SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have had a run of injuries this month that has forced them to play with a thin bench and a makeshift bullpen.

Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said in an interview Tuesday that he didn't know if he'd seen anything like the team's current stretch of injuries, at least on the position player side. The Mariners had to place outfielder Randy Arozarena on the injured list Tuesday. First baseman Josh Naylor (wrist) and outfielder Luke Raley (back tightness) were also unavailable. JP Crawford, Cal Raleigh and Brendan Donovan have all spent time on the injured list recently, though Raleigh and Crawford were activated before Tuesday's game.

Despite this string of bad injury luck and the team's makeshift lineup, Seattle was able to prevail in a 3-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.

"It's huge," Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert said in a postgame interview Tuesday. "Everybody stepping up, never complaining. We talked about no egos, just being a team. I didn't know (J.P. Crawford) was at third until he threw me the ball in the first inning right before and I was like 'What? My gosh.' That threw me off a little bit. We have so many guys that can do so many things. Just says a lot about no egos, like I said."

Gilbert struck out 10 batters in seven innings pitched in Tuesday's win.

Crawford moved to third base Tuesday for the first time in his eight-season tenure with the organization. Utility player Miles Mastrobuoni was tasked with playing first base due to Naylor being out.

Mastrobuoni laid down the sacrifice bunt which moved Victor Robles and Colt Emerson to third and second base in the bottom of the seventh. Catcher Cal Raleigh brought both runners home with a two-RBI single, which gave the M's the 3-1 lead and the eventual win.

The victory improved the Mariners' record to 38-36 and bolstered their lead to 1.5 games over the Athletics for first place in the American League West.

"We got a lot of good people here," Raleigh said after the game. "And they understand that you got to do what's best for the team. Kind of put your pride, ego aside. Sometimes you're forced into things that you're not used to. I think our team's doing a good job of that right now. Obviously going through some injuries and just got to ride the wave, get through it and keep finding ways to win ball games. Even if it's unconventional, people playing out of position or whatnot."

The "no egos" mindset isn't limited to Seattle's position players.

Gilbert and the rest of the Mariners' starting rotation will be adopting the piggyback approach that Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo experienced earlier in the season. Each starter will take turns starting with another pitching in long relief every fifth day/game.

The decision was a unanimous one from all six Seattle starters.

"I think we were all on the same page, and really good communication from the top down," Gilbert said. "But you have so many guys — you have Castillo making so much money, so many years in the show; we've got some young guys. ... But all across the spectrum, right away, everyone was just bought in. 'Yeah this is what we're gonna do.' We're not gonna complain, we're gonna find a way to do it. Try to step up and help the bullpen. They're a man down because we got six starters. Both sides of the ball, we had that team meeting earlier and half of it was just about no egos. Everybody step up, be a team."

The Mariners will look to maintain their "no ego" mentality and secure a series win against the Orioles in game two of the three-game set at 6:40 p.m. PT on Wednesday.

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