Detroit Tigers (87-75, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Seattle Mariners (90-72, first in the AL West during the regular season)

Seattle; Friday, 8:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 241 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers play in Game 5 of the ALDS. The series is tied 2-2, and the winner advances to the ALCS.

Seattle has a 51-30 record in home games and a 90-72 record overall. Mariners hitters have a collective .320 on-base percentage, the 10th-best percentage in the majors.

Detroit is 41-40 in road games and 87-75 overall. The Tigers have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .247.

The matchup Friday

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