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Why Tigers-Mariners extra innings game doesn't have a runner on 2nd base in playoffs

Baseball fans have finally gotten used to that bonus base runner that begins extra innings on second base.

In the postseason, though, things work differently.

Fans of the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners were learning that quickly on Saturday night as the teams went to bonus baseball tied 2-2.

Why Tigers-Mariners doesn't have a runner on 2nd base in extra innings

This is how it works in the playoffs.

MLB implemented that bonus baserunner to get regular season games to end quicker.

But because it's a bit of a gimmick, they avoided using it to end playoff games.

Most regular season extra-innings games end in the 10th or 11th inning because of the extra runner.

But in t

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