There have been 39 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from each league. That includes two that are on tap for Friday, when the Tigers and Mariners will meet in Seattle for the right to go to the American League Championship Series, and for Saturday, when the Brewers and Cubs will meet in Milwaukee to determine who goes to the NLCS to face the Dodgers.
There's no shortage of storylines for the battle between Seattle and Detroit. For the Mariners, they have a chance to play in their fourth ALCS in franchise history and the first since losing in the 2001 ALCS against the Yankees. And if the Mariners come out victorious on Friday, they'd then look to defeat the