The Toronto Blue Jays restored their home field advantage on Sunday night, posting a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners, a victory that expanded this year’s ALCS to seven games.
For the Blue Jays, the recipe was simple on Sunday. Get a solid start from rookie Trey Yesavage and combine it with timely hitting and defense to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday night.
Yesavage struckout seven in 5.2 innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs. The 22-year-old righthander struckout the batter in the second inning.
While Yesavage impressed on the mound, he was supported by Addison Barger, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Among his hits was an RBI single to open the scoring in the second inning, followed by a two-run homer in the third.
Game 7 is scheduled for Toronto on Monday night, with first pitch at 8:08 PM Eastern Time. If Seattle wins, the Mariners will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in Southern California on Friday night for World Series Game 1. If Toronto wins, the Dodgers will travel north of the border for World Series Game 1 on Friday.
So what did we see and learn in ALCS Game 6?
Seattle’s starters remain a problem
Through the first four games of the ALCS, the Mariners rotation had posted an ERA of 8.04. That dropped below 7.00 thanks to Bryce Miller’s lone run over 4.0 innings in Game 5.
Seattle starter Logan Gilbert allowed five hits and two earned runs in 3.0 innings in a Game 2 start, getting out of foul trouble as Seattle posted a 10-3 victory in Toronto. On Sunday, Gilbert couldn’t avoid the big blow, as the Blue Jays tagged him for five runs (four earned) and seven hits in 4.0 innings. Included in those seven hits were a pair of home runs and a triple, with Vladimir Guerrero’s fifth-inning home run ending Gilbert’s night.
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