The Seattle Mariners find themselves in a tight battle for a playoff berth in the American League.

How Seattle Mariners could shake up lineup in ‘outside-the-box’ way

The M’s enter Monday holding on to the final wild card berth by 1 1/2 games . They also trail the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West by 2 1/2 games.

The most direct path to the playoffs for the Mariners is to, of course, just win games down the stretch. But they’ll surely take any help they can get from other teams around the league.

Who can help the Mariners the most over the season’s final weeks? Here’s a look at the five teams Mariners fans should be rooting from here on out. All games remaining mentioned were as of entering play Sunday.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are on top on the American League E

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