In one of the biggest games of one of the biggest series of the season, the Seattle Mariners picked up one of their most important wins in years. The Mariners used a seven-run second inning Sunday night to complete the three-game sweep of the Houston Astros at Daikin Park ( SEA 7, HOU 3 ), and take control of the AL West. Seattle is three games up with six to play.

Here are the AL West standings:

Mariners: 87-69

Astros: 84-72 (3 GB)

Rangers : 79-77 (already eliminated)

Athletics : 73-83 (already eliminated)

Angels : 70-86 (already eliminated)

The Mariners won the season series 8-5 and thus have the tiebreaker. That three-game lead is really a four-game lead. Seattle's magic number to clinch the AL West is three. Any combination of Mariners wins and Astros losses tota

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