The offensive numbers weren’t quite as gaudy in terms of runs scored or total hits or a lopsided outcome, the process remained the same for a second straight game. In the end, the outcome of the game — the most important result — was another victory for the Mariners.

With the roof open on a clear but crisp Tuesday evening, and a frigid, swirling wind making T-Mobile Park a bit uncomfortable, the Mariners picked up their first series win of the 2024 season with a clean 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

They will go for a sweep in the three-game series on Wednesday afternoon and close out their second homestand of the season.

Using the same selective approach that was so effective in their decisive win just 24 hours earlier, the Mariners made Reds starter Hunter Greene throw a passel of pitches in a short amount of time, making him work for every strike and every out.

They did minimal damage in terms of runs scored, picking up just one run on four hits off the hard-throwing right-hander while striking out eight times. But they knocked the Reds’ ace out of the game early, forcing him to throw 98 pitches in four innings, including a 39-pitch third inning.

Meanwhile, Logan Gilbert produced an outing quite the opposite of Greene. He worked an efficient 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts. He threw only 90 pitches with 60 strikes and picked up his first win.

In four starts this season, Gilbert has posted a 2.33 ERA with 29 strikeouts and four walks. That this was his first win speaks to the lack of run support in his previous outings.

The Mariners gave him three runs, which turned out to be enough.

Seattle’s lone run against Greene came in the fourth inning. With one out, he hit Mitch Garver with a pitch. He came back to strike out Luke Raley, but left a first-pitch splitter over the plate to rookie Jonatan Clase, who was playing in just his second MLB game.

Clase sent the low pitch into the gap in right-center for a double. Garver, who will never be confused for one of the faster players in the league, was working his way around the bases when third base coach Manny Acta waved him home.

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