Resurgent Tigers top M's in extras for Game 1 win

SEATTLE -- Zach McKinstry singled location the tiebreaking tally with 2 outs successful the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners for a 3-2 triumph successful Game 1 of their AL Division Series connected Saturday.

Kerry Carpenter deed a two-run homer successful the 5th for the resurgent Tigers, who squandered a immense pb successful the AL Central and astir collapsed wholly down the agelong earlier squeezing into the playoffs.

After winning their Wild Card Series astatine part champion Cleveland successful a deciding Game 3, they tin instrumentality a commanding 2-0 pb successful this best-of-five matchup against AL West champion Seattle with ascendant ace Tarik Skubal connected the mound Sunday.

In the archetypal extra-inning crippled of this postseason, McKinstry pounced connected the archetypal transportation helium saw from reliever Carlos Vargas, a 99.6 mph sinker, and grounded it up the mediate to people Spencer Torkelson from 2nd base.

Torkelson, who walked starring disconnected the 11th, precocious to 2nd connected a chaotic transportation by Vargas earlier successful the inning.