Mariners win Game 2 of the ALCS, final score of 10-3, take 2-0 lead back to Seattle in 7-game series

Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco each hit three-run home runs, Josh Naylor added a two-run shot, and the Seattle Mariners routed the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Seattle, the only major league team that has never hosted a World Series game, now returns to T-Mobile Park needing two more wins in the best-of-seven series to reach its first Fall Classic.

Game 3 is set for Wednesday in Seattle.

Toronto’s offense sputtered again, collecting only six hits — just one after the second inning — and eight total through the first two games of the series.

Star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 0-for-3 with a walk and is hitless in the series.

Rodríguez set the tone early, launching a three-run homer just three batters into the game off rookie starter Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old making only his fifth big league start.

Toronto briefly tied the game at 3-3 in the second inning on run-scoring singles from Nathan Lukes and Alejandro Kirk, but Seattle quickly took control again.

Polanco’s three-run shot off reliever Louis Varland in the fifth gave the Mariners a 6-3 lead, and they never looked back.

J.P. Crawford added an RBI single in the sixth, and Naylor — playing through pain after fouling a pitch off his right foot earlier — crushed a two-run homer in the seventh against Braydon Fisher to make it 10-3.

Polanco has been one of Seattle’s most consistent postseason hitters. Six of his first seven hits this October have driven in runs.

He was also responsible for the walk-off single that clinched Seattle’s 15-inning Division Series win over Detroit on Friday and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Both of his earlier postseason homers came off Detroit ace Tarik Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young winner.

The Mariners’ bullpen continued its dominance, combining for nine scoreless innings through two games while allowing just one hit.

Eduard Bazardo earned the win, while Carlos Vargas and Emerson Hancock each threw two shutout innings.

Yesavage, who took the loss, allowed three runs and four hits in four-plus innings.

He had set a Blue Jays postseason record by striking out 11 Yankees over 5 1/3 hitless innings in the Division Series but generated just two swings and misses on his splitter Monday — down sharply from 11 in that earlier outing.

The Blue Jays made a last-minute lineup change when outfielder Anthony Santander was scratched due to lower back soreness.

Davis Schneider replaced him in right field and went 0-for-3 with a walk.

The game took place under an open roof at Rogers Centre on a breezy, 62-degree Canadian Thanksgiving afternoon, but the sold-out crowd of 44,814 had little to cheer for as Seattle pulled away.

Mariners right-hander George Kirby is expected to face Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber in Game 3.

Kirby struck out six and allowed one run on three hits over five innings in his last start, Game 5 of the Division Series.

Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, gave up three runs (two earned) and five hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Yankees in his last postseason outing.

LIVE UPDATES

5:27 p.m. - Bottom of 9: Schneider walks. Giménez strikes out. Springer grounds into double play.

5:23 p.m. - Top of 9: Eric Lauer replaces Chris Bassitt. Tyler Heineman replaces catcher Alejandro Kirk. Miles Mastrobuoni replaces Josh Naylor. Mastrobuoni strikes out. Suárez singles. Rivas flies out. Passed ball moves Suárez to 2nd. Robles strikes out. 10-3 Mariners.

5:13 p.m. - Bottom of 8: Emerson Hancock replaces Carlos Vargas. Guerrero Jr. walks. Barger flies out. Kirk walks, runners on 1st and 2nd. Varsho flies out, Guerrero Jr. moves to 3rd. Clement lines out. 10-3 Mariners.

5:01 p.m. - Top of 8: Raleigh pops out. Rodríguez strikes out. Polanco pops out. 10-3 Mariners.

4:53 p.m. - Bottom of 7: Schneider grounds out. Giménez walks. Springer flies out. Lukes strikes out. 10-3 Mariners.

4:45 p.m. - Top of 7: Rodríguez strikes out. Polanco singles. Naylor home run!! 9-3 Mariners. Yariel Rodríguez replaces Braydon Fisher. Suárez walks. Rivas walks, runners on 1st and 2nd. Robles walks. Bases loaded. Chris Bassitt replaces Yariel Rodríguez. Crawford sacrifice fly, Suárez scores. 10-3 Mariners. Arozarena strikes out.

4:19 p.m. - Bottom of 6: Carlos Vargas replaces Eduard Bazardo. Kirk grounds out. Varsho flies out. Clement flies out. 7-3 Mariners.

4:09 p.m. - Top of 6: Mason Fluharty replaces Louis Varland. Mitch Garver replaces Canzone. Garver with a triple of the center field wall. Robles grounds out. Rivas now pinch-running for Garver. Crawford single, Rivas scores. 7-3 Mariners. Braydon Fisher replaces Mason Fluharty. Arozarena strikes out. Raleigh strikes out. 7-3 Mariners.

3:52 p.m. - Bottom of 5: Springer grounds out. Lukes singles to right field. Guerrero Jr. grounds out, Lukes moves to 2nd. Barger grounds out. 6-3 Mariners.

3:42 p.m. - Top of 5: Arozarena singles, advances to 2nd on throwing error. On the throwing error, Suárez, who was sitting on the ground near the dugout, was hit in the back with the ball. Blue Jays manager Schneider told the umpires that since Suárez was hit, the ball was out of play and Arozarena should not have been able to advance. Schneider’s appeal was denied. Raleigh intentionally walked, runners on 1st and 2nd. Louis Varland replaces Trey Yesavage. Rodríguez strikes out. Polanco home run! Mariners up 6-3. Naylor strikes out. Suárez strikes out.

3:25 p.m. - Bottom of 4: Eduard Bazardo replaces Logan Gilbert. Clement grounds out. Raleigh appeared to be hurt on the play, after landing on his left hand. He was wincing and holding his wrist. After a brief injury timeout, Raleigh has gone back behind the plate. Schneider strikes out. Giménez flies out. 3-3.

3:17 p.m. - Top of 4: Canzone grounds out. Robles lines out. Crawford flies out. 3-3.

3:09 p.m. - Bottom of 3: Barger grounds out. Kirk flies out. Varsho strikes out. 3-3.

3:01 p.m. - Top of 3: Raleigh flies out. Rodríguez walks. Polanco grounds into force out, Rodríguez out. Naylor singles, runners on 1st and 3rd. Suárez lines out. 3-3.

2:54 p.m. - Bottom of 2: Clement singles. Scheider grounds out, Clement moves to 2nd. Giménez grounds out, Clement moves to 3rd. Springer walks. Lukes singles, runners on 1st and 3rd. Clement scores. 3-3. Guerrero Jr. grounds out. 3-3.

Inconsistent calls by the umps are being talked about on X, as pitches by Gilbert are being called balls that are showing up as strikes. Example is Springers walk should have been a strike out.

2:36 p.m. - Top of 2: Robles lines out. Crawford pops out. Arozarena strikes out. 3-2 Mariners.

2:31 p.m. - Bottom of 1: Springer doubles. Lukes reaches 1st on throwing error, Springer scores. 3-1 Mariners. Guerrero Jr. grounds out. Lukes to 3rd. Barger strikes out. Kirk singles to right field, Lukes scores. 3-2 Mariners. Varsho lines out.

2:17 p.m. - Top of 1: Arozarena hit by pitch, moves to 1st. Raleigh walks. Runners on 1st and 2nd. Rodríguez home run. 3-0 Mariners! Polanco strikes out. Naylor singles. Suárez strikes out. naylor steals 2nd base. Canzone strikes out. 3-0 Mariners.

2:01 p.m. - Here’s a look behind the numbers ahead of the first pitch in Toronto.

2 p.m. - MLB has released a birds-eye view inside the Rogers Centre in Toronto.

1:55 p.m. - Big Papi and Alex Rodriguez have picked the Mariners to win tonight. ESPN has the Blue Jays at a slight edge of 50.6% to the Mariners 49.4%.

1:48 p.m. - The roof is open in Toronto.

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