Overview
- Seattle seized both games in Toronto and rolled 10-3 in Game 2 on multi-run homers by Julio Rodriguez, Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor.
- Game 3 in Seattle features Shane Bieber against George Kirby, with Luis Castillo slated to face Max Scherzer in Game 4.
- Toronto has not scored after the second inning in either game and its bullpen has yielded runs in relief, compounding the early-series hole.
- The Mariners can reach their first World Series by winning two of the next three at T-Mobile Park, a task historically favored for teams up 2-0 on the road.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 0-for-7 in the ALCS and acknowledged the offense must spark on the road as a sizable Blue Jays fan contingent heads to Seattle.