SEATTLE — The Detroit Tigers ’ cross-country road trip, nearly two weeks in all, is finally – thankfully, mercifully – over .

Which is great news, because Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is down to one pair of clean underwear.

“We get to go home and get to play in front of the best fans in baseball,” Skubal said Sunday, Oct. 5, after the Seattle Mariners beat the Tigers, 3-2 , in Game 2 of the ALDS at T-Mobile Park.

While the way Game 2 ended was a bummer for the Tigers – fighting back to take the lead only to lose it again – if you look at the big picture, the Tigers are still in a great position: They are 1-1 in this best-of-five series in the second round of the 2025 MLB playoffs.

“I think we did our job,” Skubal said. “We have homefield advantage now. So obviously you want to w

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