{"id":49577,"date":"2025-10-12T08:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mariners-to-the-alcs-after-epic-3-2-victory-in-15-innings-vs-tigers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T08:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:28:42","slug":"mariners-to-the-alcs-after-epic-3-2-victory-in-15-innings-vs-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/mariners-to-the-alcs-after-epic-3-2-victory-in-15-innings-vs-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners to the ALCS after epic 3-2 victory in 15 innings vs. Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mariners Secure American League Championship Series in an Epic Duel<\/h2>\n\nAfter an exciting encounter that extended for 15 innings, the Seattle Mariners achieved a crucial victory over the Tigers, securing their place in the American League Championship Series. Jorge Polanco’s hit, which drove in the winning run, marked the end of a game that will be etched in the memory of the fans.\n\nThe face-off, which lasted nearly five hours, was a display of skill and endurance by both teams. A total of 15 pitchers combined to throw 472 pitches, including Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo, who made their first appearances as relievers.\n\n\n
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“An incredible victory for Seattle, which means it was an incredible defeat for us. It was an epic game”.<\/p>\n\nA.J. Hinch, Tigers manager<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe atmosphere at T-Mobile Park was electrifying, with a devoted fanbase that generated deafening noise. Mariners pitcher George Kirby commented that he felt a strong headache starting in the eighth inning, but was relieved that the game was finally over.\n\nThe game felt like two distinct matches, especially with the dominance of Tarik Skubal, who struck out 13 batters. However, Skubal’s exit was a turning point, as the Mariners tied the score immediately after.\n\nThe relief corps of both teams proved their worth, with outstanding performances from the bullpen. The Mariners relied on the performance of Matt Brash, Andres Munoz, Gilbert, and Castillo, the latter making his first appearance as a reliever in nine years.\n\nThe game was full of tense moments, with runners on base and crucial double plays. In the bottom of the 15th inning, J.P. Crawford hit a single, followed by a hit to Randy Arozarena. Then, Cal Raleigh hit a fly ball that allowed Crawford to advance to third and Arozarena to second. With the bases intentionally loaded, Polanco had the opportunity to define the game.\n\nPolanco hit an unstoppable between first and second base, allowing Crawford to score the winning run. The celebration was immediate, with the Mariners players running to congratulate Polanco.\n\n\n

\"Jorge<\/figure>\n\n\nJorge Polanco’s single in the 15th inning sealed the Mariners’ first win in an extra-inning series since Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS.<\/em>\n\nThe atmosphere at T-Mobile Park was euphoric, with deafening noise. This victory, with its moments of drama and emotion, will join the most memorable memories in Mariners history.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mariners Secure American League Championship Series in an Epic Duel After an exciting encounter that extended for 15 innings, the Seattle Mariners achieved a crucial victory over the Tigers, securing their place in the American League Championship Series. Jorge Polanco’s hit, which drove in the winning run, marked the end of a game that will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[5171,989,9509,1244],"class_list":{"0":"post-49577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mlb","7":"tag-extra-innings","8":"tag-mariners","9":"tag-polanco","10":"tag-tigers"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49577\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}