SEATTLE (AP) — Tarik Skubal was terrific. And he was long gone when the season ended for the Detroit Tigers.

Skubal struck out 13 in six dominant innings in Game 5 of the AL Division Series at Seattle on Friday night. But the Tigers were eliminated when Jorge Polanco singled home J.P. Crawford in the 15th inning, giving the Mariners a 3-2 victory .

Skubal did his part with Detroit on the brink of the franchise’s first appearance in the AL Championship Series since 2013. The ace left-hander allowed one run and two hits in what turned into baseball's longest winner-take-all postseason game by innings.

“It’s incredible. He kick-started us in such a good direction,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He missed a ton of bats. Again, if you’re not a fan of the Tigers and you haven’t watched T

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