The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of ALCS to secure their first Wolrd Series appearance since 1993. They now face the Los Angeles Dodgers for a shot at the Commissioner’s Trophy.
Seattle was up 3-1 in the 7th inning of the winner-take-all game, but a 3-run home run off the bat of George Springer catapulted the Blue Jays into the lead. The Mariners never even had a baserunner over the final two innings.
Springer’s was the first go-ahead homer in Game 7 history when a team trailed by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later.
The Blue Jays now look to win their third title in franchise history. The Dodgers, who swept the Milwaukee Brewers to secure the National League pennant, are looking to repeat as World Series champions and take home a ninth title.
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The Blue Jays will host Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in Friday night’s opener as Los Angeles tries to become the first repeat winner in a quarter century.
Toronto hosts the opener because it finished the regular season with 94 wins, one more than the Dodgers.
