The LCS is nearly set, as the American League saw its final Division series wrap up last night and the National League will follow suit tonight. With just the Mariners and Tigers taking the stage on Friday, you would be forgiven for thinking we’d be due for a simple recap here. What we got instead was a 15-inning instant classic that went down to the wire.

American League Division Series Game 5

Mariners 3, Tigers 2 (15 innings) (Seattle wins series 3-2)

Long before we were treated to a battle of the bullpens with elimination on the line, we had a pitchers’ duel in Seattle. Tarik Skubal and George Kirby took the mound and traded zeroes, with both starters getting bested just once. Skubal’s blip came first, as a Josh Naylor double with one out in the second and a stolen base set up Mitch

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