Overview

• Carpenter homered in the fifth after falling behind 0-2, delivering Detroit’s first runs off Mariners starter George Kirby.
• Statcast projected the drive at 409 feet to right and recorded it as the highest pitch he has ever turned into a home run at 3.88 feet.
• Detroit won 3-2 in 11 innings in the ALDS opener at T-Mobile Park.
• Seattle kept Kirby on the mound with a left-hander warming, a decision A.J. Hinch said he was ready to counter with a pinch-hitter.
• Postgame on FS1, David Ortiz congratulated Carpenter during the studio interview and told him he would send a gift.