SEATTLE – As the Seattle Mariners stormed through September to capture their first American League West title in 24 years, they did so on the backs on a deep, fearsome and red-hot lineup.

The Mariners’ Game 1 loss was about one thing

The Mariners were baseball’s best offense over the final month, averaging an MLB-best 5.6 runs per game and blasting an MLB-high 43 home runs during a scorching September run.

But after a five-day break, Seattle’s bats came out cold to begin October.

The Mariners mustered just six hits in a 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday night.

Julio Rodríguez went 3 for 5 and drove in both runs, launching a 413-foot solo homer in the fourth inning and then connecting for an RBI single in the sixth. MLB home run

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