The Toronto Blue Jays will face the Mariners in the American League Championship Series after Seattle eliminated the Detroit Lions on Friday night.
Mariners clinch berth in ALCS after 15 exciting innings
Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the American League Championship Series by beating the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Friday night in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco drove in JP Crawford with a line drive to right field off Tommy Kahnle.
Crawford hit a leadoff single, Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch and Julio Rodríguez was intentionally walked before Polanco’s big swing on the 472nd pitch of the epic game.
The Mariners will now face the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series.
