The Toronto Blue Jays continued their run after losing Game 1 of Friday’s Wild Card Series to Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners.
And it all came crashing down when the Mariners fought back from seven runs down to stun the Blue Jays and swept the series to advance to the American League Division Series.
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Losing 8–1, Seattle loaded the bases on Kevin Gausman’s sixth hit. After a strikeout and an infield fly, he was taken to a standing ovation, but Tim Mayza’s first pitch was a wild pitch and he scored. In the third, Carlos Santana’s three-run home run made it 8-5.
The Jays added a run in the 7th, but in the 8th, Ms suddenly hit a tie-breaking run with no outs. Romano allowed a single to load the bases for Santana. , cleared the bases and tied the game at 9.
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Cal Rowley, who sent the Mariners to the postseason with a walk-off home run after the Blue Jays failed to run in from third base, doubled with one out in the top of the ninth. Adam Fraser edged him in with his own double to give the Mariners a 10-9 lead.
The Jays got the win after a one-out walk to Matt Chapman, but George Kirby retired the next two batters to end the series.
Teoscar Hernandez twice off AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, who won the award as Blue Jay. Going 4-1 in the fifth, Seattle’s Paul Sewald loaded the bases (he deliberately walked Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.), but a ball passed in the crossup scored a run. did. After walking Alejandro Kirk, he pitched to Hernandez for another run as boos poured in at the Rodgers Center. Sewald then allowed a sack fly to Chapman and Danny Jansen hit an RBI double.
The Jays thought they were safe, but as Yogi Berra once said, it’s not over until it’s over.
Both American League Division Series are set to face the New York Yankees after the Cleveland Guardians won Saturday’s 15th inning.
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The Mariners are 7-12 against the Astros this year, but haven’t played since July 31st. Houston has won his 6 of his last 7 games.