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In Seattle’s first ALCS game there since 2001, the Mariners struck first on a Julio Rodríguez two-run homer, but Toronto’s bats roared awake. Ernie Clement doubled, Andrés Giménez tied it with a two-run shot, then a spiked pitch and Daulton Varsho’s wall-scorching double put the Blue Jays up 5-2. George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added center-field homers as the lead swelled to 8-2 and win expectancy neared 96%. Shane Bieber settled in, retiring 11 of 12, while Seattle turned to lower-leverage arms as Game 3 slipped away.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.