"Buster Olney: Toronto ace Kevin Gausman is fully rested and ready to go, and he could draw upon the work of Max Scherzer, who was effective against the Mariners in Game 4 by slowing everything down. Seattle hitters seemed to be geared up for fastballs against Scherzer, and instead, Scherzer kept dropping in off-speed pitches. And Gausman has an exceptional off-speed weapon in his split-fingered fastball."
"David Schoenfield: Keep hitting the ball hard! OK, seriously, few teams have come into Seattle -- arguably the toughest place to hit in the majors -- and dismantled the Mariners' pitching staff like the Blue Jays did in the first two games here. They hit 21 balls with an exit velocity of 100-plus mph -- with 16 of those going for hits and 11 of those 16 hits going for extra bases."
Two playoff games determine critical postseason advancement: ALCS Game 5 and NLCS Game 4. In the ALCS, the Toronto Blue Jays face the Seattle Mariners in Game 5, with Kevin Gausman fully rested and able to use his split-fingered fastball. Max Scherzer slowed Seattle earlier by mixing off-speed pitches against hitters geared for fastballs. The Blue Jays have driven the ball in Seattle with 21 balls at 100-plus mph and finished the regular season with the lowest strikeout rate. Andres Gimenez has homered twice and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 6-for-9 in Seattle. In the NLCS, the Los Angeles Dodgers can sweep the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers with a Game 4 win.
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