Seattle — If you think about it, in one sense, the Detroit Tigers were playing with house money Saturday.

The Seattle Mariners, who won their first division title since 2001, sat and waited for a week as the wild-card series played out, letting the anticipation and anxiety build for Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

On top of that, they knew they will face presumptive Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal in Game 2.

If there was a pressure gauge on Game 1, the needle was pointing toward the Mariners.

And if it wasn’t before Saturday, it most definitely is now.

The Tigers rolled into T-Mobile Park, released from the binds of a grueling series with the Guardians, and grinded out a 3-2 win over the Mariners in 11 innings, stealing Game 1 of the best-of-five ALDS.

Zach McKinstry, in

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