The Mariners were trailing 8-1 entering the sixth inning, but a four-run sixth and a three-run eighth helped the Mariners sweep the wild card series over the Blue Jays.
Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners is congratulated by teammates after scoring the go-ahead run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning in Game 2 of the American League wild-card series at Rogers Centre on Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto.
Down 8-1, Seattle loaded the bases in the sixth off Kevin Gausman. After a strikeout and an infield fly, he was taken out to a standing ovation, but Tim Mayza’s first pitch was a wild pitch, scoring a run. His third was a three-run homer by Carlos Santana, and suddenly it was 8-5. The Jays added a run in the seventh, but in the eighth, the M’s suddenly had the tying run at the plate with no outs. That prompted John Schneider to go with his closer, Jordan Romano, earlier than he wanted, but Romano allowed a single to load the bases for Santana. After striking out the next two batters, J.P.
The Jays put the winning run at the plate after a one-out walk to Matt Chapman, but George Kirby retired his next two batters to end the series. Teoscar Hernandez homered twice off defending AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, who won the award as a Blue Jay. Up 4-1 entering the fifth, Seattle’s Paul Sewald loaded the bases , but a passed ball on a cross-up scored a run. After he walked Alejandro Kirk, he hit Hernandez with a pitch, bringing in another run as boos rained down in Rogers Center. Sewald then allowed a sac fly to Chapman, and then Danny Jansen hit an RBI double.
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