West. Did they put something in the water in Seattle?
I'm a Mariners fan and I can see two big things propelling them to the lead: 1) a light's out bullpen, anchored by Edwin Diaz, gives them pretty good luck in one-run games; and 2) borderline all star performances from players who had previously been average players - Mitch Haniger, Dee Gordon and Jean Segura come to mind.
Marco Gonzales and Guillermo Hereida have also taken significant steps forward. James Paxton is also healthy (finally, knock on wood, slaughters a goat at midnight on the vernal equinox) and dominant still. Wade LeBlanc is secretly a reincarnated Jamie Moyer.