Jorge Polanco belted a walk-off single in the 15th inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a scintillating winner-take-all showdown on Friday to advance to the American League Championship Series.
The Mariners survived an epic performance from Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal then held on to reach the ALCS for the first time since 2001.
They'll take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the best-of-seven ALCS starting Sunday with a World Series berth on the line.
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