The Seattle Mariners took a 2-0 ALCS lead after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Monday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Seattle’s Jorge Polanco hit a three-run homer off Louis Varland in the fifth inning, with Julio Rodríguez also belting a three-run homer and Josh Naylor adding a two-run drive to help bring the Mariners to victory. Their commanding 2-0 series lead now puts the franchise just two wins away from its first World Series appearance.
Game 3 of the American League Championship Series will take place Wednesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle with Toronto’s Shane Bieber and Seattle’s George Kirby scheduled as the starting pitchers.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 in Game 1 of the NLCS at American Family Field.
Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell dominated for the Dodgers, pitching 8 innings with 10 strike outs, and giving up just one hit (becoming the first pitcher in post season history to strike out at least 10 batters and give up one hit without a walk in eight innings).
The Dodgers now hold a 1-0 lead in the series; Game 2 will be Tuesday in Milwaukee.
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