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The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> and Seattle Mariners<\/a> square off in Game 7 of the ALCS, with a spot in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> on the line. <\/strong>
Follow along below for live updates and analysis from before first pitch to the final out and trophy presentation.
Julio Rodriguez<\/strong> was in a great frame of mind before the game: "This is my first time being part of a Game 7, and they say in sports that there's no better two words than that, so I'm very excited for today."
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▶️ On the second pitch, Julio Rodriguez <\/strong>hits a line drive to the left field. He attacks the slider of Shane Bieber. <\/strong>A leadoff double for Rodriguez. | Top 1st Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0<\/strong>
▶️ We're underway with Game 7 of the ALCS. Shane Bieber <\/strong>throws a ball to Julio Rodr\u00edguez. | Top 1st Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0<\/strong>
If you are watching on Sportsnet in Canada, they are introducing Game 7 to the tune of The Rolling Stones' \u201cGimme Shelter!\u201d
Absolute chills. Moments away from first pitch of Game 7.
Here. We. GO!
Here is our Ken Rosenthal <\/em>on the Fox broadcast detailing the Seattle Mariners' pitching plans beyond George Kirby <\/strong>tonight in Game 7.
Marco Estrada, <\/strong>a former Blue Jays pitcher whose had some big moments in October, throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
We're moments away from Game 7. A special night of baseball awaits. A spot in the World Series is on the line.
Enjoy!
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Dodgers fans may also remember what happened after that relief appearance by Scherzer. The phrase \u201covercooked arm\u201d now lives on in franchise infamy.
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With word that Max Scherzer <\/strong>will be in the bullpen for tonight's Game 7, it's worth remembering his heroics against the San Francisco Giants in 2021's NLDS. There, he came out of the bullpen to secure the game's final three outs, pushing the Dodgers to an NLCS against the eventual world champion Braves.
Mariners manager Dan Wilson summed up the relief availability for both clubs in his pregame session with reporters:
💬 \u201cIn terms of the bullpen tonight, we say all hands on deck.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>
Well, yeah. It\u2019s Game 7, after all. But a quick look at the usage last night, to keep in mind after Seattle starter George Kirby<\/strong> and Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber <\/strong>leave the stage.
TORONTO<\/strong>
SEATTLE<\/strong>
So the Mariners will have a fresh closer in Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>, while the Blue Jays may be inclined to dip into their reserve of starters after Hoffman\u2019s lengthy outing last night. Both Kevin Gausman<\/strong> and Max Scherzer<\/strong> will be in the bullpen for Toronto manager John Schneider this evening.
💬 \u201cIt's not set in stone where we may use either one of them,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Schneider said. \u201cBut I think knowing that they are going to be mentally and physically ready if we do call on them is very comforting.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
Our staff slightly favored the Blue Jays entering this series, with 52 percent of staff voters picking them in our ALCS predictions<\/a> and 48 percent predicting Seattle would advance to its first World Series. (I was a 48 percenter, a Mariners believer.)
Here\u2019s what Katie Woo<\/strong> had to say ahead of this series:
📝 \u201cIt\u2019s hard to root against playoff Vladdy and the Blue Jays, given how dominant Toronto has looked, and the Mariners will again have to get crafty with their pitching. But there\u2019s something special about this once-in-a-generation Seattle team, one that could see a huge boost if Bryan Woo is deemed healthy. Give the people what they want: seven games, please.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
The people got what they wanted!
(And let it not go unmentioned that a Woo shouted out a Woo \u2014 no relation.)
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The pitching availability for tonight\u2019s game is simple: All hands on deck, unless your name is Trey Yesavage <\/strong>or Logan Gilbert<\/strong> (the Game 6 starters for the Blue Jays and Mariners, respectively).
The Mariners have, on paper, had the pitching advantage this entire series \u2014 though it hasn\u2019t always turned out that way in practice, especially in Games 3 and 4 against Seattle aces George Kirby <\/strong>and Luis Castillo<\/strong>. But Toronto\u2019s rickety bullpen could at least count on closer Jeff Hoffman<\/strong> as its anchor, as it did in yesterday\u2019s Game 6, when Hoffman threw a career-high 35 pitches to record the final six outs.
Hoffman will undoubtedly be available tonight, and will probably enter the game at some point. But how sharp will he be after having to do so much in Game 6?
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Both Julio Rodr\u00edguez <\/strong>and Cal Raleigh<\/strong> have had their moments this postseason. Seattle\u2019s two superstar hitters have combined for five home runs this series \u2014 Rodr\u00edguez in Games 2 and 3, Raleigh in Games 1, 3 and 5 \u2014 the last of which was a game-tying blast in the bottom of the eighth in Seattle that set the stage for Eugenio Su\u00e1rez\u2019s game-winning grand slam later that inning.
But neither has been consistent. Rodr\u00edguez is hitless in his last three games and is batting just .186 in October. Raleigh has just one hit in that span (see above), and grounded into a brutal bases-loaded, inning-ending double play in the third inning of Game 6 with young Toronto starter Trey Yesavage clinging to a 2-0 lead.
Rodr\u00edguez has been the face of the Mariners since his 2022 MLB debut, while Raleigh is coming off a 60-home run season that might win him American League MVP in a few weeks. But what they do tonight will go a very, very long way towards not just how their 2025 seasons are remembered, but maybe even how their Mariners careers are when all is said and done.
For years now, the Blue Jays have been trying frantically to build a reliable rotation. In December of 2021, they finally signed Kevin Gausman<\/strong> to be their ace \u2014 and he\u2019s been a source of stability atop the rotation \u2014 but the Jays have otherwise cycled through a series of middle and back-end starters to varying degrees of success.
Their most recent addition \u2014 aside from the late-season call-up of Game 6 starter Trey Yesavage<\/strong> \u2014 was a trade deadline deal for former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber<\/strong>. He\u2019s 30 years old and pitched to a 3.57 ERA in seven regular season starts after returning from Tommy John surgery. He also pitched in Game 3 of this ALCS and struck out eight in six good innings. Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> hit a two-run homer off him, but Bieber also struck out Rodr\u00edguez once, and he had punch outs of Randy Arozarena, Cal Raleigh,<\/strong> Josh Naylor<\/strong> and the entire bottom third of the Mariners lineup.
Here's the Mariners\u2019 Game 3 lineup with their career numbers against Bieber.
By most measurements, the Mariners had the better pitching staff in the regular season and certainly in the second half, but the Blue Jays have better numbers on the mound in this series. Each team has had one game that seriously inflated their ERA \u2014 Game 2 for the Blue Jays, Game 3 for the Mariners \u2014 but the difference in strikeouts is massive, and the Mariners have stranded runners at an unusually high rate (no team had better than a 76 left-on-base percentage in the regular season).
Mariners<\/strong>
Blue Jays<\/strong>
First, the offensive numbers, which show the Blue Jays significantly outslugging and outscoring the Mariners through the first six games. More than a third of the Mariners\u2019 runs came in Game 2 (a 10-3 win for Seattle) and more than a third of the Blue Jays\u2019 runs came in Game 3 (which they won 13-4). The Mariners have actually hit more home runs, but the Blue Jays just have so many more doubles.
Mariners<\/strong>
Blue Jays<\/strong>
It was George Kirby<\/strong> who started the winner-take-all Game 5 of the ALDS, and it\u2019s George Kirby starting the winner-take-all Game 7 of the ALCS. Kirby is a good starter. A former All-Star. A guy who got down-ballot Cy Young votes. A man with impeccable command. He hurled 10 innings across two starts against the Tigers, allowing just three runs while striking out 14.
But, uh, then came the Jays.
Kirby melted down in Game 3 of the ALCS. He struggled to find the zone. He missed spots. He served up three home runs. So, the Jays are not afraid of seeing Kirby come back in Game 7. They already rattled him once this series.
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Last time the Mariners played a must-win game, it was starter George Kirby<\/strong> who got the ball, and the 27-year-old delivered six strikeouts through five strong innings in Game 5 of the ALDS.
Ten days later, Kirby will get the ball again in tonight\u2019s win-or-go-home Game 7.
Kirby struggled in the third game of this series. He was rocked for eight runs in four-plus innings, getting through the first two scoreless before the Blue Jays unloaded in the third and simply didn\u2019t stop. Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez, George Springer <\/strong>and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> took Kirby deep in that game, and George Springer <\/strong>had a big two-run double. Kirby had not faced the Blue Jays in the regular season, so Game 3 was the first look at him for some Blue Jays hitters.
This is the Blue Jays\u2019 Game 3 lineup \u2014 plus Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who\u2019s lately been playing ahead of Anthony Santander \u2014 along with their career regular-season stats against Kirby.
The Game 7 starters are Shane Bieber<\/strong> for the Toronto Blue Jays and George Kirby<\/strong> for the Mariners. It is a repeat of Game 3, where the Blue Jays won 13-4 over the Mariners.
Bieber went six innings giving up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts. Kirby was yanked after four innings giving up eight runs on eight hits.
How did the last three teams, down 3-2, do in Game 7 after winning Game 6?
Those three all won Games 6 and 7 on the road. The Blue Jays are playing Game 7 at home.<\/p>\n

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