#postseason-pitching

#postseason-pitching

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.

Schlittler, 24, who beat out Gil for the third rotation spot down the stretch of the regular season, struck out 12 in eight innings in the Yankees' 4-0 victory over the Red Sox in the deciding Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series. He became the first pitcher in MLB history to throw at least eight scoreless innings with at least 12 strikeouts and no walks in a postseason game.