TORONTO — Cal Raleigh homered, Jorge Polanco drove within the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday evening as they returned to the American League Championship Collection for the primary time in 24 years.
Toronto’s George Springer homered on Sport 1’s first pitch from Bryce Miller, who then escaped a two-on jam in a 27-pitch first inning. Anthony Santander singled within the second for Toronto’s solely different hit, and Seattle pitchers retired 23 of the Blue Jays’ ultimate 24 batters as Miller, Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andrés Muñoz mixed to throw simply 100 pitches.
Raleigh, who led the most important leagues with 60 homers, tied the rating within the sixth together with his ninth homer in 14 video games at Rogers Centre. Kevin Gausman had held batters to 0-for-16 on splitters within the postseason earlier than the homer by Raleigh.
Polanco hit a go-ahead single later within the inning and added an RBI single within the eighth.
“We’re a troublesome crew, you realize, one by way of 9,” Raleigh stated. “Pitchers got here out at present, actually, actually impressed us. They did superior. Particularly quick relaxation and what number of pitches they threw the opposite day.”
AL West champion Seattle traveled to AL East winner Toronto on Saturday after a 3-2 residence victory over the Tigers to win the Division Collection within the longest winner-take-all sport in Main League Baseball historical past.
Seattle, the one MLB crew to by no means host a World Collection sport, held Toronto to 2 hits after the Blue Jays had 50 hits and 34 runs of their four-game Division Collection in opposition to the New York Yankees.
Miller, the winner, struck out three and walked three in six innings, throwing 72 pitches. The three relievers every had 1-2-3 innings, with Muñoz getting the save.
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 9 for 17 with three homers and 9 RBIs in opposition to the Yankees however completed 0 for 4 Sunday with three groundouts.
“That is going to be a hard-fought collection, man,” Toronto supervisor John Schneider stated. “These guys will likely be prepared for it.”
Springer’s twenty first postseason residence run broke a tie with the Yankees’ Derek Jeter, transferring him into sole possession of fifth place on the profession checklist.
Raleigh’s homer was his fourth in 15 at-bats in opposition to Gausman, who took the loss.
Polanco, who had the game-ending single Friday, singled in opposition to Brendon Little to drive in Julio Rodríguez, who was walked by Gausman.
Polanco added one other RBI single in opposition to Seranthony Domínguez.
Eugenio Suárez doubled of the highest of the right-field wall within the seventh in opposition to Louis Varland. The 395-foot drive would have been a homer in 15 of 30 massive league ballparks, together with Seattle.
Toronto outfielder Nathan Lukes left within the fourth inning. Lukes bruised his proper knee when he fouled a pitch off it within the first inning.