I’ve heard a few people now, both in an out of the Mariners organization, say that manager Dan Wilson’s super power is staying even keeled. Not getting too high or too low, and providing a steady hand no matter the circumstances.

Clearly, it has passed on to his players.

With a squandered opportunity to close out Game 4 of the American League Divisional Series in Detroit last week, you might think the Mariners clubhouse would have been somber. While it certainly wasn’t jovial, there was a cool and collected calm. A confidence oozed from the players, almost knowing they would win the winner-take-all Game 5 in Seattle two nights later. In fact, Bryce Miller so perfectly said, “It’s more fun to win at home anyway.”

I have no doubt that energy allowed them to endure the war of attrition that was that 15-inning game to punch their ticket to the ALCS.

Now, the situation is flipped. The Mariners won both games in Toronto for the commanding 2-0 series lead. The sort of lead that has only been squandered twice before in the 7-game format era of the ALCS since 1985.

And yet? The Mariners are all business once again, wholly focused on doing what they need to win again and letting the numbers work themselves out later.

“It’s a very advantageous position. We’re excited about that. But there’s work to do here. I think the focus is (Wednesday) night. That’s where our focus goes. That’s kind of how we’ve done this all along, is just we’re taking one day at a time. It sounds very cliché, but you take it one step at a time,” said Wilson, adding, “We’re looking forward to getting back out there, taking in the atmosphere here at T-Mobile Park. We know it’s going to be an awesome atmosphere here for baseball. So that’s where our focus lies. We get back to work. I think, as we’ve talked about, the pitching — it’s been so solid, and offensively able to do some great things. So both sides of the ball, we just need to continue to keep doing that, and I think that’s the focus going forward.”

See where they get it from?

Of course a team as talented as this Mariners club knows what they’re capable of, but for the last five weeks, really, they have been incredibly difficult to beat. But they’re not taking that for granted, knowing that the Blue Jays are pretty darn good as well.

Knowing that the stakes are too high to be anything but themselves. Locked in and focused on what needs to be done inning by inning, pitch by pitch.

“This series is long from over,” said pitcher Bryan Woo, who hopes to return to the mound during it.

“So, we got to come in and be ready to go (Wednesday), and not try to change what we’ve been doing. I think, as great as it is to come back home, don’t try to change anything because we’re at home or in front of our own fans or whatever it is. Just kind of keep playing the baseball that we’ve been playing, which has been, you know, great complementary, simple baseball. I think that’s where we’re at.”