Jorge Polanco powered Seattle to a 3-2 Game 2 ALDS win, belting two homers off Tarik Skubal to even the series at 1-1. The 47,371 at T-Mobile Park roared as Seattle surged within a single win of a deciding game in Detroit. Polanco’s return to health after knee surgery and a standout 2025 season—26 homers and more time in the field—drives a crucial depth edge for the Mariners, with teammates and fans riding his late-season surge.

Rodríguez and Raleigh augment the lineup as Seattle leans on Polanco’s calm, middle-of-the-zone approach. The night also rekindles history, linking Polanco to a lineage of Mariners postseason stars like Griffey Jr., Martinez and Buhner, while setting the table for a potential series clincher in Detroit.

Jorge Polanco home runs off Tarik Skubal open a 2-0 Detroit lead, but Seattle answers in the eighth. Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez deliver back-to-back doubles to push Seattle ahead 3-2, then Andrés Muñoz seals it in the ninth. The series shifts to Detroit as the Tigers look to rebound behind Jack Flaherty while the Mariners try to carry momentum from a dramatic win.

Polanco's two-run blasts off Tarik Skubal powered Seattle to a 3-2 win, knotting the ALDS at 1-1 as Julio Rodríguez added an insurance double in the late innings. Skubal's lefty dominance met a veteran's timely power, and Seattle's lineup found a path to beat him in a tight spot.

Polanco's playoff-grade performance and his unusual heroics for a Mariners club add a new chapter to franchise lore. If Seattle advances, this night could be cited as the turning point where a seasoned infielder wrote the script in October and kept Seattle's title chase alive.