SEATTLE -- Before even taking the field on Thursday night, the Mariners did so knowing that they’d secured a first-round postseason bye.

Thanks to Cleveland’s loss to Detroit, Seattle clinched -- at the very least -- the American League’s No. 2 seed, then the club continued its red-hot roll with a 6-2 win over Colorado to cap a three-game sweep.

“It's the mark that we've done something and that we've accomplished something and that we've had a good season,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “Obviously, we haven't been in this position before, so understanding how to progress through the bye, and we're going to be talking about that here, and sort of planning for it and getting ready for it.”

Eugenio Suárez was the night’s headliner, crushing a two-run homer in the second inning that

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