Toronto Blue Jays turned a late rally into a win over the Seattle Mariners, overcoming an early deficit and taking control in the sixth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Soriano anchored Toronto with a strong outing, working into the late innings and earning the win before the bullpen finished the game. Louie Varland closed the ninth for Toronto.
Cal Raleigh opened the scoring for Seattle with a homer in the second. Taylor Ward’s single later brought Josh Naylor and Cal Raleigh home. Toronto answered when George Springer’s walk brought Myles Straw and Brett Bateman across on a wild pitch by Eduard Bazardo. Brett Bateman’s single then brought Charles McAdoo home to tie the game, and Alejandro Kirk’s single scored Myles Straw to give Toronto the lead.
Seattle’s offense created an early advantage but could not add to it after the fourth. Jose Ferrer took the loss for the Mariners, while Toronto’s relief corps protected the narrow margin.
The late rally extended Toronto’s winning streak, while Seattle’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the team that found its swing after the early pressure.
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Seattle Mariners, 4-3.
- Cal Raleigh went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .169 on the season).
- Myles Straw went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored (batting .227 on the season).
- Alejandro Kirk went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .273 on the season).
- Jose Soriano allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (9-6) (3.45 ERA).
- Louie Varland allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (31) (1.18 ERA).
- Jose Ferrer allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 0.2 innings, and took the loss (4-3) (3.83 ERA).
Toronto Blue Jays improved to 67-70 (2 straight wins); Seattle Mariners fell to 64-72 (3 straight losses).