Mariners potential playoff tickets on sale Friday

SEATTLE — The Mariners announced Thursday that they will put single-game tickets for potential playoff games at Safeco Field on sale Friday at noon PT. Of course, it’s still a tough task for Seattle to gain access to the postseason party for the first time since 2001.

Heading into the season-ending four-game series with the A’s on Thursday, the Mariners likely either need to sweep that series or go 3-1 and have either Toronto or Baltimore, plus Detroit, stumble ahead of them.

Seattle headed into Thursday’s series opener three games back of the Blue Jays for the American League’s first Wild Card spot, two games back of the Orioles for the No. 2 Wild Card and one game back of the Tigers, who are the only other team remaining in realistic pursuit.

Mariners skipper Scott Servais hopes his club comes out and plays loose against an A’s team that has nothing to lose.

“We’ve played a lot of big games here the last couple weeks, where it seemed like we were on the edge of falling out of this thing and we haven’t,” Servais said. “We’ve responded. Our guys have earned the opportunity to be in this spot. We need help, no doubt about that. We need some other clubs to help us out. We have to play good ball and then worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.”

Complicating matters, the Tigers game against the Indians on Thursday was rained out and won’t be replayed unless needed until Monday in Detroit. That means if the Tigers are still alive for a Wild …

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