The Tigers were already in a tough spot after three innings in Game 3 of the ALDS, when the Mariners scored two after an awful lapse in judgment for Zach McKinstry at third base, but former Tiger Eugenio Suárez came up to add insult to injury in the fourth.
Suárez ended his regular season ice-cold and was still waiting for his first hit of the ALDS when he came up for his second at-bat against Jack Flaherty. He fouled off a 93.2 MPH fastball near the heart of the zone, then didn't miss on another fastball, only a tick faster and almost in the exact same spot.