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ALCS Game 5 Lineups: Seattle Mariners shuffle batting order
SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners shuffled their batting order for Friday’s pivotal Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at T-Mobile Park.
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Julio Rodríguez moved from the three hole to the leadoff spot, while Randy Arozarena moved from the leadoff spot down to the No. 5 spot.
Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor each moved up one spot, with Polanco now in the three hole and Naylor batting cleanup. J.P. Crawford and Dominic Canzone swapped spots, with Crawford moving up to No. 7 and Canzone moving down to No. 8.
And for the second straight game, Leo Rivas will bat ninth and start at second base. Victor Robles is out of the lineup for the second straight game.
The changes come after the Blue Jays outscored the Mariners 21-6 in a pair of dominant victories in Games 3 and 4 to even the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Game 5 will feature a rematch of the pitching matchup from Game 1, which the Mariners won 3-1 in Toronto. Right-hander Bryce Miller will start for Seattle, while two-time All-Star right-hander Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Blue Jays.
Here’s the Mariners’ Game 5 lineup:
1. Julio Rodríguez, CF
2. Cal Raleigh, C
3. Jorge Polanco, DH
4. Josh Naylor, 1B
5. Randy Arozarena, LF
6. Eugenio Suárez, 3B
7. J.P. Crawford, SS
8. Dominic Canzone, RF
9. Leo Rivas, 2B
Back to work. Let’s get after it. #SeizeTheMoment pic.twitter.com/x0A1XiLP1y
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 17, 2025
Miller had a brilliant Game 1 start in Toronto, allowing just one run and two hits over six strong innings. He allowed a first-pitch leadoff homer to George Springer in the first inning, but yielded only one hit the rest of the way and retired 17 of the final 19 batters he faced.
The Blue Jays are rolling out the same lineup they had for their 8-2 win in Game 4. Here’s their Game 5 lineup:
1. George Springer, DH
2. Nathan Lukes, LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
4. Alejandro Kirk, C
5. Daulton Varsho, CF
6. Ernie Clement, 3B
7. Addison Barger, RF
8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 2B
9. Andrés Giménez, SS
Let’s Geaux. #WANTITALL pic.twitter.com/irGCtF2SFb
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 17, 2025
Gausman threw 5 2/3 innings in Game 1, allowing two runs on three hits. He held the Mariners scoreless through the first five innings and had retired 16 straight batters before Raleigh blasted a 420-foot solo homer in the sixth. It was also Raleigh’s fourth homer in 17 career at-bats against Gausman.
Game 5 of the ALCS is scheduled for 3:08 p.m. Friday at T-Mobile Park. Radio coverage on Seattle Sports will begin at noon with an extended pregame show. The TV broadcast will be on FS1.
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From miners, lumberjacks and seamen to the world arriving on our shores this summer, Folio Seattle will host a program Monday night, with two local soccer scribes detailing the region’s collective footy history in “Seattle’s Road to the 2026 World Cup.”
Matt Pentz, a former soccer reporter for The Seattle Times and The Athletic, is teaming with historian Frank MacDonald, executive director for Washington State Legends of Soccer and occasional Sounder at Heart contributor. The program goes from 6-8 PM at the Folio location in Pike Place Market. Donations of any amount are accepted.
Pentz and MacDonald will dive into the state’s century-plus adoration of the game and highlight what’s changed in the last generation, since Seattle failed to land matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Olympians Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Erin Ambrose have all been placed on long-term injured reserve by their PWHL clubs after sustaining injuries during the Milan Cortina Games.
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Knight, a five-time Olympian and captain of the United States team that won gold, will be out of the lineup for the Seattle Torrent indefinitely after sustaining a lower-body injury in Italy, the team announced Friday.
Knight had three goals and three assists for the U.S. at Milan Cortina including a goal in the 2-1 overtime win over Canada in the final. She has three goals and seven assists during the current PWHL season.
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“While we’re eager to be at full strength and recognize the anticipation of Hilary’s return, we’re focused on putting her and our team in the best position for a playoff push,” Torrent general manager Meghan Turner said in a statement.
Minnesota Frost captain Coyne Schofield was placed on long-term injured reserve on Friday retroactive to Feb. 19 with an upper-body injury. Coyne Schofield scored three goals for the United States during the Olympics.
“I am incredibly proud of all our Frost Olympians who demonstrated true excellence on the world stage,” general manager Melissa Caruso said in a statement. “We are fully committed to supporting Kendall throughout her recovery, and our medical team will be working diligently to help her prepare for her return to the ice.”
The moves by the Torrent and Frost came a day after the Montreal Victoire announced that Ambrose has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 19 for a lower‑body injury suffered while representing Canada in the gold medal game. Ambrose had a pair of assists at the Olympics.
The Victoire’s Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain in Italy, was listed as day-to-day with an Olympics-related injury.
Victoire general manager Daniele Sauvageau said of the team’s Olympians “we are confident that they will be back in the lineup in the near future.”
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SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
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