The Seattle Mariners emerged victorious from the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history. Seattle slugged it out with the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS. The contest went to extra innings knotted at 2-2. And the score was still tied in the 15th inning before Jorge Polanco’s walk-off RBI single clinched the series for the Mariners. Expand Tweet

The big base hit ended a 24-year Championship Series drought as the Mariners advanced to the ALCS for the first time since 2001. It also ended a 4-hour, 58-minute marathon matchup in Seattle.

After the Mariners’ epic Game 5 win, Cal Raleigh summed up the experience. “It took so long, holy s—t,” the star catcher said, per The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya.

Mariners win marathon 15-inning Game 5 slugfest

The ALDS final

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