The pressure’s on for the Mariners. Can Seattle keep its playoff run alive?

The pressure’s on for the Mariners. Can Seattle keep its playoff run alive?

Kevin Kniestedt

John O'Brien

October 10, 2025 / 6:03 am

We'll find out Friday if the Seattle Mariners have what it takes to make it to the American League Championship Series for the fourth time in their 49-season history. That's what's at stake in game five of the team's division series against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park.

To catch up on some M's history and get a look at what may be ahead, KUOW’s Kevin Kniestedt checked in with longtime Seattle sportswriter Art Thiel .

This interview has been edited for clarity.

Kevin Kniestedt: Art, the M's played in the American League Championship in 1995, 2000 and 2001. We certainly don't need to remind fans that they lost each of those series. That makes t