SEATTLE – If you think about it, in one sense, the Tigers were playing with house money Saturday.

The Seattle Mariners, who won their first division title since 2001, sat and waited for a week as the Wild Card series played out, letting the anticipation and anxiety build for Game 1 of the ALDS.

On top of that, they knew they will face presumptive Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal in Game 2.

If there was a pressure gauge on Game 1, the needle was pointing toward the Mariners.

And if it wasn’t before Saturday, it most definitely is now.

The Tigers rolled into T-Mobile Park, released from the binds of a grueling series with the Guardians, and grinded out a 3-2 win over the Mariners 11 innings, stealing Game 1 of the best-of-five ALDS.

Zach McKinstry, in an 0-for-17 skid, delivered a two-out,

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