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One thing to bear in mind is strength of schedule. The M's racked up a lot of wins when the SoS was pretty weak. They just dropped a series vs the Astros. Now, prior to the Aug 1 deadline they have the White Sox in Seattle, followed by the Blue Jays, Pirates and Cubs on the road. The M's won't be favored to take any of those series and I'm not sure how well they will have to do in those 11 games in order to make DiPoto believe they are a contender. 7-4? 8-3?