The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a grueling 15-inning winner-take-all Game 5 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) on Friday. The game was the longest elimination contest in a Division Series since the 1999 NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

Seattle opened the scoring in the second inning. Josh Naylor doubled, stole third, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead. Detroit answered in the sixth when Kerry Carpenter launched a two-run homer off left-handed reliever Gabe Speier, giving the Tigers a 2-1 advantage.

Starter Tarik Skubal was exceptionally effective through six innings, allowing only two hits and one run while striking out 13 batters, setting a record for the most strikeouts in a winner-take

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