The Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 6-4 to clinch the tiebreaker between the teams and move two games up in the AL West.

HOUSTON — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 57th home run of the season Saturday night against the Houston Astros to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for the single-season franchise record.

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (75-76) will take on the Seattle Mariners (83-68) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Seattle at -182 and Kansas City is opening at +150. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Stephen Kolek.

Going deep on the team's day-to-day success seems like a ticket to baseball heartache. Adam Jacobson is a lifelong Mariners fan who is subjecting himself to that possibility by running a new website called Grand Salami Time.

Entering Thursday's games, the Mariners stand 83-69 and second in the American League (AL) West. Seattle is tied with the Boston Red Sox for second in the AL Wild Card standings. Here's how the rest of the season shakes out for the Mariners, and what the team must do in order to get back into the postseason.

The Mariners blanked the Royals with a 2-0 win, tying the Astros atop the AL West ahead of a big three-game series.

A couple of AL West rivals play the second game of a four-game set on Friday, Sept. 12 as the Seattle Mariners host the Los Angeles Angels.

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (77-68) will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (68-77) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +132 and the Mariners are priced at -160. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Yusei Kikuchi and Bryce Miller.

In the third inning of the Seattle Mariners' matchup with the Houston Astros, Raleigh surpassed Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. for the most home runs in a single season in franchise history by recording his 57th homer of the year. The previous record of 56 home runs was set by Griffey in 1997 before he accomplished the same feat in 1998.