 Como's Lin-Anne Wynn. It's now 5-10. And for our Friday morning Beacon Plumbing Sports update with Bill Swartz, a much-anticipated Mariners-Astros series in Soto. Amanda, Brian, Seattle's held the American League West lead for the better part of a month and a half. But the Houston Astros are nipping at their heels only a game back. So it makes this weekend's three-game series significant, not make or break it. One thing's for certain. Manager Scott Service Ball Club has to pull out of its offensive funk.