SEATTLE, Wash. - Just in case the stakes couldn't get higher, the Seattle Mariners could not close the ALDS series against the Detroit Tigers in four games, and we head to a deciding Game 5 in Seattle tonight. Here are the key ways the Mariners can win and advance.
5. Cal Raleigh (again)
Worst-case scenario, the home run leader will get second place in the American League MVP race. The catcher has a tremendous season behind and, hopefully, in front of him to go, and he's the only player to have a hit in every game this series. Cal hasn't had many huge standout moments yet in this series, as his best hitting night was Game 1 (11th-inning loss), and his only home run came when Game 3 was well out of hand for Seattle. Now is the time for that big moment on offense.
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