The Detroit Tigers saw their 2025 season end in heartbreaking fashion, falling 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners in a 15-inning Game 5 marathon Friday night. The loss extended the franchise’s 41-year World Series drought and highlighted both its potential and its shortcomings. Three players — Kyle Finnegan, Tyler Holton, and Spencer Torkelson — stood out as the most responsible for the defeat.

The Tigers looked in control early behind Tarik Skubal’s 13-strikeout masterpiece and a two-run homer from Kerry Carpenter . But once the reigning Cy Young Award winner left after six innings, the Tigers’ bullpen collapse began. Finnegan entered with a one-run lead and quickly lost command, walking Jorge Polanco and giving up a single before being pulled. The tying run later crossed the plate, e

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