The Mariners skipper expanded more on the veteran's game-tying run that helped lead the team to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.

The M’s on Friday got a strong start from Luis Castillo, three scoreless innings from the bullpen and the offense pounded out 16 hits on its way to seven runs. Then on Sunday it was seven shutout innings from Emerson Hancock, two easy innings from the bullpen and six runs from the offense.

With his wife Kathy and baby daughter Korra watching from the stands, the Mariners hot-hitting shortstop clubbed a grand slam deep into the right field stands off Cleveland starter Luis Ortiz on Sunday, giving the Mariners a commanding five-run lead in the second inning of an eventual 6-0 victory that clinched a three-game sweep over the Guardians.

The Mariners skipper talked about what the annual holiday means to him before a game against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.

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Seattle Mariners Need To Right Ship Pretty Quickly originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's pretty obvious to Seattle Mariners fans that their team has been going through some things recently. They've lost a number of games in the past couple of weeks to fall below the .500 mark.

Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford, in his first Father's Day, helped catapult his team to a win over the Guardians.