Mariners take 2-1 lead in ALDS with 8-4 win over Tigers

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners moved within one win of the American League Championship Series after an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, handing Seattle a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five American League Division Series.

Cal Raleigh delivered the decisive blow, launching a two-run, 391-foot home run in the top of the ninth to extend Seattle's lead and cap a three-RBI night. Raleigh finished 2-for-4 and entered the game hitting .462 in the series. J.P. Crawford went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs, and Eugenio Suárez added a solo shot as part of a balanced Mariners attack that scored in five of nine innings. Randy Arozarena also contributed an RBI.

Seattle starter Logan Gilbert set the tone with six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and striking out seven. Gilbert left the game after 99 pitches with the Mariners ahead. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty struggled to settle in, working 3 1/3 innings and yielding four hits and three earned runs while striking out six.

Seattle’s bullpen was tested late. Caleb Ferguson entered to protect an 8-1 lead in the ninth but surrendered three runs on 19 pitches, trimming the margin and raising...