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There have been 39 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from each league.
The furthest the Mariners have advanced in the postseason is the American League Championship Series, which they have reached three times, in 1995, 2000 and 2001. The Mariners fell to Cleveland in 1995, and then to the Yankees in both 2000 and 2001, keeping them from reaching the World Series already.
The Detroit Tigers’ All-Stars stepped up when they were needed the most. Facing elimination and trailing the Seattle Mariners 3-0 in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday, the Tigers’ slumbering bats finally regained their thump and forced a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday in Seattle.
SportsLine's model simulated Detroit vs. Seattle 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's ALDS Game 5 matchup at T-Mobile Park in Seattle