Analyzing Detroit Tigers win 3-2 vs Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of ALDS
Evan Petzold and Jeff Seidel break down the Detroit Tigers’ 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
SEATTLE — The Detroit Tigers are returning home.
For the first time since Sept. 21, the Tigers will play baseball in Detroit for Game 3 of the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Comerica Park. The players and coaches have spent the past two weeks on the road, clinching a postseason berth and winning the AL wild card along the way.
The Tigers chose right-hander Jack Flaherty as their starter for Game 3 of the ALDS. Right-hander Casey Mize is scheduled to start Wednesday in Game 4, if necessary, at Comerica Park.
Flaherty, 29, registered a 4.64 ERA with 59 walks and 188 strikeouts across 161 innings in 31 starts during the regular season. He started Game 3 of the AL wild card against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, throwing 74 pitches and allowing one run on three his and two walks with four strikeouts across 4â…” innings.
Mize, 28, posted a 3.87 ERA with 36 walks and 139 strikeouts across 149 innings in 28 starts during the regular season. He started Game 2 of the AL wild card, giving up one run on one hit and two walks with one strikeout across three innings.
In that game, Mize threw 62 pitches.
This story will be updated.
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