Overview
- Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
- The Mariners earned a first-round bye by winning the AL West and staged intrasquad work to stay sharp during the break.
- Seattle is lining up George Kirby for Game 1 and Luis Castillo for Game 2, with Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo and closer Andrés Muñoz bolstering a fresh staff.
- Detroit advanced as the No. 6 seed by ousting Cleveland in the Wild Card Series and will lean on ace Tarik Skubal.
- Caesars odds and CBS Sports expert picks favor Seattle, which paired a top-three offense by wRC+ with a pitcher-friendly home park.