DETROIT -- On the eve of one of the biggest games of their careers with Detroit, the Tigers are embracing the adrenaline that catapulted them into Friday’s do-or-die Game 5 showdown against the Mariners for the rights to advance to the AL Championship Series.

And because now is the time to stay busy with individual preparations leading up to first pitch to ensure that each Tiger leaves everything he has on the field at T-Mobile Park, it’s hard to blame Kerry Carpenter for thinking about another chance to face George Kirby.

Seattle is not expected to announce a Game 5 starter until Thursday’s off-day, but the decision will likely come down to Kirby, who started Game 1, or Luis Castillo, who started opposite Tarik Skubal in Game 2. It’s also possible that whoever doesn’t start is availab

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