Are Mariners Being Dragged Down by 'Loser' Offseason? originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Seattle Mariners led the American League West for a good part of this season and are still in striking distance of the first-place Houston Astros.

SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.

The Mariners have won two games in a row against the Cleveland Guardians to pull back over .500, and Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that they still have their eyes on Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor.

J.P. Crawford's grand slam highlighted a five-run second inning for the Mariners against Guardians righty Luis Ortiz.

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The Cleveland Guardians continue to struggle, as the Seattle Mariners finish off series sweep aided by J.P. Crawford's big home run.

The first issue for the Mariners has been the losses to bad teams. The last three teams Seattle played (Orioles, Angels, Diamondbacks) entering Friday are a combined nine games under .500 and are all trending toward being sellers at this year's trade deadline.

Emmanuel Clase allowed a pair of runs in the ninth inning as Cleveland dropped its second straight game in Seattle.

Right-hander Logan Gilbert will be activated from the 15-day injured list and start for the Seattle Mariners on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, manager Dan Wilson told reporters Sunday morning.

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