While the Detroit Tigers will always have the one-up on the Guardians when it comes to this season thanks to their three-game win over the Guardians in the Wild Card Series, they made some history in the worst way Saturday morning when they lost a 15-inning marathon to the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALDS. It was the longest winner-take-all game by innings in MLB history.
Even if the gut-wrenching loss doesn’t take away from Cleveland’s short exit in October, it should bring a bit of joy to Guardians fans to see such a bitter rival get eliminated on the biggest stage in such dramatic fashion.