"Cal Raleigh homered, Jorge Polanco drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday night as they returned to the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years. George Springer homered on the first pitch from Bryce Miller, who then escaped a two-on jam in a 27-pitch first inning. Anthony Santander singled in the second for Toronto's only other hit, and Seattle pitchers retired 23 of the Blue Jays' final 24 batters."
"Miller, Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andres Munoz combined to throw just 100 pitches less than 48 hours after the Mariners needed 209 pitches to outlast Detroit over 15 innings. Raleigh, who led the major leagues with 60 homers, tied the score in the sixth with his ninth homer in 14 games at Rogers Centre. Kevin Gausman had held batters to 0 for 16 on splitters in the postseason before the homer by Raleigh."
"Polanco hit a go-ahead single later in the inning and added an RBI single in the eighth. We're a tough team, you know, one through nine, Raleigh said. Pitchers came out today, really, really impressed us. They did awesome. Especially short rest and how many pitches they threw the other day. AL West champion Seattle traveled to AL East winner Toronto on Saturday after a 3-2 home victory over the Tigers to win the Division Series in the longest winner-take-all game in Major League Baseball history."
The Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 to reach the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years. George Springer opened with a leadoff homer, while Cal Raleigh tied the game in the sixth and Jorge Polanco delivered the go-ahead RBI and added another run in the eighth. Bryce Miller worked six innings with three strikeouts and three walks, and relievers Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andres Munoz combined for three flawless innings. Seattle pitchers retired 23 of Toronto's final 24 batters, limiting the Blue Jays to two hits.
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