DETROIT – Fire up the plane. The Tigers are heading back to Seattle.

Riley Greene, who has scuffled throughout the postseason, broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning with a massive blast, sending the Tigers to a valiant, 9-3 comeback win in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park Wednesday.

The series will be decided on Friday at T-Mobile Park, with the Tigers sending ace Tarik Skubal to the mound.

Greene was in a 2-for-14 rut with five strikeouts against Mariners’ pitching. But lefty reliever Gabe Speier put a slider over the middle of the plate and Greene scorched it. The ball left his bat with an exit velocity of 111.9 mph and flew 454 feet deep into the seats in right-center.

His first career playoff homer was majestic.

And once the Tigers started hitting, they

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