SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners had one of their most impressive series wins of the season this week, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in the final of the three-game series Wednesday. The win improved the Mariners' record to 18-20 and made it the Braves' first series loss of the season.

Atlanta entered the series at T-Mobile Park with the best record in the major leagues.

Each game of the series was decided by two runs or less and each game took place in its own unique fashion.

Here's some takeaways from Seattle's series win against the Braves:

Seattle's starting pitcher trio of Logan Gilbert, George Kirby and Bryan Woo registered two quality starts between the three of them in the series against Atlanta. Kirby and Woo posted the quality starts in games two and three, respectively.

Even Gilbert, who allowed four earned runs in six innings pitched in the Mariners 5-4 win in game one on Monday, had a generally solid outing. All four of his runs allowed came via solo homers, but the Braves and their potent offense deserve some credit for what they did in those swings.

The Mariners starting rotation has been the strength of the team for years, and with Bryce Miller's impending return, a series of solid outings from the starters, and the reintroduction of Miller, could set the club up in a really good place.

The Mariners lineup, due to a series of slow starts and various injuries, has often been the team's biggest weakness this season.

It has not been an uncommon sight to see Seattle either fail to generate traffic or fail to capitalize with runners in scoring position.

The offense wasn't perfect against the Braves, by any means, but it found a way to be competitive and win in a variety of different ways. 

In the game one win Monday, Seattle scored five unanswered runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Mariners drew multiple walks, which were brought home with a three-run homer by Luke Raley and a two-run homer by J.P. Crawford, respectively.

In game two, which the Mariners lost 3-2, Crawford hit another two-run homer after catcher Mitch Garver worked a walk.

In the series finale Wednesday, designated hitter Cal Raleigh grounded into a double play with the bases loaded and no outs (which brought home catcher Jhonny Pereda), center fielder Julio Rodriguez hit a solo home run and second baseman Cole Young hit an RBI double.

There were opportunities that weren't capitalized on and runners left in scoring position, but it was refreshing to see the lineup score and do it in a variety of ways.

The Mariners bullpen has dealt with the injury bug over the last several days. In addition to Carlos Vargas, who's spent the entire season on the injured list due to a right lat strain, right-handed reliever Matt Brash (right lat inflammation) and left-handed reliever Gabe Speier (left shoulder inflammation) both landed on the shelf in the last week.

In their stead, the remaining arms in the bullpen stepped up.

The relievers allowed a combined two runs in the three games against Atlanta. Left-hander Jose A. Ferrer appeared in all three games and retired the side in order in game three and earned his second save of the season in three opportunities.

Seattle will have a day off Thursday before beginning a seven-game road trip starting a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Friday. But the set against the Braves was a good sign that the remaining arms in the bullpen can weather the storm until it gets reinforcements.

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