TORONTO – Julio Rodriguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers and Canadian Josh Naylor added a two-run shot to energy the Seattle Mariners to a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Recreation 2 of the American League Championship Sequence on Monday.
Rodriguez went deep off starter Trey Yesavage within the first inning. The Blue Jays answered with two runs within the backside half and pulled even within the second.
Polanco restored Seattle’s lead with a homer within the fifth inning and Naylor, from Mississauga, Ont., helped flip the sport right into a rout within the seventh.
The Mariners, who earned a 3-1 win within the best-of-seven collection opener, will host Recreation 3 on Wednesday night time at T-Cellular Park.
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Yesavage labored four-plus innings whereas Gilbert lasted three frames after working in reduction on Friday in Seattle’s Recreation 5 division collection win.
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Blue Jays right-fielder Nathan Lukes, who bought the beginning after being pulled in Recreation 1 because of a bruised knee, had three hits and scored a run.
Left-fielder Anthony Santander was a late scratch because of decrease again tightness. He was changed by Davis Schneider.
Seattle will host Recreation 4 on Thursday. If a fifth sport is important, it is going to be performed Friday at T-Cellular Park.
The Mariners, who’re making their first ALCS look since 2001, have by no means reached the World Sequence. Toronto final received the Fall Basic in 1993.
TAKEAWAYS
Blue Jays: Toronto’s offence confirmed extra life after a two-hit exhibiting in Recreation 1, however the Blue Jays managed only one hit in opposition to Seattle’s relievers.
Mariners: A lot for the fatigue storyline. The Mariners have been in high kind over two video games regardless of arriving in Toronto late Saturday after needing 15 innings to shut out Detroit in Recreation 5 on Friday night time.
KEY MOMENT
With Randy Arozarena and Cal Raleigh aboard, Rodriguez silenced the sellout crowd of 44,814 to stake Seattle to an early lead.
KEY STAT
The Blue Jays fell to 0-4 in all-time head-to-head playoff matchups in opposition to the Mariners. Seattle swept Toronto within the wild-card spherical in 2022.
COMING UP
Proper-hander Shane Bieber (0-0, 6.75 earned-run common) was tabbed to begin Recreation 3 in opposition to Seattle’s George Kirby (0-0, 2.70).
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 13, 2025.
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