The Detroit Tigers face elimination Friday when Tarik Skubal takes the mound at T-Mobile Park for a winner-take-all Game 5 of the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners.
The Tigers are no strangers to such situations. They have a 6-5 record in winner-take-all postseason games in franchise history. Their most recent such game was a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series earlier this month. In the ALDS specifically, the Tigers are 3-1 in winner-take-all games. Their lone Game 5 loss in the ALDS came last year against Cleveland.