In perhaps their biggest regular-season series in the past five seasons, the Mariners Strolled into Daikin Park and swept the Astros to take a three-game lead in the AL West.

A showdown series that was billed as deciding who might win the American League West division championship likely did just that, with the Mariners storming into Daikin Park and never trailing the undermanned and overwhelmed Astros at any point during the three games.

When Cal Raleigh crushed his 57th home run of the year into the Astros' bullpen Saturday night to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle's single-season record, Houston's longtime bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte scrambled to grab it.

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With changes expected in the network's relationship with MLB, ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball likely will air its final game with Astros-Mariners.

This is the second time this season that Alvarez has been on the injured list. He missed three months with what the Astros called right hand inflammation. Eventually, it was discovered that he had a small fracture in the bone, which delayed his return to Aug. 26.

The Houston Astros, through its team foundation, are leading an effort to rebuild the Ingram Little League ballpark, which was damaged by the Hill Country floods.

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.