Seattle – It’s going to take a while to shake off and sort through how this ended for the Tigers. At the exact same spot last season's run ended – with a crushing Game 5 loss in the American League Division Series.
A season of seemingly boundless promise for five months turned abruptly dour in September and now, after a gutty recovery in the Wild Card Series, ends despite an historic postseason performance by ace Tarik Skubal and a string of gritty performances out of the bullpen.