Mariners offense strikes first in pivotal ALDS Game 3 vs Tigers

The Seattle Mariners struck first in their pivotal Game 3 matchup with the Detroit Tigers in the American League Division Series.

After forcing Tigers starter Jack Flaherty to throw 29 pitches in the second inning, the M’s got to the right-hander for two runs in the third and one more in the fourth.

Passan: Julio, Cal meeting the moment for Mariners in ALDS

Victor Robles got things started with a bit of chaos on the basepaths.

Robles turned on a curveball for a double to left field. J.P. Crawford punched a two-strike single into left-center field in the next at-bat, but Robles was held up at third after having to wait to see if the hit would land. However, left fielder Riley Greene’s throw to the plate skipped off catcher Dillon Dingler’s glove, allowing Robles just enough time to sprint home and beat Flaherty’s throw back to the plate with a feet-first slide.

Detroit challenged the call on the field, but it was upheld as Robles just beat the tag from Dingler.

Randy Arozarena followed with an RBI single to plate Crawford for a 2-0 lead.

THAT'S ✌️! #SeizeTheMoment pic.twitter.com/cElxQH4oTM

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 7, 2025

Josh Naylor nearly put the Mariners up by five runs with a long flyball to right-center field with two outs and two on, but it didn’t have quite enough and was caught on the warning track.

Eugenio Suárez added on in the first at-bat of the fourth, mashing a 422-foot solo home run to left field for his first hit of the postseason and a 3-0 lead. Detroit pulled Flaherty two batters later after he allowed a walk and recorded an out.

After Flaherty was pulled, Cal Raleigh singled home another run to make it 4-0 and make the Mariners the first team in the series to score more than three runs in a game.

Cal Raleigh makes it a 4-run @Mariners lead! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/OYgDjXpZsh

— MLB (@MLB) October 8, 2025

The Mariners have now scored the first run in all three games of the series. Julio Rodríguez opened the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth inning of Game 1. Jorge Polanco’s solo home run in the fourth provided the first run of Game 2.

Seattle and Detroit entered the best-of-five ALDS tied 1-1 on Wednesday. Thursday’s Game 4 will start at 12:08 p.m. if the Yankees beat the Blue Jays in their Game 3 ALDS matchup Tuesday night. If the Yankees lose, they will be eliminated and the Mariners-Tigers game will be at 4:08 p.m.

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