Ranar 7 ga Oktoba za ta tayar da Comerica Park na Detroit lokacin da Seattle Mariners (90-72) za su ziyarci Detroit Tigers (87-75) a wani muhimmin wasan Divisional Round. Duk kungiyoyin biyu na da abin da za su nuna a wannan wasan. Seattle za ta nemi ci gaba da nasarar da suke samu a waje, kuma Detroit za ta yi fatan samun wani abu don gyara matsalolin gida.

Wannan wasan yana da dukkan abubuwan da za su iya ƙaddamar da shi inda dabarun ma'aikatan horo, da lokacin da ya dace, da kuma ɗan sa'a kaɗan za su ƙaddamar da wanda ya yi nasara. Ana sa ran ganin jifa da sanin yakamata, masu buga kwallo da dabaru na "gani-jefa, buga-kwallo", da kuma 'yan wasan fili suna shiga cikin nishadi don yin wasannin da za su iya yin ko karya sakamakon a kowane rabin kakar.

Seattle na dogara sosai ga tsarin su a wasannin postseason, kuma yayin da sauran wasannin su suka yi tsit a wasannin da suka gabata, ƙarfin su yana bayyane. Suna cikin jagorori a AL da 238 dogayen gida a lokacin kakar wasa.

Logan Gilbert (6-6, 3.44 ERA) shine tsakiyar sashen jifan Seattle. Tare da kyakkyawan yanayin yajin-yakin-da-walka da kuma iyawar da zai hana masu buga ƙwallon dama bugawa (.224 AVG), shi ne zaɓi mai hikima a kan Tigers, waɗanda galibi ke da jerin sunayen dama. Tare da 173 yajin aiki a cikin 131 2/3 innings, Gilbert ya haɗu da ikon sarrafawa da juriya, ya fi dacewa da yanayin Comerica Park.

Duk da cewa jifan na Mariners ya yi nisa kuma yana da matsalolin rauni, ya nuna irin juriya da mai tsaron gida ya kamata ya samu a lokacin postseason. Tare da zurfin, za su iya kiyaye mutane sabo da kuma jefa wasanni da yawa lokacin da suke da nasara a ƙarshen wasa. Hakan zai zama fa'ida mai kyau amma mai mahimmanci a wasan. Idan kwallon ta farka ga Mariners, za su iya sauƙin biyan kuɗin wasan ta hanyar juya sakamakon zuwa wasa mai yawan zura kwallaye da kuma cin gajiyar kura-kurai daga tsarin Tigers, wanda zai iya sa DSP ta zura kwallaye 4 a wasa ɗaya. 

Tigers na kusantar wasa na 3 da yanayin rashin daidaituwa a kwanan nan. Sun sami 3 daga cikin wasanninsu 5 na ƙarshe, amma yanayin gida ya kasance mai ban mamaki, suna rashin nasara fiye da mako guda a Comerica Park. Jack Flaherty (8–15, 4.64 ERA) zai yi jifa, wani mai jifan kwarewa wanda ya fi dogara ga kwarewa fiye da aikin. Bayanan jifan Flaherty na nuna cewa yana iya bugawa ta masu buga ƙwallon hagu kamar Julio Rodriguez da Eugenio Suarez na Seattle. 

Baya ga jifa mai ƙaranci, Tigers sun sami munanan raunuka da yawa, wanda ya rage damar su. Detroit na bukatar haɗa jifan yanayi a cikin tsarin su tare da jefa kwallo, musamman a lokutan da ya kamata. 

Fafatawar Gilbert-Flaherty tana da mahimmanci ga sakamakon. WHIP 1.03 na Gilbert, 3.44 ERA, da kuma kyakkyawan yajin-yakin-da-walka sun sa shi zama hamayya mai wahala. Ikon sa na hana kwallaye masu tashi yana da mahimmanci musamman a Comerica Park, wanda zai iya ɗauke damar dogon gida daga wasa dangane da yanayi da kuma girman fili.

Flaherty yana da kwarewa sosai da kuma sanin wasan karshe, amma ya kasance rashin daidaituwa. Yana da WHIP 1.28 kuma ya yarda da dogayen gida 23 a cikin innings 161 da ya jefa, wanda ya taimaka ga matsalolin sa na baya kuma ya baiwa Seattle damar samun dama idan sun samu nasara a yajin su. Masu amfani da jefa kwallon zai iya taimaka wa Mariners, kuma hakan zai iya taimakawa wajen kawar da fa'ida a gefensu idan sun ji kwarin gwiwa. 

Ana sa ran yanayi zai kasance mai laushi a Comerica a ranar wasa: 63°F, tare da iska mai laushi na 6-8 mph tana hurawa kadan daga tsakiyar hagu. Saboda wannan iskar da ke shigowa, nisan kwallon da ke tashi yana raguwa, don haka yana taimaka wa mai jefa kwallo, kuma yawan kwallaye da aka zura a wasan na iya raguwa. 

Kasancewar ba a sa ran ruwan sama ba, masu fara wasa za su iya ci gaba da motsi, wanda zai iya taimakawa Mariners da Gilbert wajen sarrafa wasan. Wannan yanayi zai kuma taimaka wa masu yin fare da ke yin fare kan jimillar lokacin da jefa kwallon ke da karfi kuma sarrafawa ta bayyane, wanda ke ba da damar ƙarin kusurwoyi da za a haɗa su a matsayin dabarun yin fare na MLB.

Waɗannan kididdiga sun nuna dalilin da yasa yin fare akan Mariners a cikin faɗi shine kyakkyawan zaɓi. Tare da harin Detroit yana fama a gida, haɗin jefa kwallo na Seattle da buga kwallon da ta dace zai fi yiwuwa ya ƙaddamar da sakamakon. 

Bayan wasanni 2 na wannan Divisional Round, jerin sun kasance 1-1 tsakanin Seattle da Detroit. Masu buga tsakiyar tsakiyar Mariners sun nuna juriya da kuma iyawa don samun buga da ya dace, yayin da layin Detroit ya kasa samar da goyon bayan zura kwallaye duk da cewa tsarin jefa kwallon su ya yi kyau. 

A wasa na 3, matsin lamba ya koma kan Logan Gilbert bayan an ajiye shi don wannan muhimmin fara wasa a waje. Flaherty na Detroit yayi jifa sosai a wasan Wild Card, amma ya ragu a rabi na biyu na kakar bayan ya nuna alkawari a farkon.

Yana zuwa ga wane manyan 'yan wasa za su iya isar da sakamakon ga kungiyar a lokacin da ya fi muhimmanci, musamman a lokutan karshe lokacin da jerin za su iya dogara ga 'yan buga kaɗan. 

Hanyar yin fare a gare ku: Tun da jefa kwallo zai fi yiwuwa shine mafi mahimmancin abu kuma tun da harin ya ragu, neman jefa kwallo akan Seattle da kuma duba jimillar kasa da 7.5 kwallaye zai zama mafi aminci amma mafi hikima.

Innings 1-3: Duk masu fara wasa suna nuna wane ne sarkin. Gilbert yana sarrafa yajin kuma yana samun wasu tashi da jifa. Flaherty yana baiwa Detroit damar samun yajin aiki na farko, amma ya bada wani dogon gida daga Cal Raleigh, wanda ya ba Mariners 1-0.

Innings 4-6: Tsakiyar layin Mariners ya motsa wasan tare da buga ninki biyu masu mahimmanci ta Josh Naylor da Eugenio Suarez, suna taimakawa wajen zura kwallaye. Seattle ta kara gaba da 4-1. A halin yanzu, Tigers sun sami dama bayan dama a tsakanin tare da buga kwallaye na farko daga Greene da Torres, amma sun kasa cin gajiyar su.

Innings 7-9: Jefa kwallo ta yi kyau; duk da haka, Flaherty ya nuna gajiya yayin da Mariners suka kara kwallaye na tabbaci a innings na 8. Tigers sun fara tattara kwallaye a minti na karshe tare da buga kwallaye 2 daga Torkelson da Greene. Mariners sannan suka tafi jefa kwallon su, inda suka samu damar kammalawa da babban tsarin yajin aiki. Mariners sun yi nasara da ci 5-3, don haka sun nuna amincewa ga wanda aka fi goyon baya a waje.

Rahoton raunuka ya fi dacewa ga Seattle, kamar yadda suke da zurfin zurfi a kan mound da kuma zaɓuɓɓukan fili. Duk waɗannan abubuwan za su taimaka wa kwarin gwiwa na yin fare ga wanda aka fi goyon baya a waje.

Haɗin jefa kwallo mai tasiri na Seattle, buga kwallon da ta dace, da kuma aikin da suke yi a waje yana nuna nasara mai tsafta amma cikakke. Matsalolin gida da rashin isassun masu jefa kwallo a fili suna haifar da haɗarin haɗari ga masu yin fare a kan Tigers, yayin da alaƙar ingancin Seattle ke haifar da ra'ayoyin yin fare.