Scherzer has not started since Sept. 24 and was not on the ALDS roster. The rust showed in the first inning, when he yanked pitches all over the zone and walked a pair, escaping on Jorge Polanco's double-play grounder.

Fast-forward to the 2025 ALCS. The Mariners won two games in Toronto and now the Blue Jays have answered with two wins in Seattle. How weird is this one? The Blue Jays had the second-best home record in baseball in the regular season and went 2-0 at home in the ALDS. Before this series, they were 56-27 at home and 41-42 on the road.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners look to bounce back from a 13-4 loss as they ready to face the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday. First pitch is at 5:33 p.m. at T-Mobile Park. Despite Wednesday’s loss, the Mariners still hold the lead in the series, 2-1.

Game 5 started hot. A trend continues where in every game, there has been a run scored by the end of the second inning.

Max Scherzer turned back the clock with a vintage pitching performance and Andrés Giménez homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2 to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece.

Our Blue Jays vs. Mariners prop picks see Josh Naylor continuing to find success vs. Max Scherzer and Toronto tonight. Plus a prop prediction for each hurler in ALCS Game 4 on October 16, 2025.

George Springer has played hero for the Toronto Blue Jays this postseason with the home run in Game 7 of the ALCS to help send the franchise to the World Series. But he also took a pitch to the knee during that series and played through it.

The World Series Game 4 home plate umpire isn't coming off a great performance. And early in Game 4, a few ball-strike calls already looked to be different than what the official strike zone dictated.