DETROIT — J.P. Crawford, Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh each belted a home run, sending the Seattle Mariners to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday and a 2-1 lead in the American League Division Series.

The Mariners can clinch the best-of-five series and their first trip to the AL Championship Series since 2001 with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday in Detroit.

Following a nearly three-hour rain delay before the first pitch, Seattle right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-0) struck out seven and allowed one run over six innings in his second career postseason start. He gave up four hits and didn’t issue a walk.

“It was vintage Logan,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “He attacked the zone. He got into good counts, and he let the split and the slider do his work for him and kept him in s

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