DETROIT -- That awful April moment when he crashed into the net in San Francisco and fractured his left shoulder could have easily ended Victor Robles ' season.

Instead, here he is, sparking the Seattle Mariners in so many ways as they find themselves just one win away from the American League Championship Series.

It was Robles’ heads-up urgency and fleet feet that first got the Mariners on the board in their eventual 8-4 triumph over the Tigers in Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

“I'm always trying to use my legs,” Robles said through interpreter Freddy Llanos. “I think that's one of the biggest tools that I have.”

He used that tool in the top of the third inning. First, he dashed from second to third on a J.P. Crawford single to left-center fiel

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