Mariners rout Blue Jays, take 2-0 ALCS lead
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What began seven months ago as a dream for 30 teams has now been whittled down to a tangible reality for Major League Baseball's final four candidates for the 2025 World Series.
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Alas, the ball was never caught, as it grazed the wall between Frelick bobbles, making it a force play at home. And somehow, the Brewers made 8-6-2 from about 400 feet away a reality, Hernández sliding in just late as William Contreras recognized the situation and stretched like a first baseman to ensure the out.
Sunday's win saw the Mariners rally from a 1-0 deficit then hold off Blue Jays batters for a taut, 3-1 win. There was no such drama on Monday. At least not in the later innings. Seattle opened the scoring with a three-run home by Julio Rodríguez. Two home runs later in the seventh inning, the game was well out of reach of the home team.
With only four MLB franchises still standing in the race for the 2025 World Series title, it's effectively offseason time for most of the baseball world.
The last time a team fell down 2-0 at home in a seven-game series and came back to win was 2 1/2 years before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was born. That was in the 1996 World Series, when the Yankees recovered to beat the Braves.
Toronto is a -163 favorite (risk $163 to win $100) on the money line in Game 1, while Seattle is the +136 underdog in the latest Blue Jays vs. Mariners odds. The over/under for total runs is 8.5. Before making any Mariners vs.
Alfonso Márquez is working his seventh League Championship Series, serving as a crew chief along with James Hoye.
It took 15 innings, but for the first time in 25 years, the Seattle Mariners are headed to the American League Championship Series after a 3-2 Game 5 win over the Detroit Tigers in Friday's AL Division Series.
Before Game 1 kicks off, your CBS Sports MLB experts are here to predict how the best-of-seven series will go. Bet the MLB playoffs at DraftKings Sportsbook, where new users get $200 in bonus bets with a winning $5 wager: Below are picks from our MLB writers for the American League Championship Series,