Raleigh's equalizer Seattle has a 64.9% chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time since its foundationSEA 31 TOR

Oct 13, 2025

Raleigh's equalizer Seattle has a 64.9% chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time since its foundationSEA 31 TOR
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hits a tiebreaking solo home run in the top of the sixth inning of the ALCS Game 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on the 13th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Raleigh's equalizer Seattle has a 64.9% chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time since its foundationSEA 31 TOR
Seattle starter Blythe Miller is throwing the ball vigorously. UPI Yonhap News
The Seattle Mariners took the first round.

Seattle won 3-1 with a solid ear throw in the first game of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada on the 13th (Korea time).

Seattle advanced to the ALCS by beating the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in the division series as the No. 1 player in the AL West. In particular, he was at a disadvantage in physical strength compared to Toronto, which ended with four games in the DS by playing 15 extra innings in Game 5, but he held his first game with a stable mound and raised his dream of advancing to the World Series for the first time.




In the best-of-seven postseason series, 126 out of 194 (64.9%) have been taken by the winning team in the first round, and 40 out of 71 (56.3%) have been limited to LCS.

This is the first time Seattle has won the ALCS since Game 3 of the series against the New York Yankees in 2001. At that time, he lost to the Yankees with one win and four losses and failed to advance to the World Series.

Toronto took the first spot.




Raleigh's equalizer Seattle has a 64.9% chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time since its foundationSEA 31 TOR
Toronto starter Kevin Gausman is sorry after giving up a home run to Carl Raleigh in the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News
Toronto, which passed the crisis with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the first inning, took the lead when leadoff George Springer hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. Springer pushed a 97.3-mile fastball that flew outside Seattle starter Bryce Miller's first pitch well over the right fence. It was Springer's second home run this fall, with a launch angle of 28 degrees, a batting speed of 109.4 miles and a driving distance of 385 feet.

Since then, the game has developed into a tight pitching match between the starting pitchers of the two teams. Toronto starter Kevin Gausman continued his exciting fall pitching with three outs in four consecutive innings from the second inning to the fifth inning after overcoming the crisis in the first inning. Miller also prevented additional runs until the sixth inning after one run in the first inning.

But Seattle finally turned the tables against Gausman in the sixth inning. After two outs, Caloli hit a solo shot to right-center to tie the score 1-1. Raleigh, who hit 60 home runs in the regular season and became the first home run king of his career, pulled an 86.2 mile splitter that fell into the middle of Gausman's fifth pitch with a ball count of 2B2S and drew a 420-foot long-distance solo arch well over the right-center fence. Raleigh's second home run this postseason. He hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the Division Series against the Detroit Tigers on the 8th.




Julio Rodriguez then walked and continued the chance. With Gausman replaced by right-hander Brandon Little, Rodriguez advanced to second base with a wild pitch, and Jorge Polanco hit a timely hit to the left to turn the game around 2-1.

Seattle then added a valuable run on offense in the top of the eighth inning to seal the victory. Leading Randy Arozarena walked to get on base and stole second and third bases in a row, creating a chance for one out and third base. Rodriguez walks and is on first and third bases with one out. Polanco then pulled the opponent's right-hander Serantoni Dominguez's fastball and hit the right-handed hit, bringing Arozarena home to widen the gap to 3-1.

Raleigh's equalizer Seattle has a 64.9% chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time since its foundationSEA 31 TOR
Seattle closer Andres Munoz hugs catcher Carl Raleigh after holding on to a two-run victory in the ninth inning. AFP Yonhap News
Seattle starter Miller became the winning pitcher with two hits, three walks, three strikeouts and one run in six innings, and Toronto starter Gausman lost the game with three hits, one walk, five strikeouts and two runs in five ⅔ innings.

Three Seattle bullpen pitchers, Gabe Spire, Matt Brash, and Andres Munoz, defended their victory by blocking 7, 8, and 9 innings in a row.

Game 2 of the series between the two teams will be held at the same place at 6 a.m. on the 14th.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.