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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: after losing to the Marlins on Friday, the Mariners won games two and three to claim yet another series victory. You likely have heard that before because that’s exactly how each of Seattle’s last four series, this one included, have played out amid the club’s 12-4 stretch over its last 16 games.

Here were the three best and worst performances from the weekend set.

3 UP

Jorge Polanco

From Opening Day onward, Polanco has been one of the game’s most consistently productive hitters. He’s now slashing .377/.405/.739 on the year after slugging three home runs in the series and reaching base four times in Sunday’s finale with a pair of doubles, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs driven in. He leads all designated hitters (minimum of 70 plate appearances), which includes the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, and Brent Rooker, with a wRC+ of 235 and is inching closer to being able to take swings from the right side of the plate in game action.

J.P. Crawford

Crawford picked up right where he left off from his red-hot road trip, collecting four more hits over the course of the weekend. His two-run homer on Sunday proved to be the difference in the Mariners’ 7-6 win as his slugging percentage continues to climb, going from .325 at the start of the day to .373. He’s now rocking a 146 wRC+ on the year, which leads all qualified shortstops, after getting off to a slow start.

Ben Williamson

Although he missed Sunday’s game with back spasms, Williamson still made his presence felt in this series. He tallied three hits and drove in four of the team’s 14 runs on Saturday, which led all Mariners hitters. The bottom-third of Seattle’s lineup has been a big reason for the club’s recent success and the rookie third baseman has played a key role in that.

3 DOWN

Trent Thornton

Thornton continues to prove untrustworthy in all situations, this time allowing the Marlins back in Sunday’s series finale — a game they frankly had no business being competitive in as late as they were. Given a 7-3 lead to work with in the eighth inning, Thornton gave up back-to-back singles to Eric Wagaman and Kyle Stowers, struck out Matt Mervis after a nine-pitch battle, then served up a middle-middle sinker that Connor Norby destroyed for a three-run shot to bring Miami within one. Thornton’s home run to flyball rate now sits at 41.7 percent, which is the second-highest mark of any qualified reliever in MLB.

Dylan Moore and Casey Lawrence

Moore kicked off the series in a big way, drilling a solo home run to give the Mariners an early lead on Friday night. But shortly thereafter, with Lawrence in relief of Logan Gilbert (Grade 1 right elbow flexor strain), Moore booted a routine groundball that should have resulted in the third and final out of the fifth inning. The score would have remained 1-0 in favor of Seattle, but instead snowballed into a 6-1 Miami lead as Lawrence surrendered four consecutive run-scoring hits, capped off by a two-run blast off the bat of Jesús Sánchez. If Moore makes that play, it’s hard not to wonder if we would be talking about a Mariners sweep.

Collin Snider

Snider’s inconsistent season continued on Sunday as he surrendered three hits on four hard-hit balls, including a solo home run to the red-hot Agustín Ramírez. He was fortunately able to get through his inning of work without further damage being done, but it was a sketchy appearance nonetheless.