Guardians keep rolling & the Mariners Clinch the AL West
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 875 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Eno & Trevor grab the wheel as DVR is out today and there is a lot to talk about with all the crazy races coming down to the wire in the last few days of the regular season. They talk about the Guardians taking over 1st place, Tong struggles vs the Cubs, the NL Wild Card, Mariners clinching the AL West, who is the AL MVP and what is going on with the Mets' starting pitching.
Rundown
1:01- Recapping Guardians-Tigers Game 2
8:51- Crochet dominates Blue Jays
16:45- Tong struggles vs Cubs
21:28- NL Wild Card Race craziness
25:52- Mariners clinch AL West
26:50- Judge or Raleigh for AL MVP?
41:50- Should Seattle rest guys?
46:28- Tracking fatigue
52:35- What happened to the Mets' starting pitching?
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Hosts: Eno Sarris
With: Trevor May
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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