The Astros were on the sour end of that one. Houston was swept by the Mariners, and because of the Cleveland Guardians' recent hot-streak, the Astros are now on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

The last time the Astros were in California, they swept the Dodgers in early July to get to a season-high 20 games over .500 and open up a seven-game lead in the American League West standings. They w

HOUSTON — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Cal Raleigh slugged his major league-leading 58th home run to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night. The Mariners completed a three-game sweep that gave them a three-game lead in the AL West over the Astros with six remaining.

Mariners could clinch AL West with a win Wednesday or an Astros loss; fans brace for history at T-Mobile Park.

Bryan Woo will not make his scheduled start Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, but the Seattle Mariners still have no intention of putting their ace on the injured list.

Cal Raleigh has hit his major league-leading 58th homer, a two-run shot for the Seattle Mariners in the second inning Sunday night against the Houston Astros.

Baseball fans nationwide paid homage to SNB during its final broadcast Sunday, celebrating a program that stood as a weekly tradition across the sport for 35 years dating back to 1990. Orbit joined the homage in perfect Houston fashion, bringing ESPN's crew a bounty of booze and barbecue in the Astros' regular-season home finale

Shortstop J.P. Crawford provided the big blow Sunday with a second-inning grand slam against righty Jason Alexander. Catcher and MVP candidate Cal Raleigh followed with a two-run home run later in the inning. It was his 58th of the season, extending his single-season record for a catcher, a switch-hitter, and a Mariner.