The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners meet in the MLB playoffs for the first time ever.

The 2025 ALDS starts Saturday evening in Seattle with Game 1 of the best-of-five ALDS.

The Tigers will start rookie right-handed Troy Melton (3-2, 2.76 ERA, 16 games, four starts) against Mariners right-hander Geroge Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA). Kirby pitched in two playoff games in 2022 with Seattle, tossing eight scoreless innings.

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Melton gave up seven home runs in 45â…” innings in the regular season, and took the loss Wednesday in Game 2 of the wild-card series against Cleveland, allowing four runs, including the go-ahead home run to the Guardians’ Brayan Rocchio, while recording just one out.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is set to pitch in Game 2 opposed by Luis Castillo.

Here is the schedule and probable pitching matchups for the best-of-five ALDS series between the 2-seed Mariners and 6-seed Tigers:

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Tigers vs Mariners schedule playoff series

Best-of-five series, all times Eastern.

*If necessary

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Saturday, Oct. 4, Game 1: Tigers at Mariners, 8:38 p.m. ET, FS1.

Sunday, Oct. 5, Game 2: Tigers at Mariners, 8:03 p.m. ET, FS1.

Tuesday, Game 3: Mariners at Tigers, 4:08 p.m., FS1

*Wednesday, Game 4: Mariners at Tigers, 3:08 p.m., FS1

*Friday, Game 5: Tigers at Mariners, 4:40 p.m., FS1

Tigers vs Mariners probable pitchers for ALDS

Here are the starting pitchers for the playoff series between the Tigers and Mariners:

Game 1: Tigers RHP Troy Melton vs. Mariners RHP George Kirby.

Game 2: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal vs. Mariners RHP Luis Castillo.

Game 3: Tigers RHP Casey Mize vs. Mariners TBA (likely Logan Gilbert).

*Game 4: Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty vs. Mariners TBA.

*Game 5: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal vs. Mariners TBA.

*If necessary

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ALCS schedule 2025

Best-of-seven series hosted by the higher seed.

*If necessary

Game 1, Sunday, Oct. 12: AL low at AL high, Fox/FS1

Game 2, Monday, Oct. 13: AL low at AL high, Fox/FS1

Game 3, Wednesday, Oct. 15: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1

Game 4, Thursday, Oct. 16: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1

*Game 5, Friday, Oct. 17: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1

*Game 6, Sunday, Oct. 19: AL low at AL high: Fox/FS1

*Game 7, Monday, Oct. 20: AL low at AL high: Fox/FS1

World Series schedule 2025

Best-of-seven series hosted by the team with the better record.

*If necessary

Game 1, Friday, Oct. 24: (Low at high), Fox

Game 2, Saturday, Oct. 25: (Low at high), Fox

Game 3, Monday, Oct. 27: (Low at high), Fox

Game 4, Tuesday, Oct. 28: (Low at high), Fox

*Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 29: (Low at high), Fox

*Game 6, Friday, Oct. 31: (Low at high), Fox

*Game 7, Saturday, Nov. 1: (Low at high), Fox

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tigers vs Mariners pitching matchups for 2025 ALDS, game schedule