The Detroit Tigers turned to Tarik Skubal in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners. Detroit staved off elimination with a 9-3 win on Wednesday, forcing the do-or-die series finale. And Skubal dominated, allowing one run in six strong innings. The Tigers’ ace set a postseason record with seven-straight strikeouts en route to a 13 K outing.

After tying the all-time franchise mark with 14 strikeouts in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Skubal once again opened the record books . His 13 strikeouts in Game 5 of the ALDS are the second most in Tigers history, per MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. Friday's stellar outing places Skubal behind only himself and Joe Coleman for strikeouts in a playoff game by a Detroit pitcher. Coleman also had 14 Ks in Game 3

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