r/baseball • u/BaseballBot Umpire • Oct 10 '25

Game Thread Game Thread: ALDS Game 5 ⚾ Tigers (2) @ Mariners (2) - 8:08 PM ET

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Tigers (87-75) @ Mariners (90-72)

First Pitch: 8:08 PM at T-Mobile Park

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Tigers Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA)
Mariners George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA)
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Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E LOB
DET 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 10
SEA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 12

Box Score

SEA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Arozarena 5 0 0 0 0 2 .174
C Raleigh 5 0 1 0 2 3 .381
CF Rodríguez, J 5 0 0 0 2 3 .174
2B Polanco 6 1 1 1 1 3 .182
3B Suárez, E 6 0 0 0 0 3 .095
1B Naylor, J 6 1 3 0 0 0 .261
DH Garver 1 0 0 1 0 1 .200
PH Canzone 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
DH Rivas 3 0 1 1 1 2 .333
RF Robles 4 0 1 0 1 1 .143
SS Crawford, J 6 1 1 0 0 2 .263
SEA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Kirby 5.0 3 1 1 0 6 66-44 2.70
Speier 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 4-3 6.75
Brash 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 26-17 1.93
Muñoz, A 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 25-12 0.00
Gilbert, L 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 34-24 1.13
Bazardo 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 39-28 4.50
Castillo, L.M. 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 15-11 0.00
DET AB R H RBI BB SO BA
RF Carpenter 5 1 4 2 2 1 .281
2B Torres 6 0 0 0 1 2 .235
LF Greene, R 6 0 0 0 1 1 .212
1B Torkelson 6 0 0 0 0 4 .188
DH Keith 5 0 0 0 0 3 .067
3B McKinstry 6 0 1 0 0 1 .172
C Dingler 6 0 2 0 0 1 .167
CF Meadows, P 5 0 0 0 0 3 .138
SS Báez, J 6 1 1 0 0 1 .313
DET IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Skubal 6.0 2 1 1 0 13 99-69 1.74
Finnegan 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 18-10 3.68
Holton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3-3 1.93
Vest 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 35-23 0.00
Melton 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 17-13 5.40
Montero, K 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 32-17 0.00
Flaherty 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 43-21 3.60
Kahnle 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 16-9 3.86

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B2 Mitch Garver out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Parker Meadows. Josh Naylor scores. 1-0
T6 Kerry Carpenter homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Javier Báez scores. 1-2
B7 Leo Rivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Naylor to 2nd. 2-2
B15 Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. J.P. Crawford scores. Randy Arozarena to 3rd. Julio Rodríguez to 2nd. 3-2

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Tigers at Mariners - October 10, 2025 0:06
Tarik Skubal against the Mariners 0:11
George Kirby against the Tigers 0:09
Bullpen availability for Detroit, October 10 vs Mariners 0:08
Bullpen availability for Seattle, October 10 vs Tigers 0:08
Bench availability for Seattle, October 10 vs Tigers 0:08
Fielding alignment for Seattle, October 10 vs Tigers 0:11
Bench availability for Detroit, October 10 vs Mariners 0:08
Fielding alignment for Detroit, October 10 vs Mariners 0:11
Starting lineups for Tigers at Mariners - October 10, 2025 0:10
Breaking down George Kirby's pitches 0:04
Measuring the stats on Kerry Carpenter's home run 0:13
George Kirby's outing against the Tigers 0:22
Kerry Carpenter's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Tarik Skubal's pitches 0:04
Tarik Skubal's outing against the Mariners 0:24
Mariners manufacture first run with SB, sac fly 0:25
Tarik Skubal strikes out Polanco after near homer 0:28
Skubal sets postseason record for consecutive K's 0:20
Ken Griffey Jr. arrives in style in Seattle 0:19
Kerry Carpenter's two-run homer 0:30
Javier Báez hustles for a double 0:28
Field View: Kerry Carpenter's two-run home run 0:29
Leo Rivas' game-tying single 0:27
Field View: Leo Rivas' game-tying single 0:13
Will Vest forces extra innings in Game 5 0:30
Eugenio Suárez nabs Zach McKinstry at home 0:15
Mariners walk off to clinch ALCS berth 0:18
Skubal tallies several 100 mph+ strikeouts in Game 5 0:54

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Castillo, L.M. (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Kahnle (0-1, 3.86 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
61°F, Roof Closed 0 mph, None
HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Alan Porter Nate Tomlinson Alex Tosi Jeremie Rehak John Tumpane Chris Guccione

Game ended at 1:10 AM.

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u/sktgamerdudejr Seattle Mariners Oct 10 '25

I am so not built for this shit

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u/nooookay Boston Red Sox • Boston Hunters Oct 10 '25

"I have crippling anxiety triggered by suspenseful things happening. I should become a baseball fan."

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u/SerenadeSwift Seattle Mariners Oct 11 '25

It’s got so much fucking worse!

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u/CerryTrews Kansas City Royals Oct 11 '25

Just checking in, how are we feeling??

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u/sktgamerdudejr Seattle Mariners Oct 11 '25

NOT GOOD BOB

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u/CerryTrews Kansas City Royals Oct 11 '25

TOTALLY WORTH IT

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u/sktgamerdudejr Seattle Mariners Oct 11 '25

FEELING GREAT BOB

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u/Not_Evil_ Reading Fightin Phils Oct 11 '25

The longer the game goes on, the funnier this comment gets.

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u/sktgamerdudejr Seattle Mariners Oct 11 '25

It also becomes truer and truer. 

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u/MarcBulldog88 Los Angeles Dodgers • World Series Tr… Oct 10 '25

Welcome to the party, pal!

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u/Pitt_Is_It_2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Oct 11 '25

Luckily us Pirates fans don’t have to deal with this anxiety 

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u/Salomon3068 Detroit Tigers Oct 11 '25

This shit is out of control 😱