Division Series Game 1 - The Tigers defeated the Mariners by a score of 3-2 - Sat, Oct 04 @ 08:38 PM EDT

#Tigers @ Mariners - Sat, Oct 04

###Game Status: Game Over - Score: 3-2 Tigers

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	Tigers Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Torres - 2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	.167	.211	.222
2	Carpenter - RF	5	1	1	2	0	2	1	.333	.474	.600
3	Greene, R - LF	5	0	2	0	0	2	1	.375	.412	.500
4	Torkelson - 1B	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	.143	.368	.143
5	Keith - DH	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500
	a-Jones, Jah - DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000
	b-Pérez, W - DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.067	.067	.067
6	Dingler - C	4	0	0	0	1	2	3	.071	.278	.286
7	McKinstry - 3B	5	0	1	1	0	2	3	.077	.250	.077
8	Báez, J - SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.375
9	Meadows, P - CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.294	.250
	Totals	40	3	7	3	4	16	20

Tigers
a-Walked for Keith in the 6th. b-Struck out for Jones, Jah in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Torres (1, Kirby). HR: Carpenter (1, 5th inning off Kirby, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Carpenter 4; Greene, R 2; Keith; McKinstry; Meadows, P; Torres 2. RBI: Carpenter 2 (3); McKinstry (2). 2-out RBI: Carpenter 2; McKinstry. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Meadows, P 2; Torkelson; Báez, J. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: DP: (Báez, J-Torkelson).

	Mariners Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Arozarena - LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.200	.000
2	Raleigh - C	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600
3	Rodríguez, J - CF	5	1	3	2	0	1	2	.600	.600	1.200
4	Naylor, J - 1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	.200	.000
5	Polanco - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
6	Suárez, E - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
7	Canzone - DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Robles - RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
	a-Raley, L - RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
9	Crawford, J - SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
	Totals	38	2	6	2	2	8	8

Mariners
a-Struck out for Robles in the 7th.
BATTING: HR: Rodríguez, J (1, 4th inning off Melton, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Raleigh 3; Rodríguez, J 6. RBI: Rodríguez, J 2 (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Polanco 2. GIDP: Naylor, J. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Robles (Jones, Jah at 2nd base).

Tigers Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Melton	4.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	57-35	10.38
Hurter	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-7	5.40
Montero, R (BS, 1)	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	10-4	-.--
Holton	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	0.00
Kahnle	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	0.00
Finnegan	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-12	0.00
Vest (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-15	0.00
Montero, K (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-10	0.00
Totals	11.0	6	2	2	2	8	1

Mariners Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kirby	5.0	6	2	2	1	8	1	94-62	3.60
Ferguson, C	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-9	0.00
Bazardo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	0.00
Speier	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	0.00
Brash	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-10	0.00
Muñoz, A	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25-15	0.00
Vargas (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	24-15	9.00
Totals	11.0	7	3	3	4	16	1

Game Info
WP: Vargas.
Pitches-strikes: Melton 57-35; Hurter 7-7; Montero, R 10-4; Holton 9-6; Kahnle 10-7; Finnegan 15-12; Vest 19-15; Montero, K 12-10; Kirby 94-62; Ferguson, C 17-9; Bazardo 3-2; Speier 13-10; Brash 17-10; Muñoz, A 25-15; Vargas 24-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Melton 4-3; Hurter 1-1; Montero, R 0-0; Holton 1-0; Kahnle 0-1; Finnegan 0-2; Vest 1-0; Montero, K 2-0; Kirby 3-2; Ferguson, C 0-1; Bazardo 0-0; Speier 1-1; Brash 0-0; Muñoz, A 0-1; Vargas 1-0.
Batters faced: Melton 15; Hurter 3; Montero, R 3; Holton 2; Kahnle 3; Finnegan 4; Vest 6; Montero, K 4; Kirby 22; Ferguson, C 3; Bazardo 1; Speier 4; Brash 3; Muñoz, A 6; Vargas 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Holton 2-0; Bazardo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Alex Tosi. 1B: Jeremie Rehak. 2B: John Tumpane. 3B: Chris Guccione. LF: Alan Porter. RF: Nate Tomlinson.
Weather: 62 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 5:40 PM.
T: 3:21.
Att: 47,290.
Venue: T-Mobile Park.
October 4, 2025

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 4	Julio Rodríguez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.	1-0 SEA
Top 5	Kerry Carpenter homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Parker Meadows scores.	2-1 DET
Bottom 6	Julio Rodríguez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Randy Arozarena scores. Cal Raleigh to 2nd.	2-2
Top 11	Zach McKinstry singles on a ground ball to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Spencer Torkelson scores.	3-2 DET

Team	Highlight
SEA	Lou Piniella throws first pitch before ALDS Game 1 (00:00:11)
DET	Troy Melton fans Victor Robles (00:00:16)
SEA	George Kirby escapes a jam in the 2nd inning (00:00:18)
SEA	Julio Rodríguez's solo home run (00:00:27)
DET	Kerry Carpenter's two-run home run (00:00:36)
SEA	Field View: Julio Rodríguez's solo home run (00:00:28)
SEA	Julio Rodríguez's game-tying single (00:00:29)
DET	Field View: Kerry Carpenter's two-run home run (00:00:28)
SEA	Andrés Muñoz snags comebacker to end the inning (00:00:19)
DET	Zach McKinstry's go-ahead single (00:00:28)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		R	H	E	LOB
Tigers	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	7	0	8
Mariners	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	6	0	5

###Decisions

• Winner: Will Vest (1-0, 0.00)
• Loser: Carlos Vargas (0-1, 9.00)
• Save: Keider Montero (1, 0.00)

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Next Tigers Game: Sun, Oct 05, 08:03 PM EDT @ Mariners

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