The Seattle Mariners’ superstars have shown up for the postseason.
Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez hit back-to-back doubles in the eighth inning to break a tie and lift the M’s to a dramatic 3-2 win in Game 2 of their American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night.
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The win, which was the first at home for Seattle in a postseason game since 2001, evened the best-of-five ALDS at 1-1 before it shifts to Detroit on Tuesday.
Unlike in Saturday’s Game 1 loss when they combined for all six of Seattle’s hits, “The Big Dumper” and “J-Rod” had some help from another key member of the Mariners’ offense on Sunday.
That would be Jorge Polanco, who showed he’s not scared of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal with a two-homer night th