Overview
- Seattle leads the ALCS 3-2 and can clinch its first World Series trip with a win at 8:03 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre on FS1.
- The Mariners seized control with a late rally in Game 5, featuring a Cal Raleigh tying homer and an Eugenio Suárez grand slam in the eighth.
- Projected starters are RHP Logan Gilbert for Seattle and RHP Trey Yesavage for Toronto, a rematch after Yesavage took the Game 2 loss.
- Toronto must win tonight to force a Game 7 on Monday, despite having outhit and outscored Seattle through five games.
- Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s Game 5 bullpen choices have drawn criticism, and X-rays on George Springer’s right knee were negative as the team hopes he can play.