"It's tough to say how Mariners fans should have felt before Sunday night's game against the Detroit Tigers beyond "faintly and familiarly nauseated." True, it was the second home playoff game they'd gotten to see in person in 24 years, and just the fifth Mariners playoff game played anywhere in the last 24 years. On the other hand, the team had lost Game 1 the night before in 11 innings, and were facing the human key grinding machine that is Tarik Skubal in Game 2."
"But that was before Jorge Polanco, and then Jorge Polanco again, staked the home team to a lead. And when the coast was clear of Skubal's glower, and then after the Tigers took that lead back late, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez and Andres Muñoz finished the job. The Mariners have an off-day today before resuming this now-tied American League Division Series in Detroit, which means that today, before the Pavlovian sense of impending doom can reintroduce itself,"
Mariners fans entered the game feeling faintly and familiarly nauseated after an 11-inning loss in Game 1 and the prospect of facing Tarik Skubal in Game 2. Jorge Polanco hit twice to stake Seattle to a lead. The Tigers reclaimed the lead late, but Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Andres Muñoz produced the decisive plays to secure a home playoff victory. The win marked the franchise's first playoff game won at home since 2001. Seattle earned an off-day before resuming the now-tied American League Division Series in Detroit, offering fans renewed hope.
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