A day off didn’t cool off the red-hot Seattle Mariners, and their playoff chances are only better for it.

Led by a three-homer game by Dominic Canzone, the Mariners blasted the Kansas City Royals 12-5 Tuesday in the first game of their final, six-game road trip of the regular season to extend their season-best win streak to 10 games.

Seattle Mariners 12, Kansas City Royals 5: Box score | Standings

The win also brought the M’s closer to not just clinching a playoff spot, but potentially earning a bye past the American League Wild Card round and straight to the AL Division Series.

The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers lost 7-5 in 10 innings to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday to fall to 85-66. The Mariners improved to 83-68, putting them just two games back of Detroit for the No. 2

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