By ANDREW DESTIN
SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh’s tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and a 3-2 lead within the American League Championship Sequence.
Suárez additionally homered within the second inning for Seattle’s first run. The Mariners turned the primary residence crew to win within the sequence and moved inside a victory of the primary World Sequence journey for a franchise that began play in 1977.
Recreation 6 is at Toronto on Sunday night time.
“For our fans, they’ve waiting a long time for this moment and we’re here to give it to them. We’re here to fight for a World Series,” Suárez stated.
Raleigh, a switch-hitting catcher who led the key leagues with 60 residence runs throughout the common season, was hitting right-handed for the primary time within the sequence when he led off the eighth by pulling a 2-0 changeup from loser Brendon Little.
The 348-foot drive rose 155 ft above the sphere on a excessive arc and had a 6.7-second grasp time earlier than it dropped over the left subject wall 348 ft from the plate. Raleigh’s fourth homer of the postseason tied the rating 2-2.
Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor walked, and Seranthony Domínguez relieved and hit Randy Arozarena with a pitch.
Suárez fouled off a 2-2 fastball, then hit an opposite-field drive to proper, and the ball landed a number of rows into the seats for his fourth slam this season.
“Obviously, this is the biggest home run of my career,” Suárez stated.
Suárez, who had put Seattle forward within the second towards Kevin Gausman, entered the sport in a 6-for-50 stoop. He was acquired from Arizona on the commerce deadline, completed the common season with 49 homers and has three within the playoffs.
“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” Suárez stated. “It’s been a while (since) I’ve had a game like this today. It was awesome being to hit that grand slam there to give the win to my team, to the fans. They’ve been here supporting us all year long.”
Seattle’s Bryce Miller was pitching shutout ball when he was eliminated after permitting Addison Barger’s leadoff single within the fifth, and George Springer hit an RBI double off Matt Brash.
Springer left within the seventh when he was hit on the suitable kneecap by a 95.6 mph sinker from former Alameda Excessive star Bryan Woo.
“He’s got a right knee contusion. He had X-rays, which were negative, which is a good thing.,” Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider stated. “George is about as tough as they come. I think he’ll have to really, really be hurting to not be in the lineup on Sunday.”
Pitching for the primary time since Sept. 19 after recovering from pectoral tightness, Woo allowed Ernie Clement’s go-ahead single within the sixth.
Toronto wasted many probabilities, going 2 for 11 with runners in scoring place.
Up subsequent
Rookie RHP Trey Yesavage, who began Recreation 2 of each the AL Division Sequence, will begin for the Blue Jays in Recreation 6. The Mariners scored 5 runs off the 22-year-old on Monday.
Initially Printed: October 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM PDT
