Mariners host the Tigers in ALDS Game 5
Detroit Tigers (87-75, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Seattle Mariners (90-72, first in the AL West during the regular season)
Seattle; Friday, 8:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 241 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers play in Game 5 of the ALDS. The series is tied 2-2, and the winner advances to the ALCS.
Seattle has a 51-30 record in home games and a 90-72 record overall. Mariners hitters have a collective .320 on-base percentage, the 10th-best percentage in the majors.
Detroit is 41-40 in road games and 87-75 overall. The Tigers have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .247.
The matchup Friday is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Mariners have a 6-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor leads the Mariners with a .295 batting average, and has 29 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs, 48 walks and 92 RBIs. Cal Raleigh is 13 for 40 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Spencer Torkelson has 27 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs and 78 RBIs for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 13 for 38 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Tigers: 5-5, .226 batting average, 3.17 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Mariners: Bryan Woo: day-to-day (pectoral), Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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