On April Showers, April Flowers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 27: Manager Dan Wilson #6 of the Seattle Mariners walks to the dugout after making a pitching change against the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of the game at Target Field on April 27, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Mariners were a little bit of everything in April, which is exactly what they were supposed to be. The Mariners finished April with a .

500 record. The month included a five-game losing streak, a four-game losing streak, and two four-game winning streaks. They were projected in the preseason as favorites in their division and the entire American League .

They are still favorites in the division , but have fallen to second in the AL behind the hot-start Yankees. They are now two-games under . 500 after opening May with back-to-back losses.

They finished April seventh by WAR: View Link Again, this is about what they were projected for entering the season. A good lineup with middling base running, and a good pitching staff with a porous defense behind them. It’s a well-rounded but not extraordinary group with greater strengths than weaknesses, and they are elevated by a weak division and league.