Alas, the ball was never caught, as it grazed the wall between Frelick bobbles, making it a force play at home. And somehow, the Brewers made 8-6-2 from about 400 feet away a reality, Hernández sliding in just late as William Contreras recognized the situation and stretched like a first baseman to ensure the out.

The Mariners were supposed to be the team dragging through this American League Championship Series, forced to grind out an extra-inning epic just for the privilege of flying across the country and taking on a well-rested Blue Jays powerhouse.

Sunday's win saw the Mariners rally from a 1-0 deficit then hold off Blue Jays batters for a taut, 3-1 win. There was no such drama on Monday. At least not in the later innings. Seattle opened the scoring with a three-run home by Julio Rodríguez. Two home runs later in the seventh inning, the game was well out of reach of the home team.

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Toronto is a -163 favorite (risk $163 to win $100) on the money line in Game 1, while Seattle is the +136 underdog in the latest Blue Jays vs. Mariners odds. The over/under for total runs is 8.5. Before making any Mariners vs.

Julio Rodriguez and the Mariners are about to light up the Pacific Northwest with the 2025 ALCS heading to T-Mobile Park for Game 3.