Naylor's loss, while absolutely understandable, is a tough one for this team. He could rejoin the Ms at any moment, but the team has to prepare as if he's not.

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Franchise cornerstones Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez hit back-to-back doubles to put the Mariners back ahead in a classic postseason moment for the franchise. Andrés Muñoz then closed out the game to tie the series 1-1, with Logan Gilbert and Jack Flaherty on track to start Game 3, which begins at 4:08 p.m. ET Tuesday in Detroit.

But Castillo got himself together, taking just nine pitches in each of the third and fourth innings to retire the Tigers in order. And in the bottom of the fourth, the Mariners finally struck against Skubal, as Jorge Polanco muscled a ball into Seattle’s bullpen to make the score 1-0.

It hasn’t happened since 2001, coming behind Jorge Polanco’s two-homer night and a shut-down save by Andrés Muñoz.

On a weekend when both Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park were packed with Seattle sports fans, the Mariners lifted a 24-year weight off their shoulders.

Not much has separated the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers over the first two games of the American League Division Series.