DETROIT -- The snowballing cascaded from slow to swift to sheer disbelief for the Mariners on Wednesday.

They were firmly in the driver’s seat for much of Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Tigers, yet a momentum-swinging fifth inning from their lights-out pitching staff never came close to slowing. And they now find themselves on the brink of elimination.

A 9-3 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park will go down as arguably their most stunning in 2025, for the stakes of this playoff stage and how competitive they’d played until Detroit completely seized the game -- and potentially, the series.

Seattle is still alive, but a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday back at T-Mobile Park looms -- more so for the rematch that the club faces against all-world ace Tarik Skubal.

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