Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks ahead of the Tigers’ must-win Game 4
A.J. Hinch said the clubhouse attitude feels good ahead of Game 4 of the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 at Comerica Park.
It’ll be a short playoff trip back home for the Detroit Tigers unless they win today.
The Tigers now face a must-win against the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the ALDS on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Comerica Park in Detroit, needing a win to stay alive in their World Series hunt. They are currently up 4-3 against the Mariners in the middle innings.
We are tracking live updates from the Tigers-Mariners MLB playoff game scheduled to start at 3:08 p.m. ET. The TV channel is FS1 and the baseball game will be streamed live on Fubo (free trial).
The weather forecast in downtown Detroit for today’s game is just fine, with sunny skies, some wind and temperatures climbing to about 63 degrees in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Forecast.
The Tigers are down 2-1 in the best-of-five series after the Mariners beat them 8-4 on Tuesday in Game 3 at Comerica Park.
With a Tigers win, the ALDS will head back to Seattle for a do-or-die Game 5, giving the Tigers their first chance to advance to the ALCS since 2013. But if the Mariners win either Game 4 on Wednesday or a potential Game 5 on Friday, they will advance to the ALCS for the first time since 2001.
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Tigers vs Mariners live updates in Game 4
Bottom 6th: Tigers 4, Mariners 3
Riley Greene may have just gotten his signature postseason moment.
On a 1-0 slider, the left fielder hit a leadoff solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Tigers their first lead of the game. It is also Greene’s first-career postseason home run.
That knocked lefty reliever Gabe Speier out of the game, with righty Eduard Bazardo now in to pitch for the Mariners.
Middle 6th: Tigers 3, Mariners 3
Melton got the first two batters of the sixth inning out, first Eugenio Suárez on a comebacker, then designated hitter Luke Raley on a strikeout.
He then walked the speedster Victor Robles with two outs before allowing a single to J.P. Crawford, bringing up the top of the order. But one Randy Arozarena flyout later, we remain tied at 3-3.
Tigers’ Game 1 starter Troy Melton is now in the game, replacing Kyle Finnegan on the mound. Wenceel Pérez is now in center field, replacing Jahmai Jones, who pinch-hit for Parker Meadows in the fifth inning.
End 5th: Tigers 3, Mariners 3
Javier Báez missed hitting a go-ahead home run by a few feet when he sent a towering fly ball just left of the foul poul in left field.
So he settled for the game-tying single, instead.
On a 2-2 fastball, Báez hit a sharp single up the middle score Jones from second base, and then stole second base two pitches later.
Soft ground balls to first baseman Josh Naylor, sandwiched with an intentional walk to second baseman Gleyber Torres, ended the inning with the game still tied. But the Comerica Park crowd is back in the game.
Bottom 5th: Mariners 3, Tigers 2
It didn’t take long for Jones to make his impact.
On a first-pitch fastball from Speier, Jones smacked an RBI double down the left-field line to drive in Dingler from second base. It’s a one-run game.
Bottom 5th: Mariners 3, Tigers 1
For the second inning in a row, the Tigers led off with a single, this time off the bat of first baseman Spencer Torkelson. And for the second inning in a row, a ground ball hit to first baseman Josh Naylor erased the lead runner — though Zach McKinstry reached on the fielder’s choice.
Catcher Dillon Dingler then drove in McKinstry from first base on a scorching double that reached the left-center field wall. Tigers have a run on the board.
That knocked Mariners starter Bryce Miller out of the game, bringing in lefty reliever Gabe Speier. To counter that move, A.J. Hinch is pinch-hitting Jahmai Jones for center fielder Parker Meadows.
Middle 5th: Mariners 3, Tigers 0
Tigers reliever Kyle Finnegan gave up consecutive singles to leadoff hitter Randy Arozarena and catcher Cal Raleigh, with Arozarena scoring from second base after advancing via a wild pitch from Finnegan.
More boos from the Comerica Park crowd followed.
Finnegan got out of the inning with three consecutive outs, one on a 1-4-3 groundout off the bat of first baseman Josh Naylor.
End 4th: Mariners 2, Tigers 0
Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres led off with a single, but was erased on the basepaths two pitches later when Colt Keith grounded into an unassisted double play to first baseman Josh Naylor. Greene hit into the third out of the inning on a weak ground ball to Naylor, eliciting some boos from the mostly-quiet Comerica Park crowd.
Middle 4th: Mariners 2, Tigers 0
Coming in with the bases loaded and no one out, Tigers reliever Kyle Finnegan induced a 6-4-3 double play from Mariners right fielder Victor Robles that got two quick outs but also allowed first baseman Josh Naylor to score from third.
He then got shortstop J.P. Crawford to pop out in foul territory. The Mariners score, but Finnegan limits the damage to one run.
Top 4th: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
After allowing two singles and a walk without recording an out, Tyler Holton’s day is done.
Kyle Finnegan is coming in to replace Holton, hoping to limit the damage with no outs and the bases loaded.
Top 4th: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
First baseman Josh Naylor reached on a hard ground ball in the top of the fourth inning that bounced off the gloves of both pitcher Tyler Holton and shortstop Javier Báez, eventually ruled as a leadoff single. Third baseman Eugenio Suárez followed with a single of his own, putting Naylor in scoring position.
Naylor caused some buzz in the second inning for appearing to signal to Mariners’ batters from second base after his one-out double. Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter visited Holton on the mound in the fourth after Suárez’s single, possibly to talk about protecting any pitch tipping.
Naylor did make a waving motion with his hand a few times with designated hitter Dominic Canzone up to bat, though it’s unclear whether they were genuine signals or feints to catch the Tigers off guard.
End 3rd: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
With lefties Josh Naylor and Dominic Canzone due to bat in the top of the fourth for the Mariners, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is pulling his starter Casey Mize for lefty reliever Tyler Holton.
Mize’s final line: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BBs, 6 Ks.
Middle 3rd: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
Tigers starter Casey Mize allowed a one-out walk to catcher Cal Raleigh in the top of the third inning. He settled down, however, recording back-to-back strikeouts of Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco to end the inning scoreless.
Mize now has six strikeouts through three innings, averaging 18 pitches per inning. This is about as long as he lasted in his first postseason start, however, getting pulled for Tyler Holton in Game 2 of the wild card series after allowing a leadoff walk to José Ramírez in the bottom of the fourth inning.
End 2nd: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson drove a one-out, 0-2 fastball to deep right field, but the ball landed in the glove of right fielder Victor Robles, just short of the outfield wall for the second out of the inning.
Third baseman Zach McKinstry followed with a single to center field on the first pitch of his at-bat, but catcher Dillon Dingler’s long fly ball to center field ended up the third out of the inning.
Middle 2nd: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor hit a one-out double on an elevated splitter for the first hit of the game in the top of the second inning. And after striking out Eugenio Suárez for the second out of the inning, Mize gave up an RBI single to designated hitter Dominic Canzone that gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead.
Despite Mize striking out three batters in the inning, including an inning-ending punchout to shortstop J.P. Crawford with runners on first and second base, the Tigers once again find themselves in an early deficit.
End 1st: Tigers 0, Mariners 0
Mariners starter Bryce Miller got an infield flyout from Tigers leadoff hitter Kerry Carpenter, a strikeout from second baseman Gleyber Torres and a weak groundout from designated hitter Colt Keith for a 13-pitch first inning. No score after one inning.
Middle 1st: Tigers 0, Mariners 0
Mize set down the top of the Mariners order with a relatively efficient 17-pitch first inning, striking out slugger Cal Raleigh on a hard-fought eight-pitch at-bat for the second out of the inning.
It’s a good start for Mize, who gave up six earned runs in his last outing against the Mariners on July 12.
With only a few minutes to go before first pitch, Comerica Park does not look as full for Game 4 as it did for Game 3.
Part of that may be the 3:08 p.m. weekday start time, and part of that may be the Tigers not putting up their best effort in Game 3. But whatever the reason, there are a few sections in the upper deck that have entire rows of empty seats.
Five-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger second baseman Lou Whitaker threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Game 4 against the Mariners.
Watch Lou Whitaker throw first pitch at ALDS Game 4
Lou Whitaker, who played 19 seasons with the Detroit Lions, threw out the first pitch ahead of Game 4 against the Mariners.
Whitaker played for the Tigers from 1977-95, his entire 19-season career, amassing an MLB resume that should make him a shoe-in Hall of Famer. But Whitaker, strangely, has not yet been inducted.
The Tigers are on the brink of elimination against the Mariners in Game 4 today. But as our Shawn Windsor writes, this isn’t the first time this Tigers team has faced this situation — not even the first time this week.
Today’s starter Casey Mize says he’s going into his Game 4 start with a fearless mindset, knowing he could be portrayed as a hero if he leads the team to victory today.
“If there’s an opportunity to … you know, save the season? That’s about as good as it gets for me, you know?” he said.
The Tigers are facing elimination down 2-1 in the ALDS to the Mariners ahead of their crucial Game 4. But there is one aspect where they could have a big edge over Seattle.
That’s in manager A.J. Hinch, who our Jeff Seidel argues is a big reason Tigers fans should still have hope this series goes to a Game 5 on Friday.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that lefty ace Tarik Skubal will not be available to pitch out of the bullpen for Game 4, but for a good reason: Skubal has been doing his “normal prep” to start Game 5.
The Tigers would have to get to a Game 5 in Seattle first, however, by winning Game 4 today at Comerica Park. Without that happening, we will have likely seen Skubal pitch for the last time this season already.
Mariners stater Bryce Miller has outstanding career numbers against the Tigers lineup, but he didn’t face them in 2025, a struggle-filled year where Miller set career-worsts in innings pitched (90⅓), ERA (5.68) and strikeouts-per-nine (7.4).
Here’s how the Tigers lineup has fared against Miller in his three-year career, which includes only two extra-base hits and not a single home run.
- RF Kerry Carpenter: 1-for-5, 2 Ks.
- 2B Gleyber Torres: 2-for-8, 2 Ks.
- DH Colt Keith: Not faced.
- LF Riley Greene: 2-for-6, 2B.
- 1B Spencer Torkelson: 2-for-5.
- 3B Zach McKinstry: 1-for-6, 2B.
- C Dillon Dingler: 0-for-3.
- CF Parker Meadows: 1-for-2.
- SS Javier Báez: 2-for-7, 2 Ks.
Tigers starter Casey Mize has faced the Seattle Mariners twice in 2025, pitching to a 6.25 ERA over 8⅔ innings. However, all of that damage came in his second start on July 12, where he gave up six earned runs in three innings at home as part of a 15-7 loss.
Here is how today’s Mariners lineup has fared against Mize in their careers.
- LF Randy Arozarena: 2-for-6, 2B, 2 Ks.
- C Cal Raleigh: 0-for-2, 2 Ks.
- CF Julio Rodríguez: 0-for-3, 2 BBs.
- 2B Jorge Polanco: 6-for-16, 2 HRs, 3 Ks.
- 1B Josh Naylor: 0-for-2
- 3B Eugenio Suárez: Not faced.
- DH Dominic Canzone: 1-for-2.
- RF Victor Robles: 1-for-3.
- SS J.P. Crawford: 2-for-8, 2B, 2 BBs.
Much like the Tigers, the Mariners are running out the same lineup they had for Game 3.
The Tigers are running out the same lineup they had for Game 3.
What channel is Tigers vs Mariners Game 4?
After the rain delay caused a channel switch for Game 3, there is no change for Game 4, with the broadcast sticking on FS1.
- First pitch: 3:08 p.m. ET.
- TV channel: FS1.
- Streaming: Fox One, Fubo.
- Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit).
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Tigers weather at Comerica Park, ALDS Game 4 vs Mariners
The forecast calls for dry and sunny but chilly conditions at Comerica Park, with temperatures in the low 60s at first pitch.
Tigers vs Mariners probable pitchers in Game 4
The Tigers-Mariners Game 4 pitching matchup is set.
- Tigers RHP Casey Mize (14-6, 3.87 ERA in the regular season) vs. Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (4-6, 5.68 ERA). Mize allowed one run in three innings in Game 2 against the Cleveland Guardians a week ago.
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Tigers vs Mariners schedule playoff series
Best-of-five series, all times Eastern.
*If necessary
- Saturday, Oct. 4, Game 1: Tigers 3, Mariners 2 (11).
- Sunday, Oct. 5, Game 2: Mariners 3, Tigers 2.
- Tuesday, Oct. 7, Game 3: Mariners 8, Tigers 4.
- Wednesday, Oct. 8, Game 4: Mariners at Tigers, 3:08 p.m. ET.
- *Friday, Oct. 10, Game 5: Tigers at Mariners, 4:40 p.m. ET on FS1 (if New York Yankees win Game 4 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday) OR 8:08 p.m. on Fox (if Blue Jays win).
Tigers vs Mariners odds, ALDS Game 4
Per BetMGM (as of Wednesday afternoon), the Tigers and Mariners have the same odds to win Game 4:
- Over/under: 8½ runs.
- Moneyline: Mariners (-110), Tigers (-110).
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