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Mariners Win 15-Inning Game 5 on Polanco Walk-Off to Reach First ALCS Since 2001

Toronto hosts Game 1 on Sunday with Seattle’s pitching options under scrutiny.

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Seattle's Jorge Polanco celebrates after hitting the game-winning single in the 15th inning of the Mariners' series-clinching MLB playoff victory over the Detroit Tigers
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The Seattle Mariners had not reached the ALCS since 2001.

Overview

  • Jorge Polanco lined a bases-loaded single in the 15th inning to score J.P. Crawford and give Seattle a 3-2 series-clinching win over Detroit.
  • At 15 innings and 472 pitches over nearly five hours, the game was the longest winner-take-all contest in MLB postseason history.
  • Tigers ace Tarik Skubal struck out 13 in six innings and set a postseason record with seven consecutive strikeouts before being lifted at 99 pitches, a move A.J. Hinch called an easy decision.
  • Kerry Carpenter went 5-for-5 with a walk and a two-run homer, becoming the first player since Babe Ruth in 1926 to reach base five times and homer in a winner-take-all postseason game.
  • Seattle advanced to face the top-seeded Blue Jays, who eliminated the Yankees, with Game 1 set for Sunday, Oct. 12 at 8:03 p.m. ET in Toronto as the Mariners evaluate availability after using starters Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo in relief.