The Detroit Tigers lost to the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday, ending their postseason run in a historic 15-inning winner-takes-all ALDS Game 5 at T-Mobile Park.
Left-hander Tarik Skubal had Seattle spinning in circles, setting a new postseason record with seven consecutive strikeouts from the second inning’s last out to the fourth inning’s final out. In six innings, he struck out 13 Mariners , the most ever by a starting pitcher in a winner-take-all postseason game. Skubal allowed just one run on two hits with zero walks while throwing 99 pitches, averaging 16.5 pitches per inning. His magic wore off in the fifth when George Kirby got the Tigers out in order, keeping the game neck-and-neck heading into the crucial sixth.
Skubal wasn't the only one who had a historic outing. His te