{"id":486636,"date":"2025-10-13T21:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/polanco-on-fire-mariners-crush-toronto-and-travel-to-seattle-with-a-2-0-lead-in-the-championship-series\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:14:42","slug":"polanco-on-fire-mariners-crush-toronto-and-travel-to-seattle-with-a-2-0-lead-in-the-championship-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/polanco-on-fire-mariners-crush-toronto-and-travel-to-seattle-with-a-2-0-lead-in-the-championship-series\/","title":{"rendered":"!Polanco on fire! Mariners crush Toronto and travel to Seattle with a 2-0 lead in the Championship Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<em>Toronto, Canada<\/em> \u2014 <strong>Jorge Polanco<\/strong> continues to shine in October. The Dominican infielder was once again decisive by hitting a <strong>three-run home run<\/strong> that propelled the victory of the <strong>Seattle Mariners<\/strong> by <strong>10-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong>, in <strong>Game 2 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS)<\/strong>, played this Monday at the Rogers Centre. With the victory, Seattle takes a <strong>2-0<\/strong> lead and is two wins away from their first <strong>World Series<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/mike-shildt-anuncia-su-retiro-como-dirigente-de-los-padres-de-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Shildt announces his retirement as manager of the San Diego Padres<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nPolanco, described by his teammate <strong>Cal Raleigh<\/strong> as &#8220;our heart and soul,&#8221; has been a key figure throughout the postseason, standing out with decisive hits in moments of maximum pressure. In this game, his home run in the fifth inning against <strong>Louis Varland<\/strong> broke the tie and silenced the Canadian fans, marking another memorable chapter in his 2025 resurgence.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JORGE POLANCO IS JUST RIDICULOUS! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ALCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vkairlteWX\">pic.twitter.com\/vkairlteWX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/1977866694489002242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nThe Mariners&#8217; offensive also featured home runs from <strong>Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Naylor<\/strong>, who contributed to the offensive festival that left Toronto&#8217;s pitching unanswered. Starter <strong>Logan Gilbert<\/strong> pitched three innings, before the bullpen took over to maintain the lead until the end.\n\nWith the series at 2-0, the <strong>SCLA<\/strong> now moves to <strong>T-Mobile Park in Seattle<\/strong>, where <strong>Game 3 will be played this Wednesday night<\/strong>, with the Mariners dreaming ever closer of their first date in the Fall Classic.\n\nIn the history of best-of-seven series, teams that take a 2-0 lead have advanced in <strong>83.9% of the time<\/strong>, and in the 2-3-2 format, those who win the first two away games have qualified <strong>in 24 of 27 times (88.9%)<\/strong>. Seattle, without a doubt, seeks to continue making history.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto, Canada \u2014 Jorge Polanco continues to shine in October. The Dominican infielder was once again decisive by hitting a three-run home run that propelled the victory of the Seattle Mariners by 10-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), played this Monday at the Rogers Centre. 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