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The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners will square off in Game 5 of the 2025 American League Division Series on Friday, October 10. The winner will advance to the American League Championship Series to face the Toronto Blue Jays in a best-of-seven showdown for a spot in the World Series.

Detroit will send its ace, AL Cy Young frontrunner Tarik Skubal, to the mound. Skubal posted a 13-6 record with a 2.21 ERA during the regular season, the second-best mark in the majors. He started Game 2 of the ALDS, allowing two earned runs over seven innings but did not factor into the decision.

Seattle will counter with its own ace, George Kirby, setting up what should be a classic pitcher’s duel. Kirby started Game 1, surrendering two earned runs on six hits over five innings. Like Skubal, he didn’t factor into the decision as the Mariners ultimately fell in extra innings.

The Sporting News is tracking LIVE updates for scores and highlights from Game 5 of the 2025 ALDS between the Tigers and the Mariners. 

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Bottom of the Eighth Inning

10:47 p.m. -- Will Vest comes on to pitch for Detroit. Crawford flew out to center. Arozarena was up 3-0, but Vest got it back to a full count. The Detroit pitcher then hit Arozarena. Raleigh comes up to rampant MVP chants. Vest strikes him out on four pitches for the second out of the inning. He then strikes out Rodriguez, keeping the game tied at two heading into the ninth. 

Top of the Eighth Inning

10:36 p.m. -- Meadows starts the inning grounding out to shortstop. Brash gets a scare as Baez hits one deep to center, but it does on the warning track. Brash's day is done, and Andres Munoz comes out of the pen. Carpenter works a full count, and draws a walk on seven pitches. Torres sees five pitches and also walks. 

Greene took a ball on the first pitch, but then popped out to third.  

Bottom of the Seventh Inning -- Tigers 2, Mariners 2

10:21 p.m. -- Skubal's night is done and Kyle Finnegan takes the mound for Detroit. Rodriguez flied out to center. Polanco walked, and then Suarez flew out to right on a ball that died at the wall. Naylor singled to right, and Polanco stopped at second. Finnegan was taken out for Tyler Holton. He faced Leo Rivas, who had his first-ever playoff at-bat. On his birthday, Rivas singled to left, scoring Polanco and tying the game. 

LEO RIVAS TIES THE GAME! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/UtvwoVFoAN

— MLB (@MLB) October 11, 2025

Robles ended the inning grounding into a fielder's choice to shortstop. 

Top of the Seventh Inning 

10:03 p.m. -- Brash continued pitching for Seattle and worked a quick one-two-three inning. He got Keith to strike out swinging, McKinstry to line out to left, and Dingler to line out to center. 

Bottom of the Sixth Inning 

9:56 p.m. -- Skubal is now working with the lead, and struck out Crawford. Arozarena saw eight pitches but popped out to shortstop. Skubal then struck out Raleigh on three pitches. The lefty is now through six innings at 99 pitches. 

Tarik Skubal's 99th pitch of the night?

101 MPH strikeout 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/RXa6u1zwfr

— MLB (@MLB) October 11, 2025

Top of the Sixth Inning -- Tigers 2, Mariners 1

9:47 p.m. -- Javier Baez lines a pitch to the outfield. It looked like it was going to be a single, but he pushed it into a double. Seattle pulled Kirby and put in Gabe Speier for the lefty-lefty matchup against Carpenter. Despite not having the stereotypical advantage at the plate, that didn't stop Carpenter from depositing a ball over the fence in right-center. 

KERRY CARPENTER GIVES THE @TIGERS THE LEAD! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/5RTVcgF2NA

— MLB (@MLB) October 11, 2025

Torres then grounded out to third, and Greene grounded out to first. Speier was then pulled in favor of Matt Brash, who pitched to Torkelson. Brash struck him out on three pitches to end the inning. 

Bottom of the Fifth Inning

9:35 p.m. -- Skubal got a quick out as Naylor lined out to center. Garver went down swinging on six pitches. Robles fights for a 3-2 count, but flew out to right. Skubal is through five innings, but has thrown 85 pitches compared to Kirby's 65. 

Top of the Fifth Inning

9:26 p.m. -- Seattle has two pitchers warming up in the bullpen. McKinstry grounded out to first to start the frame. Dingler works a full count, but strikes out on the sixth pitch of the at-bat. Meadows struck out and Kirby is through five shutout innings. 

George Kirby is through 5 scoreless innings!

Seattle is ELECTRIC right now ⚡️ #ALDS pic.twitter.com/R5DaECcQGj

— MLB (@MLB) October 11, 2025

Bottom of the Fourth Inning

9:17 p.m. -- Rodriguez starts the inning with a six-pitch strikeout. Polanco battled and saw seven pitches, but then also struck out. Suarez becomes the seventh Mariner batter in a row to strike out. Skubal is at 71 pitches with 10 strikeouts through four innings. 

7 straight Ks. 10 on the day. 🔥@TarikSkubal pic.twitter.com/YQ5GuZlWsF

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) October 11, 2025

Top of the Fourth Inning

9:08 p.m. -- Greene started the inning grounding out to the pitcher. Torkelson then lined out to left field. Keith was then hit, but caught stealing to end the inning. 

Bottom of the Third Inning

8:59 p.m. -- Skubal strikes out Crawford on six pitches. The lefty's pitch count is up to 42 already. Arozarena broke his bat on a foul ball, but once he got a new bat, he struck out. Skubal strikes out the side, getting Raleigh to whiff on a 100-mph fastball. Detroit's starter is up to 54 pitches through three innings. 

Top of the Third Inning 

8:50 p.m. -- Parker Meadows saw six pitches, but grounded out to first. Kirby then struck out Javier Baez on three pitches. Carpenter lined a single to right field. Torres worked a full count before striking out to end the inning. 

Bottom of the Second Inning -- Mariners 1, Tigers 0

8:40 p.m. -- Skubal strikes out Eugenio Suarez on four pitches to begin the inning. Josh Naylor doubled down the left field line. Skubal threw a changeup in the dirt to Mitch Garver, and Naylor timed his steal perfectly, taking third. Garver hit a sac fly to center and the stolen base pays off as Seattle is on the board.

The second slowest player in MLB continues to wreak havoc on the base paths!

Josh Naylor swipes third then Mitch Garver drives him in with a sac fly pic.twitter.com/CLP32SO8Yp

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 11, 2025

Skubal keeps it to one run as he strikes out Victor Robles for the third out. 

Top of the Second Inning

8:30 p.m. -- Colt Keith wasted little time starting the inning with a hard ground ball up the middle, but it was fielded, and he was thrown out at first. Zach McKinstry then followed it up with a groundball of his own, but to second for the second out of the inning. Dillon Dingler grounded the second pitch he saw to shortstop for a quick one-two-three inning. 

Bottom of the First Inning

8:24 p.m. -- Skubal gets Randy Arozarena to lightly hit one back to the mound. Skubal fires it to first, and Torkelson digs it out of the dirt for the first out of the inning. 

Tarik Skubal and Spencer Torkelson with a nice play to record their first out of the game pic.twitter.com/QZiA1TeGUx

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 11, 2025

Skubal starts Cal Raleigh 3-0, but then battles back to a full count. Raleigh sends the seventh pitch of the at-bat into left field for a single. Skubal then struck out Julio Rodriguez on three straight pitches for the second out of the inning. Jorge Polanco battled in his at-bat, but struck out on six pitches to end the inning. 

Top of the First Inning

8:14 p.m. -- Kirby starts the game off with a strike, an 86 mph slider down the middle to Kerry Carpenter. The Tigers outfielder laced one to shortstop, and it hit off J.P. Crawford's glove for the first hit of the game. 

We're underway as Kerry Carptener leads off Game 5 with a line drive single off of JP Crawford's glove pic.twitter.com/yl7MmeM5tR

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 11, 2025

Kirby responded by punching out Gleyber Torres on three straight pitches. Riley Greene then grounded to second, but the Mariners only got the lead runner and no double play. Spencer Torkelson struck out swinging to end the frame. 

Pre-Game

8:00 p.m. -- The Mariners have one of the deeper rotations in the playoffs. Seattle manager Dan Wilson says he is ready to showcase it with Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert and even Bryce Miller available out of the bullpen if needed. 

7:35 p.m. -- Mariners fan Jameson Turner is in the stands for the series finale. He went viral on social media for catching a Cal Raleigh home run in Detroit while wearing a shirt that said "dump 61 here." 

He’s heeeeere!

Cal and our friends at @AlaskaAir wanted to make sure Jameson was in the house for Game 5! #SeizeTheMoment pic.twitter.com/sIYvPj1tV9

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 10, 2025

6:45 p.m. -- Lefty Tarik Skubal will take the mound for Detroit. He went 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts. Skubal's ERA and strikeouts numbers were the second-highest in the league this season. 

Hear him roar. #BuiltForOctober pic.twitter.com/CLVCAJ6TpK

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) October 9, 2025

6:15 p.m. -- Here is how the hometown Mariners line up for the series finale. 

Time to make waves. #SeizeTheMoment pic.twitter.com/I5dPQKh8z0

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 10, 2025

6:00 p.m. -- Here's how the Tigers will line up for Game 5. 

All in. #BuiltForOctober pic.twitter.com/Z5lfmGkNH6

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) October 10, 2025

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Tigers vs. Mariners start time

• Date: Friday, October 10
• Time: 8:08 p.m. ET, 5:08 p.m. PT

While each Wild Card Series matchup was hosted by one team, the Division Series alternated. Given that the Mariners were the better seed in the bracket, Seattle will be the home team for Game 5 of the ALDS. First pitch from T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington is set for 8:08 p.m. ET. 

What channel is Tigers vs. Mariners on today?

• TV channel: Fox
• Live stream: Fubo

Game 5 of the ALDS between the Tigers and the Mariners will air on Fox. It can be live-streamed on Fubo, which not only carries Fox in its channel lineup but also is currently offering a free trial. 

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MLB playoff schedule 2025

Wild Card Series schedule

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Wednesday Oct. 1

Thursday, Oct. 2

Division Series schedule, scores

Saturday, Oct. 4

Sunday, Oct. 5

Monday, Oct. 6

Tuesday, Oct. 7

Wednesday, Oct. 8

*If necessary 

Thursday, Oct. 9

*If necessary 

Friday, Oct. 10

Saturday, Oct. 11

*If necessary 

League Championship Series schedule

Sunday, Oct. 12

Monday, Oct. 13

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Thursday, Oct. 16

Friday, Oct. 17

*If necessary 

Saturday, Oct. 18

*If necessary 

Sunday, Oct. 19

*If necessary 

Monday, Oct. 20

*If necessary 

Tuesday, Oct. 21

*If necessary 

World Series schedule 2025

Friday, Oct. 24

Saturday, Oct. 25

Monday, Oct. 27

Tuesday, Oct. 28

Wednesday, Oct. 29

*If necessary 

Friday, Oct. 31

*If necessary 

Saturday, Nov. 1

*If necessary