The Seattle Mariners’ hopes of winning the AL West received some help from Canada on Tuesday night.

In a few ways, actually.

ESPN’s Passan gives Seattle Mariners a good chance of overtaking Astros

The Mariners pulled within one game of the rival Houston Astros for first place in the division following their 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, which came later in the night after the Astros collapsed and ultimately lost in extra innings on the road to the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays.

In addition to Canada’s lone MLB team opening the door for the M’s to draw closer in the standings , the Mariners received important contributions from two Canadians on their roster. Josh Naylor went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning, and his fellow Ontarian, Matt Brash, th

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