It took 11 innings and a combined 15 pitchers to reach a conclusion in Game 1 of Tigers vs. Mariners in the ALDS. But in the end, the Tigers came out on top with a crucial 3-2 road win in Seattle.
Both teams were scoreless through three innings in the pitching battle. Julio Rodriguez broke through in the bottom of the fourth, putting the Mariners on the board with a solo homer. In the next inning, Mariners starter George Kirby allowed a two-run homer from Kerry Carpenter, pulling the Tigers to a 2-1 lead.
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Detroit held that lead for an inning before Rodriguez struck again with a sixth-inning RBI single that sent Randy Arozarena home for the game-tying run.
The score stayed at 2-2 until for the next four innings as both bullpens battled. Andrés Muñoz, Seattle’s All-Star closer, got six straight outs in the ninth and 10th, but the Mariners weren’t able to deliver on offense, with Tigers reliever Will Vest matching Muñoz with two scoreless innings of his own.
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In the 11th, the Tigers finally cashed in on an opportunity, with Zach McKinstry’s RBI single bringing Spencer Torkelson home for the go-ahead run.
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Keider Montero, the seventh reliever for Detroit on the night, held on for the save to give the Tigers a key victory to start the series. Game 2 begins at 8:03 p.m. ET Sunday.
