SEATTLE – Humpy finally won.
And after 24 years, the Seattle Mariners are finally headed back to the American League Championship Series.
On to the ALCS: Polanco lifts Mariners over Tigers in ALDS epic
Midway through the 15th inning of Friday night’s marathon do-or-die playoff game between Seattle and Detroit, the beloved Humpy picked up his first career win in the Mariners’ “Salmon Run” mascot race , eliciting a massive roar from the 47,025 fans packed into T-Mobile Park.
And right on cue, the M’s followed with one of their biggest moments in franchise history.
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 15th, Jorge Polanco lined a walkoff single into right field to give the Mariners a 3-2 victory over the Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS. Polanco’s hit sent T-Mobile Park in