A one-inning burst set the tone at Rogers Centre, where the Toronto Blue Jays pulled away from the Seattle Mariners after the game was tied in the first. Toronto’s offense kept adding to the lead, and the Mariners never found another answer.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan Cease anchored Toronto with a sharp performance, limiting Seattle to one earned run while striking out eight. His work gave the Blue Jays’ offense room to build steadily after the opening exchange.
Dominic Canzone opened the scoring with a homer for Seattle, but Vladimir Guerrero tied the game with a double that brought Brett Bateman home. Kazuma Okamoto then put Toronto ahead on a sacrifice fly that scored Vladimir Guerrero. Andrés Giménez followed with a single that brought George Springer across.
Toronto continued to apply pressure later, with Nathan Lukes and George Springer homering in the fifth, followed by Okamoto’s homer in the sixth. Myles Straw’s single brought Nathan Lukes home in the seventh, and Okamoto’s single scored George Springer as the lead expanded. Emerson Hancock took the loss after Seattle’s early advantage disappeared.
The Blue Jays extended their winning streak, while the Mariners absorbed another defeat. Toronto’s one-inning burst became the game’s defining turn, and Cease made sure Seattle could not reopen it.
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Seattle Mariners, 8-1.
- Kazuma Okamoto went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .231 on the season).
- George Springer went 4-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored (batting .251 on the season).
- Dominic Canzone went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .259 on the season).
- Dylan Cease allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (9-5) (2.33 ERA).
- Emerson Hancock allowed 5 runs on 8 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (7-8) (3.57 ERA).
Toronto Blue Jays improved to 66-70; Seattle Mariners fell to 64-71 (2 straight losses).