An injury-ravaged Astros season is down to its final stretch, with Houston having six games to try to extend its playoff streak to nine years.

Astros center fielder Jake Meyers stood at home plate in disbelief, echoing the feeling of a sellout crowd that had just ridden a roller-coaster of emotions in the span of about 10 seconds. Nervousness turned to excitement before giving away to disappointment.

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.

Carlos Correa had agreed to be the live interview on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball long before he knew the Astros would be down big to the Mariners during the conversation.

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.

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.

Yordan Alvarez is eligible to return Friday in Anaheim, but has yet to resume baseball activities after suffering a sprained ankle.