The Detroit Tigers kept their eyes on the prize , surviving a 3-2 extra-innings battle with the Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. They are now just one win away from their first ALCS appearance in 12 years. The game remained deadlocked at 2-2 through nine innings, with both bullpens holding strong before Detroit finally broke through in the 11th.

Rookie starter Troy Melton had a strong postseason debut for the Tigers, rebounding after being out of his depth against the Cleveland Guardians in the Wild Card Series. Melton worked four innings, allowing two hits and one run on a solo home run by Julio Rodríguez while striking out four. His performance helped limit early damage and gave the Detroit bullpen a manageable workload after the previous series’ heavy usage.

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