Former Seattle Mariners and now Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez speaks to the media before a game between the Mariners and Reds at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable SportsSEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners are winners of three of their last four games, back to .500 (50-50) and in striking distance of retaking first place in the American League West. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Mariners began the second half of the series with a series win over the San Francisco Giants over the weekend. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn Suarez's first stint with the Mariners from 2022-23, the Mariners acquired the two-time All-Star in a trade with (ironically) Cincinnati on March 14, 2022. That season, Seattle broke its 21-year playoff drought.