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Mariners crush Tigers and are one win away from the Final Four
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Mariners crush Tigers and are one win away from the Final Four
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The Mariners and Tigers faced off in Detroit tonight. The game was scheduled for 4pm, but the weather meant the duel started at 7pm instead.

The game started just one hour before the Blue Jays and Yankees. Less visibility, you say?

The Mariners struck first. In the third inning, the Tigers kind of forgot how to play defense, which opened the door to the game's first run.

It wasn't smart. And when Randy Arozarena made it 2-0 on the next hit, it didn't exactly help the Tigers' cause.

But the Mariners didn't stop there. Eugenio Suarez slammed a solo home run… and a little later, it was Cal Raleigh who joined the party via a point produced.

He did so against the reliever, but it was Jack Flaherty who had brought in the runner who scored on base.

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Although Logan Gilbert brought traffic to the paths in the fifth inning (the Tigers even brought a run to the plate in the process), the Mariners pitcher was in control. He ended up pitching six innings.

And J.P. Crawford gave the Mariners an even bigger lead with a home run that made it 5-1… and with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

It was Cal Raleigh, the Mariners' 2025 star, who put the final nail in the Tigers' coffin. In the ninth, he hit a two-run homer that made it 8-1.

The Tigers gave the Mariners a run for their money, but the Mariners won 8-4.

The Mariners now lead their division series 2-1. They can eliminate the Tigers tomorrow – and ensure that the championship series in the American will be tough on travel.

Stay tuned.

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