"The Toronto Blue Jays are ready to face the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series after the latter outlasted the Detroit Tigers in a 15-inning contest. Both teams are vying to end their World Series droughts. Toronto is hoping to reach its first Fall Classic since 1993, while Seattle aims to make its first World Series appearance in franchise history."
"Toronto and Seattle had their matchups early in the season back in April and May. Their first series, from April 18 to 20 in Toronto, was trouble for the Blue Jays. The Mariners took two out of three, scoring 17 runs en route to the series win. Then, from May 9 to 11, the Blue Jays visited their second "home" stadium, T-Mobile Park in Seattle, and had a much better outing."
"In the April Series, the Blue Jays' bats were relatively quiet in terms of power. The bats were 19-for-73, which resulted in a batting average of .260, a slugging of .301, and an OPS of .618. With just three doubles as their extra base hits, 20 left on base, and a total of 10 runs, Toronto couldn't get the job done against Seattle."
Toronto and Seattle will play the American League Championship Series in Toronto after Seattle advanced in a 15-inning win over Detroit. Both franchises seek to end long World Series droughts: Toronto's last appearance came in 1993 while Seattle has never reached the Fall Classic. Toronto won the regular-season series 4-2, dropping two of three in an April Toronto series where Seattle scored 17 runs, then sweeping in May at T-Mobile Park. Toronto's April offense went 19-for-73 (.260) with a .301 slugging and .618 OPS, producing three doubles, 20 left on base and 10 total runs.
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