Seattle beat Cleveland 3-1 on June 26.
Cleveland struck first in the first inning when Kahlil Watson doubled home Kyle Manzardo to take a 1-0 lead.
Seattle answered in the third when Colt Emerson hit a solo homer to tie the game.
The game stayed even until the seventh. J.P. Crawford delivered the go-ahead RBI single, scoring Cal Raleigh to put Seattle in front.
Julio Rodríguez added an RBI single in the eighth to extend the lead to 3-1.
Luis Castillo earned the win after allowing one run over six innings while striking out four.
Andrés Muñoz closed it out for his 15th save.
What It Means
Final: Mariners 3, Guardians 1.
The Mariners improve to 42-41. The Guardians fall to 42-40.
BaseChaser lists the Mariners at 61.6% to make the playoffs and the Guardians at 68.5%.
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