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The Seattle Mariners are on the brink of their first American League pennant, just one win away after a 6-2 victory against Toronto
Tarik Skubal is coming out to the mound. Fox's pregame panel of former All-Stars all picked the Mariners to win the series yesterday. But after the Tigers Game 1 victory on Saturday, their Game 2 picks are a bit more mixed today: Dontrelle Willis ...
Historically, teams that take a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven have gone on to win the series 87% of the time. Games 3-5 will be played at T-Mobile Park, where the Mariners went 51-30 this season (39-42 on the road).
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Max Scherzer turns back the clock to 2019, Mariners follow suit
The Mariners and Blue Jays entered tonight’s game at a crossroads. With the Mariners up 2-1 in the American League Championship Series, they had the opportunity to seize a 3-1 lead that would almost certainly ensure the franchise’s first ever pennant.
Seattle wins the first two league-championship games for the 1st time in franchise history. 2 wins from first World Series. Home games next.
It's a Game 1 rerun, at least on paper, as No. 5 starter Bryce Miller starts for Seattle, opposed by Toronto ace Kevin Gausman. Miller was able to break serve in a 3-1 Game 1 victory, though the Blue Jays' 29-hit eruption in Games 3 and 4 and means the Mariners' bullpen is more taxed coming in.