Mariners Defeat Blue Jays To Take a 3-2 Lead in ALCS
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The Seattle Mariners regained a 3-2 lead of the ALCS after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 in Game 5. Eugenio Suarez hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to lift the Mariners to victory.
The Mariners broke a 25-year drought after beating the Blue Jays 6-2 at home in Game 5 of the ALCS on Friday night.
With the bases loaded, Eugenio Suárez's grand slam in the eighth sealed it for the Seattle Mariners, lifting them to a 6-2 win Friday and a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.
Homers by Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suárez on Friday were the biggest set of swings Seattle has seen, because now the Mariners are one win from the World Series.
Game 5 started hot. A trend continues where in every game, there has been a run scored by the end of the second inning.
Toronto’s George Springer left Game 5 of the AL Championship Series after he was hit by the right kneecap on a 95.6 sinker from Seattle’s Bryan Woo.
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer exited Game 5 of the American League Championship Series after being hit in the right knee by a 95.6 mph sinker from Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo.