MLB playoffs 2025: Blue Jays vs. Mariners lineups, news, live updates for ALCS Game 5 with series tied at 22 Yahoo Sports Staff October 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM 0 [How to watch Blue JaysMariners | ALCS Game 5 live blog] The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays' quests for a World Series appearance cont...
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The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays' quests for a World Series appearance continue on Friday, as the two face off in Game 5 in Seattle before the series shifts back to Toronto. The ALCS has been stellar so far: The Mariners took a two-game lead to start the series, but the Blue Jays have evened things up after a pair of dominant, back-to-back road wins.
Toronto's win in Game 4 on Thursday was much like Wednesday's, as the Blue Jays tallied up runs throughout the game in a dominant offensive performance. Seattle had a slow night on the batting front, while also struggling on the mound: starter Luis Castillo, normally a consistent member of the bullpen, lasted only 2 and 1/3 innings before he was pulled due to an early Toronto surge.
Meanwhile, Max Scherzer turned back time for a killer start for the Jays. The 41-year-old starter pitched 5 2/3 innings, notching five strikeouts and allowing only three hits. The most memorable moment, though, was in the fifth inning, as Scherzer shouted at manager John Schneider on the mound to let him stay in, right before getting a clutch strikeout.
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That kind of drama is not necessarily expected on Friday, though. Bryce Miller is set to take the mound as Seattle's starting pitcher, while Kevin Gausman will start for Toronto.
Though there's still plenty of time for either team to pull ahead in the series, the Mariners will hope to use Game 5 as a major reset. Seattle, one of the most postseason-poor teams in the league, has never won more than two ALCS games in franchise history; the team will do its best to change that on Friday.
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Date: Friday, October 17Time: 6:08 p.m. ETLocation: T-Mobile Park | Seattle, WashingtonTV channel: FS1
ALCS Game 5 live blogLive1 update - Sat, October 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM GMT+9Father Time, who? How Max Scherzer turned back time with memorable performance in Game 4
Three Cy Young Awards. Two no-hitters. Eight All-Star games. Two World Series championships.
Max Scherzer has done it all, seen it all, won it all. The 41-year-old future first-ballot Hall of Famer has accomplished virtually everything a pitcher could possibly dream of on a baseball field.
Except for this.
On Thursday in the bottom of the third inning of ALCS Game 4, Mariners second baseman Leo Rivas drew a walk against Scherzer to lead off the frame. The Blue Jays had just staked Scherzer to a 3-1 lead, but Rivas reaching base as the No. 9 hitter presented a golden opportunity for the top of the Mariners' lineup to rally their way back into the ballgame. And Scherzer, who had a 10.20 ERA in four September starts and hadn't pitched since Sept. 24, was expected to be on a short leash at the first sign of trouble. Randy Arozarena skied one to left field for the first out, but then MVP candidate Cal Raleigh strode to the plate to raise the stakes.
After two pitches, the count was 1-1. Rivas took his lead at first. The pitch clock ticked down. One bad pitch to Raleigh, and the game could be tied. Scherzer came set, readied and fired … to first base.
With Rivas floating off the bag, Scherzer whipped around and threw to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who snapped a tag down on Rivas as he dove back. First-base umpire D.J. Reyburn initially ruled Rivas safe, but replay review initiated by a Toronto challenge revealed that Guerrero's tag was in time, and Rivas was out.
It was the first time Scherzer had picked off a baserunner in the postseason.
MAX SCHERZER'S FIRST PICKOFF IN NINE YEARS MY GOODNESSpic.twitter.com/T5r9qTkwtu
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) October 17, 2025
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