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Teo time, Julio homers and a rock-solid performance: Mariners sweep Royals, sit alone atop AL West
Behind homers from Teoscar Hernandez and Julio Rodriguez plus a stellar outing on the mound from Teoscar Hernandez, the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. In doing so, Seattle also took sole possession of the top spot in the AL West.
Flair for the dramatic: Down to the wire win over Royals pushes Mariners to top of AL West
For the first time since 2003, the Seattle Mariners are into this late part of the season atop the American League West, at least for now. A back and forth battle against the pesky Kansas City Royals saw the Mariners offense do just enough throughout the game to ensure that they’d take the series opener and get them the top spot in the division for the time being.
