It was worry-about-that-later Friday to beat Detroit in Game 5. Later's here. The keys to Seattle beating the Blue Jays starting in Toronto.

The Jays haven't been to the World Series since winning it in 1993 and the Mariners have never reached the championship stage.

The Mariners advanced to the ALCS when J.P. Crawford scored the winning run in the bottom of the 15th against the Tigers.

The Mariners are ESPN's choice to advance to the World Series, also, with a panel-high 14 votes to win the ALCS (the Yankees were second with seven votes). Five voters on the panel picked the Mariners to win it all, second behind only the Philadelphia Phillies from the National League.

Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco brought an end to a long winner-take-all Game 5, walking off the Detroit Tigers in 15 innings.

In the wake of the 15-inning marathon that was Game 5 of the ALDS between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers, the Mariners now only have one day off before starting the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

By the 15th inning, J.P. Crawford led off with a single against Detroit reliever Tommy Kahnle. He advanced to second on a hit by pitch, advanced to third on a Cal Raleigh fly ball and eventually scored on Polanco’s full-count line drive into right field.

The West Coast has always been split on whether to cheer for the Blue Jays or Mariners, but now this conflict will have extra meaning.

Friday brings a winner-take-all game to close out the best-of-five American League Division Series. The Seattle Mariners will host the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park on Friday night. The loser goes home and the winner will advance to the American League Championship Series,

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the 2025 MLB playoffs as the favorites to win the World Series, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners. However, as the four Divisional Series prepared to begin,