With the Seattle Mariners in need of a win in a pivotal playoff game, Logan Gilbert turned in one of his best performances of the year to pull them one step closer to their first trip to the American League Championship Series in 24 years.
Gilbert dazzled with six strong innings in Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander struck out seven batters while allowing only one run on four hits to help lead the Mariners to an 8-4 win and 2-1 advantage in the best-of five series.
“It was vintage Logan, I thought. And to get that on the road in a big game tonight after a long rain delay, you can’t discredit that either,” manager Dan Wilson said. “(Being) able to come out and throw an outing like that after waiting a couple of hours is another feather in his c