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UPDATE:

Seattle and Detroit are locked in a tense Game 5 showdown, with the score still tied deep into extra innings. We’re live with updates, analysis, and reaction as the Mariners fight to keep their postseason hopes alive.

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Even after blowing a three-run lead in Detroit with a chance to clinch the AL Division Series, the Seattle Mariners can redeem themselves at home in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday.

One problem: they'll need to get the better of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal again.

The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed just two solo homers to Jorge Polanco across seven innings in Game 2, but the Mariners squeaked out a 3-2 victory that tied the series.

In fact, all three times Skubal has started against Seattle this year, the Mariners have won. The left-hande

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