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The Seattle Mariners are convinced they’re an improved team from the one that last season ended the longest playoff drought in baseball.

Yordan Alvarez launching a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Seattle ace Luis Castillo that lifted the Houston Astros over the Mariners 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series,

The Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners square off in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Astros lead the series 1-0. On the mound; Mariners' Luis Castillo vs Astros' Framber Valdez.

J-Rod put a final exclamation point on his rookie of the year candidacy with his 28th home run of the season, Ty France hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners capped the regular season with a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Robbie Ray was tagged for home runs by Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache and Nick Allen, and the Seattle Mariners hopes of hosting the AL wild-card series took a serious blow in a 10-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Seattle has an 82-67 record overall and a 43-35 record in road games. The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .389.

Santana homered twice, including his first grand slam in three years, and Ty France drove in four runs as the Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

The Seattle Mariners will try to keep a six-game road win streak going when they visit the Los Angeles Angels.

The Seattle Mariners host the Atlanta Braves on Friday to open a three-game series. Seattle has a 36-30 record at home and a 77-60 record overall.

Julio Rodriguez and Ty France hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game series sweep by defeating the Detroit Tigers 7-0.