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Instant Reaction: Seattle Mariners roll in ALCS Game 2 win
The Seattle Mariners aren’t slowing down.
Three days after their marathon 15-inning win in Game 5 of the ALDS to join the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, they’re up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series. And both wins, including Monday’s 10-3 victory, came at Toronto’s Rogers Centre.
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The Mariners have now played four games all-time in the postseason at Toronto, and they haven’t lost any of them.
Fresh off of Monday’s win, here’s what a pair of Seattle Sports voices have to say about what the Mariners have done over the past two days.
Stacy Rost – Bump and Stacy (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays)
After heaping praise on the pitching staff, particularly Bryce Miller’s splendid Game 1 ALCS performance, I wondered whether the Seattle Mariners’ bats could heat up.
A win was certainly good enough on its own, but could the Mariners push through yet another series — especially against a team that outhomered the Yankees in the ALDS — with quite the same formula?
The formula in question: just one of their ALDS games against the Detroit Tigers saw them net more than three runs (eight in Game 3), which ended up being just fine because Seattle’s pitching was lights out.
In a conversation with M’s broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith on Monday’s Bump and Stacy, Goldy joked that he doubted three runs a game would be enough to get it done against the Blue Jays. He was right, and when Logan Gilbert struggled to locate his slider early in this one, it was clear the Mariners would have to keep adding. I certainly didn’t expect them to add on another seven runs, though.
Let’s talk about how they did it! The Mariners scored eight of those runs on the long ball: three-run home runs from Jorge Polanco and Julio Rodriguez, and a two-run shot from Josh Naylor. The other two runs were both batted in by J.P. Crawford in two separate plate appearances. Fitting for a team that was third in home runs in the regular season.
Watch: Mariners grab early ALCS Game 2 lead on Julio’s 3-run HR
Per OptaSTATS, Polanco’s go-ahead three-run homer made him the first player in MLB history to have a go-ahead run in the fifth inning or later of three consecutive postseason games. And from MLB’s Sarah Langs, Polanco’s game now ties him with Ken Griffey Jr. for the most go-ahead plate appearances (four) in a single Mariners postseason. Cal Raleigh entered the game with an OPS over 1.000 and Miller was the hero of Game 1, but Polanco has to be the MVP of the postseason so far.
A look ahead: The M’s come back to Seattle for Game 3 with George Kirby on the hill. Two more wins to get to a World Series, and the M’s have odds in their favor.
In all best-of-7 postseason series, teams taking a 2-0 lead have gone on to win the series 76 of 91 times (84%)
Under the current 2-3-2 format, teams winning the first two games at home have gone on to take the series 44 of 55 times (80%)
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 16, 2024
Bob Stelton – Wyman and Bob (2-7 p.m.)
The Seattle Mariners are two games away from appearing in their first World Series ever. Let that sink in!
The amount of grit, guts and determination this team has shown in this postseason run has been remarkable. They have been able to cobble together pitching from tired bullpen arms and starters on short rest, while shutting down a Toronto offense that put up 34 runs combined in their series with the Yankees. Through two games in Toronto, the Blue Jays have been held to four total runs.
Great to see Julio getting things started with a three-run home run. The Mariners will need him to be feeling good at the plate to accomplish the ultimate goal. But Jorge Polanco continues to be a postseason hero. After the Mariners surrendered their 3-0 lead, Polanco came up in the top of the fifth and delivered the go-ahead three-run home run. The Mariners only extended their lead after that and never looked back.
Another clutch Polanco HR helps M’s go up 2-0 on Blue Jays in ALCS
To say taking the first two games in Toronto is unexpected would be a wild understatement. After a 15-inning marathon last Friday followed by flight delays and arriving in the middle of the night in Toronto, they have somehow rallied to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
I hope everybody is enjoying this because it’s just not something we ever get to experience out here, at least to this point.
Game 3 of the Mariners’ ALCS against the Blue Jays is set for a 5:08 p.m. first pitch Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. Radio coverage on Seattle Sports will begin at 2 p.m. with extended pregame, while the TV broadcast will be on FS1.
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One of the Seattle Seahawks’ biggest rivals delivered the first big shockwaves of the 2026 offseason.
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Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a deal that would send four draft picks to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for All-Pro cornerback and former UW Huskies standout Trent McDuffie, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning.
McDuffie, who is entering the final season of his rookie contract, is expected to sign a long-term extension with the Rams, according to Schefter.
Shortly after the news broke, former NFL quarterback Brock Huard gave his reaction on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.
“This feels like a direct move to match up with JSN and the Seahawks,” Huard said.
Widely considered to be the two best teams in the NFL this past season, the Seahawks and Rams squared off in three epic battles, capped by Seattle’s 31-27 win over Los Angeles in the NFC Championship.
Over those three games, the Rams’ shaky secondary struggled to contain NFL receiving leader and AP Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks star wideout totaled 27 catches for 354 yards and two touchdowns across those three matchups, including 10 catches for 153 yards and a TD in the NFC title game.
Smith-Njigba also had a career-high 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns in an overtime loss to the Rams in 2024.
“It’s kind of like an old NBA world,” Huard said. “Like, alright, we know we’re gonna have to deal with Jordan or we’re gonna have to deal with Pippen or we’re gonna have to deal with Bird. Like, how do we match up? And (the Rams) know that that was the one area – in their back seven – that could not match up.”
Listen to the full Brock and Salk conversation at this link or in the audio player in the middle of this story. Tune into Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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The countdown to the FIFA World Cup hit a milestone Tuesday, approximately 100 days from the start of the global soccer tournament, which is being played this time in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Seattle is one of 16 host cities for the tournament, with the first game at Lumen Field scheduled for June 15.
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City leaders at a press conference on Tuesday described specific changes underway to welcome an estimated 750,000 people during the six matches, from adding new artwork in downtown to bolstering security.
“Our aim is actually to revitalize, reinvigorate, rejuvenate the downtown core,” Seattle World Cup Organizing Committee CEO Peter Tomozawa stated.
People who take a trip through downtown Seattle will see that part of that work has started in anticipation of the World Cup, with 53 colorful paintings on the columns of the monorail, showcasing the flags of the countries of the competing teams.
“In just 100 days, people will come back to Seattle and will be using the system to travel back and forth to various events related to [the] FIFA World Cup,” Seattle Monorail Services Megan Ching said.
“The visitors who are coming here for the World Cup are already booking their trips: where to stay, how to get around and what to explore,” added Jorge Gotuzzo with Visit Seattle.
Darkalinos restaurant hopes the events planned for Pioneer Square will convince new customers to return beyond the tournament.
“The summer season is what keeps us going,” General Manager Crystal Hernandez told KOMO News. “We’re going to have a beer garden in the plaza. There will be some live music outside.”
Behind the scenes, work continues to plan for crowd control and security. That means round table meetings and partnerships at the international, federal, state and local levels.
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“We’ve been working on the security plan for over three years,” Tomozawa explained. “We hired former SPD Chief John Diaz to design the plan and I have to say this is one of our highest priorities, for sure.”
Downtown Seattle Association President and CEO Jon Scholes adds that businesses are eager to build on the success of the recent Seahawks Super Bowl parade. He said there will be watch parties for the matches at Westlake, Pacific Place and along the waterfront.
“Seattle’s a big event town, and we can do it well and produce a lot of joy for hundreds of thousands of people,” Scholes stated.
The World Cup Organizing Committee mentioned Seattle’s walkability makes it a great location for the tournament. It’s why they also announced a new walking path to connect multiple neighborhoods that will stay beyond the summer.
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It’s called the Unity Loop, runs about four-and-a-quarter miles and will connect the stadiums, waterfront, Seattle Center, Westlake and the CID, but no specifics were provided.
SEATTLE — A 36-year-old man was arrested after Seattle police say he threw rocks at passing cars in South Seattle early Tuesday, shattering a truck window and injuring a couple in their 50s.
Patrol officers responded at 12 a.m. to reports of a man hurling rocks near Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street.
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Police said they found the couple with facial injuries after their truck window shattered. Firefighters treated both victims at the scene, and the couple then drove to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
Officers found the suspect nearby and arrested him. According to the police report, the man made “multiple threats to shoot officers in the head and kick and punch officers before and after being placed into custody.”
Police also spoke with a King County Metro transit supervisor who reported that two Metro coaches had damage to their windshields and route destination signs after being struck by rocks. Police said no drivers or passengers were hurt.
More witnesses also told police they saw the suspect throwing rocks at moving vehicles.
Police said the suspect is a convicted felon and was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault, malicious mischief, and property destruction. Detectives in the General Investigations Unit are assigned to the case.
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