Polanco hits winning single in the 15th inning as the Mariners beat the Tigers to advance to ALCS

The Seattle Mariners outlasted the Detroit Tigers in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.

Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.

With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco drove in J.P. Crawford with a liner to right on a full-count changeup from Tommy Kahnle. Crawford held his arms in the air as he touched home plate while the Mariners poured out of the dugout to celebrate in front of a frenzied crowd of 47,025.

Crawford hit a leadoff single, Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch and Julio Rodríguez was intentionally walked before Polanco's big swing on the 472nd pitch of an epic Game 5 that clocked in at 4 hours, 58 minutes.

It was the third one-run game — all with a 3-2 score — in a tightly contested AL Division Series.

"I know we played a long game, but this team never gave up," Polanco said. "I know there is a lot of emotion, but we are always trying to keep it simple. I'm just trying to go out there and play and trying to get the win."