Seattle, USA – The Toronto Blue Jays ignited their bats at the most necessary moment. With a barrage of home runs and an unstoppable offense, the Canadians crushed the Seattle Mariners 13-4 this Wednesday in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), avoiding the sweep and forcing a fourth game.
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Opener Shane Bieber managed to stabilize after allowing an early home run by Julio Rodríguez, who ignited the T-Mobile Park crowd with a two-run hit and his characteristic “golden trident”. However, the local excitement was short-lived: the Toronto lineup mercilessly punished opener George Kirby, who lost control in a nightmarish second inning for Seattle.
The victory gives Toronto momentum, which now reduces the deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. In the history of series with a 2-3-2 format, teams that win the third game on the road after being down 0-2 have managed to come back in three out of eleven occasions, a statistic that the Blue Jays hope to improve. The ALCS Game 4 will be played this Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) at the same venue, with veteran Max Scherzer confirmed to start for Toronto in an attempt to tie the series.“We knew we needed a big hit, a change of energy. Today we got it throughout the lineup,” Schneider said.
