
The Seattle Mariners came again from a 7-operate deficit and beat Toronto 10-9 in a wild Activity 2 on Saturday to remove the Blue Jays from the article-time.

Cal Raleigh doubled off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano in the ninth inning and scored the go-forward operate when Adam Frazier lashed a two-out double into the right-field corner.

George Kirby earned the help save as Seattle concluded a sweep of the finest-of-3 wild-card sequence in entrance of a stunned sellout crowd at Rogers Centre.

Teoscar Hernandez strike two homers to support electrical power the Blue Jays to an 8-1 guide just after 5 innings. But Carlos Santana hit a three-operate shot in the Mariners’ four-run sixth and Seattle pulled even with four far more operates in the eighth inning.

It was the 2nd time in 3 a long time that Toronto has unsuccessful to gain a activity in the wild-card round. The Blue Jays had been swept by Tampa Bay in 2020 and missed the publish-season very last 12 months.

The Mariners and Houston Astros will open up the finest-of-5 American League Division Series on Tuesday. The Blue Jays had been still left to clean out their lockers after a shocking collapse and yet another October disappointment.

Raleigh scored three runs and experienced a few of Seattle’s 13 hits. Danny Jansen experienced 3 hits and drove in two operates for the Blue Jays although Santiago Espinal and Alejandro Kirk extra two hits apiece.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman turned in a respectable start off that lasted 5 2/3 innings. Former Blue Jays still left-hander Robbie Ray lasted 3-in addition frames in his first start in Toronto due to the fact signing with Seattle in the off-time.

Gausman left his final standard-period commence just after three innings with a slash on the middle finger of his throwing hand. He showed no sick consequences in the late-afternoon begin and was in whole handle in the early going.

He received some defensive aid from Bo Bichette, who created a stellar catch in the second inning that set a cost into the group of 47,156.

The shortstop timed a leap completely to snag a liner from Frazier and Gausman followed with two strikeouts. The spark carried more than into the bottom 50 percent of the body.

Kirk led off with a double and Hernandez introduced a rainbow blast for his initial career playoff homer.

Ray inked a prolonged-expression deal with the Mariners soon after profitable the AL Cy Young Award past yr with Toronto. He was booed just before the sport and admirers derisively chanted his 1st title at instances.

He gave up a further leadoff double in the third as Espinal stroked a pitch into the still left-subject corner. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., scorched a one up the center to make it 3-.

Hernandez belted a first-pitch fastball around the wall in the fourth inning to end Ray’s working day. The veteran southpaw gave up 6 hits and four acquired operates with 4 strikeouts.

Gausman, meanwhile, set down 10 Mariners in purchase ahead of giving up a leadoff one to Frazier in the fifth.

Santana adopted with a double that bounced off the prime of the wall in centre industry and stayed in the park. Frazier went to 3rd and scored on a Jarred Kelenic sacrifice fly.

The Blue Jays pulled absent with four operates in the base fifty percent. Toronto loaded the bases on an Espinal single, Bichette double and intentional stroll to Guerrero.

All a few gamers would score — on a passed ball, strike batsman and sacrifice fly, respectively — before Jansen drove in Kirk with a double to make it 8-1.

Reliever Diego Castillo took above from Paul Sewald and hit Whit Merrifield in the head with his first pitch. Merrifield was examined by a coach and took to start with foundation but was afterwards changed in still left industry by Raimel Tapia.

The Mariners loaded the bases in the sixth but Gausman responded by getting a strikeout and pop fly. Schneider turned to the bullpen and Gausman acquired a standing ovation as he walked to the dugout.

Remaining-hander Tim Mayza arrived on and gave up a operate on a wild pitch. Santana introduced house the other runners with his to start with homer of the playoffs.

Jansen stroked an RBI one in the seventh inning to pad Toronto’s lead. Seattle scored a operate off Anthony Bass in the eighth and put two runners on with no person out.

Romano, from Markham, Ont., arrived on and gave up a one to Frazier that loaded the bases. The Toronto closer fanned Santana and Dylan Moore in advance of J.P. Crawford lifted a blooper that landed in shallow centre industry.

Bichette and outfielder George Springer collided as the two gamers manufactured diving attempts to catch the ball. Springer was shaken up on the enjoy and was taken off the discipline on a golfing cart although Bichette stayed in the recreation.

Jackie Bradley Jr., changed Springer in centre area. Bichette achieved 3rd foundation in the bottom of the eighth but was still left stranded on a Kirk groundout.

Matt Chapman attained on a a single-out wander in the ninth but Kirby struck out Jansen and bought Tapia on a fly out to end a sport that lasted 4 hrs 13 minutes.

Espinal, who skipped two weeks with an oblique harm, received the begin at second base. Jansen was driving the plate when Kirk moved to designated hitter.

Gausman authorized 5 hits, 4 gained runs and a stroll. He experienced 7 strikeouts.

Seattle blanked Toronto 4- in the sequence opener on Friday in the Blue Jays’ first dwelling playoff video game considering the fact that 2016.

The Blue Jays gained 92 games in the frequent period — two a lot more than Seattle — and secured the best wild-card seed with a several games remaining in the year. That authorized the Blue Jays to rest some main gamers and line up their starters on typical relaxation.

But it did not pay back off versus the Mariners, who travelled across the continent and weren’t intimidated by the boisterous Toronto crowds.

Toronto has not received a playoff sequence due to the fact 2016 when the Blue Jays attained the AL Championship Series for the next straight 12 months. The Blue Jays previous gained the Earth Sequence in 1993.

Seattle finished a 21-yr playoff drought this time. This was for the 1st time the 1977 growth cousins have performed just about every other in the article-period.
