"SEATTLE -- Zach McKinstry singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners for a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday. Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the fifth for the resurgent Tigers, who squandered a huge lead in the AL Central and nearly collapsed entirely down the stretch before squeezing into the playoffs."
"After winning their Wild Card Series at division champion Cleveland in a deciding Game 3, they can take a commanding 2-0 lead in this best-of-five matchup against AL West champion Seattle with dominant ace Tarik Skubal on the mound Sunday. In the first extra-inning game of this postseason, McKinstry pounced on the first pitch he saw from reliever Carlos Vargas, a 99.6 mph sinker, and grounded it up the middle to score Spencer Torkelson from second base. Torkelson, who walked leading off the 11th, advanced to second on a wild pitch by Vargas earlier in the inning."
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in 11 innings after Zach McKinstry singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs. Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Tigers an early lead. The Tigers nearly collapsed late in the regular season but squeezed into the playoffs and then won a deciding Wild Card Series game at Cleveland. Detroit can take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five ALDS with ace Tarik Skubal slated to start Game 2. In the 11th, Spencer Torkelson walked, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on McKinstry’s first-pitch single off Carlos Vargas.
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