Mariners lead Blue Jays 1-0 ahead of ALCS Game 2
Seattle Mariners (90-72, first in the AL West during the regular season) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (94-68, first in the AL East during the regular season)
Toronto; Monday, 5:03 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (6-6, 3.44 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 173 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (1-0, 3.21 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -164, Mariners +138; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners play in Game 2 of the ALCS. The Mariners lead the series 1-0.
Toronto has a 54-27 record at home and a 94-68 record overall. The Blue Jays have the best team batting average in MLB play at .265.
Seattle is 90-72 overall and 39-42 in road games. Mariners hitters have a collective .420 slugging percentage to rank 10th in MLB.
The teams play Monday for the eighth time this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 4-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Cal Raleigh has 60 home runs, 97 walks and 125 RBIs while hitting .247 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 12 for 40 with four doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .275 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Mariners: 5-5, .215 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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