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HOUSTON -- In the aftermath of their extra-inning victory over the Astros on Monday night, several Seattle Mariners crowded around a clubhouse television and enjoyed watching the highlights of the Yankees-Blue Jays skirmish earlier that evening, a lighthearted moment that partially revealed their relaxed nature down the stretch.Following a slump that included 10 losses in 12 games closing August and bleeding into September, Mariners manager Scott Servais took measures to keep the club loose with tactics that were part original ideas, part inspiration from the motivational ploys of others.Despite a loss to the Astros (83-75) on Tuesday night, the Mariners (83-74) remain in the hunt for a postseason berth.The season is so long that if you sit there and grind every day after every day you just run out of gas, Servais said. And I think weve created enough distractions and kept it fun and light that even when we werent playing well guys still enjoyed coming to the ballpark.We have a close-knit group that like hanging out with each other. I think thats carried us and kept it interesting and kept us afloat when a lot of people wanted to write us off. And rightfully so. It looked like we were dead in the water, but we hung in there.Left-hander James Paxton (5-7, 3.72 ERA) will start the series finale for the Mariners. Paxton is 0-2 with a 4.74 ERA over three career starts against the Astros.In his only start at Minute Maid Park, Paxton allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while recording seven strikeouts over seven innings in a no-decision on April 30, 2015. In two starts against Houston this season, Paxton is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA.Astros right-hander Doug Fister (12-12, 4.42 ERA) will make his eighth career start against the organization that selected him in the seventh round of the 2006 draft. Fister is 4-2 with a 4.64 ERA against Seattle, including 2-2 with a 6.86 ERA in four starts this season.The Astros got a boost on Tuesday night from the return of rookie third baseman Alex Bregman, whose pinch-single in the sixth inning pulled the Astros even at 4-4 and keyed a six-run frame that resulted in an 8-4 win over Seattle ace Felix Hernandez.Bregman suffered a right hamstring injury on Sept. 14 and was slated to miss 4-6 weeks, essentially the remainder of the regular season. He proved to be a fast healer and then, when the Astros desperately needed it, a clutch performer.Hes Alex Bregman, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. Hes sort of never out of an at-bat. His competitiveness, his readiness, hes been bouncing off the walls trying to get back in the game. He almost couldnt hold back his smile how good he felt. Now who knows when you go up there? There is a little bit of an unknown when you havent had an at-bat for a couple weeks. 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Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Air Max 270 Saldi . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Well find out a lot more about where things stand in the race for the College Football Playoff when the official rankings come out next week. Leading up to the big reveal, our college football experts narrowed the field to the 10 teams with the best shot at the national title.The team that just missed the cut? Florida. Heres a look at why the Gators were left out, but how they could spoil everything.How Florida can crash the CFP party?Florida leads the SEC East division and if they win out, the Gators will be the SEC East representative for the SEC championship game.Floridas defense has been stingy against the pass, allowing an FBS-best 37.9 percent completion rate. That is on pace to be the best single-season mark in the past decade.-- ESPN Stats & InformationWhy we left Florida outFlorida, by virtue of losing against Tennessee, has a 36 percent chance at winning the division compared to 63 percent for the Volunteers. Florida still travels to LSU, where FPI projects the Gators to have a 23 percent chance at winning. They have not won at Baton Rouge since 2009 when Tim Tebow was the quarterback. Moreover, Tennessee has at least a 78 percent chance at winning the rest of its games.Floridas remaining schedule -- which includes road games against No. 19 LSU and No. 12 Florida State -- ranks as the 12th-most difficult. If the Gators were to get through that gauntlet, No. 1 Alabama may be waiting for them in the SEC champpionship game.ddddddddddddEven though Tennessee has two SEC losses, the Volunteers remaining SEC games are South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt.-- ESPN Stats & InfoTalking pointsVegas odds: Florida has 100-1 odds to win the national title, according to Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.What FPI says: According to ESPNs Football Power Index, the Gators have a 0.5 percent chance of winning out through the regular season and conference title game.?ESPN senior writer Heather Dinich:?The SEC East -- Florida and Tennessee are in a fight to the finish: The Gators will win the division if they win out, and the Vols will win it if they win out and Florida loses again.Dinich continued...The Gators have to win out, including an upset of Alabama in the SEC championship game. The good news for Florida is Tennessee has lost twice, so the Gators will win the East if they win out in spite of the head-to-head loss to the Vols. If Florida can miraculously win the SEC, theres no question it would be in the top four.ESPN staff writer Mackenzie Kraemer: Florida is a 7.5-point favorite over Georgia, the largest it has been favored in this rivalry since 2009 when Tim Tebow led the Gators.Now that youre stuffed with numbers and analysis, which team do you think is going all the way? Cast your vote below. ' ' '