Backup outfielder Bradley Zimmer was also off the list. Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., (hamstring) ran the bases on Thursday but still needs more time. Backup catcher Gabriel Moreno and reliever Yusei Kikuchi also made the cut. Raimel Tapia grounded out to end it.īlue Jays infielder Santiago Espinal, who missed the last two weeks with an oblique strain, was included on the team's 26-man roster for the series. Springer stayed in the game and X-rays taken after the game were negative, Schneider said.Ĭhapman provided Toronto's first extra-base hit with a two-out double in the ninth inning. Tim Mayza, Yimi Garcia, Zach Pop, Trevor Richards and Adam Cimber all worked in relief.Ĭastillo was pulled in the eighth inning after hitting Springer with a pitch in the left wrist area. Manoah gave up four hits and a walk while striking out four. But Seattle's main strength is on the mound with a solid rotation and a bullpen that led the AL in several pitching categories. The Mariners have some pop at the top of their lineup with Rodriguez - a virtual lock for the American League rookie of the year award - a key offensive anchor. Castillo, meanwhile, cruised through the bottom half of the first inning by retiring the side on groundouts. Manoah was dominant at times through the regular season but appeared to battle some jitters in the late-afternoon start.
Edwin Encarnacion, who hit a walk off homer in the play-in game that year, threw the ceremonial first pitch.
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"It's two out of three so we'll be back tomorrow."Īn announced crowd of 47,402 was in full voice at the start of Toronto's first home playoff game since 2016. "This is what we grind all year for - to have home-field advantage," Manoah said. If Game 3 is necessary, it will be played Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. "I think today a lot of people had their first playoff game and learned a lot from the game, got to experience it." "We're used to playing must-win games," Chapman said. The Mariners will counter with Robbie Ray. Schneider later confirmed that Kevin Gausman would get the start in Game 2 on Saturday. Manoah, who made his first career post-season start, matched a season high by allowing four earned runs. So you just take that for what it is today and you move on." "It's tough to do against a guy like that and really tough with two outs. "When you're facing a pitcher like that, when you get traffic on the bases, you want to come through with a big hit.
The Blue Jays put two runners on base in the third inning and did it again in the fifth but couldn't bring a run home. George Springer and Matt Chapman had two hits apiece for Toronto. Suarez had two hits for the Mariners and Rodriguez scored twice. Seattle reliever Andres Munoz recorded the last five outs. "We managed our hits and at-bats were decent and (we) couldn't get the big hit when we got guys on base," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. Seattle added an insurance run in the fifth.Ĭastillo rolled through 7 1/3 frames, giving up six singles and striking out five without issuing a walk. "They beat me on my mistakes," said Manoah, who lasted 5 2/3 innings.Ĭal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Eugenio Suarez drove in leadoff hitter Julio Rodriguez with an RBI double. Seattle refused to let Toronto get back in the game and now the Blue Jays are a loss away from post-season elimination. The Mariners hushed a boisterous sellout crowd at Rogers Centre with a three-run first inning en route to a 4-0 victory in the opener of the best-of-three wild-card series. The way Seattle starter Luis Castillo was pitching, there was no room for error. TORONTO - A rough opening inning proved costly for ace Alek Manoah and the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
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