Here are some observations from the Tigers' 9-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday:
Rising up
These Tigers just never cease to surprise you. Nobody expected them to be so hot earlier in the season, and nobody expected them to be so cold late in the season. And, so, just when the Tigers looked like they were dead in the water, down, 3-0, early in an elimination game in the ALDS, they pulled out their biggest stunner yet, blitzing the Mariners pitchers for seven runs over the fifth and sixth innings en route to a win in Game 4 and setting up a winner-take-all game in Seattle on Friday. Detroit, of course, will have ace Tarik Skubal on the mound. Bryce Miller was sharp for Seattle through four innings, bu