{"id":10064,"date":"2025-10-13T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10064"},"modified":"2025-10-16T06:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:30:01","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-lose-to-seattle-mariners-3-1-in-2025-american-league-championship-series-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-blue-jays-lose-to-seattle-mariners-3-1-in-2025-american-league-championship-series-opener","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Lose to Mariners 3\u20131 in ALCS Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/george-springer-hits-21st-postseason-homer-in-defeat-to-seattle-mariners-during-game1-of-2025-american-league-championship-series.jpg\" alt=\"George Springer hits 21st postseason homer in defeat to Seattle Mariners during Game1 of 2025 American League Championship Series\" class=\"wp-image-10065\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays Lose to Seattle Mariners 3\u20131 in 2025 American League Championship Series Opener\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 1 of ALCS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George Springer hit a leadoff homer, but Toronto\u2019s bats went cold after that.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco powered Seattle\u2019s comeback with key hits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George Springer<\/strong> gave the Toronto Blue Jays the start they were hoping for in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/baseball\/odds\">American League Championship Series<\/a> on Sunday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that was about as good as it got. His leadoff home run off Bryce Miller which was his <strong>21st postseason homer <\/strong>was the team\u2019s only real highlight in a 3\u20131 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-a-lot-of-battled-ball-luck\">Not a Lot of \u201cBattled Ball Luck\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manager <strong>John Schneider<\/strong> commented,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought we took some good swings and hit some balls at people a little bit. (We) didn&#8217;t have a whole lot of batted ball luck, if you want to call it that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Springer\u2019s first-pitch homer electrified the sellout crowd of 44,474, who came ready for more after Toronto averaged 8.5 runs per game against the Yankees in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-blue-jays-fans-stay-hopeful-after-tough-9-6-loss-to-new-york-yankees\">division series<\/a>. However, the bats went quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HERE WE GO! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SPRINGERDINGER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SPRINGERDINGER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzjIIhAs5G\">pic.twitter.com\/yzjIIhAs5G<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1977529161800393121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nathan Lukes followed Springer with a 12-pitch walk<\/strong>, giving fans hope for a big inning, yet Miller, pitching on short rest, escaped and quickly found his rhythm. Toronto managed just one more hit all night, namely, an Anthony Santander single in the second inning, as its six-game home winning streak came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"david-schneider-its-a-tough-team\">David Schneider: \u201cIt\u2019s a Tough Team\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cal Raleigh tied the game with a solo shot in the sixth, and Jorge Polanco added two RBI singles to push Seattle ahead. &#8220;<em>It\u2019s a tough team and they were the second-best team in the AL for a reason<\/em>&#8221; said outfielder Davis Schneider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinGausman\">Kevin Gausman<\/a><\/strong> gave the Blue Jays a strong start, retiring 15 straight batters before Raleigh\u2019s blast. He exited after a two-out walk to Julio Rodr\u00edguez in the sixth, and reliever Brendon Little surrendered the go-ahead single to Polanco. The Mariners added another run in the eighth when Polanco drove in Randy Arozarena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gausman commented<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had the game right there, This one&#8217;s on me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andres Mu\u00f1oz worked a clean ninth to secure the save. In contrast to the usual postgame noise and music, the Toronto clubhouse was unusually subdued afterward. Players spoke quietly, and the sounds of cleats being cleaned and showers running filled the silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mariners had every reason to be tired after arriving in Toronto late Saturday night following a 15-inning Game 5 win in Detroit, but they didn\u2019t show it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seattle manager <strong>Dan Wilson<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think we&#8217;ve talked about just how resilient these guys are, and tonight was one of those instances again. Great job all around.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game 2 was set for Monday, with <strong>rookie Trey Yesavage starting for Toronto<\/strong> and Logan Gilbert taking the mound for Seattle. 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