DETROIT — With their season on the brink, the much-maligned Detroit Tigers offense finally woke up.

No. 9 batter Javier Báez went 2-for-4, homering and driving in four runs as part of a seven-run stretch in the sixth and seventh innings that propelled the Tigers to a 9-3 comeback win over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday afternoon in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Riley Greene and Gleyber Torres also homered in Detroit’s strongest offensive showing this October.

A year ago, the Tigers’ rallying call in an improbable playoff run became “Don’t let the Tigers get hot.” And after a listless first half of the game, Detroit’s lineup showed exactly why opponents should fear a sudden reawakening, wrapping out 11 hits from the fifth inning on to erase an early three-run deficit.

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