Overview
- Seattle beat Detroit 3-2 at T-Mobile Park, winning on Jorge Polanco’s RBI grounder in the 15th inning.
- George Kirby allowed one run over five innings for the Mariners, while Tarik Skubal matched him with six innings of one-run ball for the Tigers.
- The game turned into a bullpen standoff, with Seattle relievers posting nine consecutive scoreless frames and Detroit’s pen logging seven straight zeros before the deciding run.
- Closer Andrés Muñoz delivered 1.1 high-leverage innings with two strikeouts and no runs allowed for Seattle.
- The Mariners advance to face the Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series, with Game 1 set for Sunday at Rogers Centre.