The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better

Oct 20, 2025

The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Toronto Blue Jays Tray Savage roars after closing the inning with a double play with one out in the top of the fourth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Center on the 20th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. raises his hand immediately after his victory to answer home fans. AFP Yonhap News
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) eventually went to the final match. Only the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who came on a first-come, first-served basis in the World Series, improved.

The Toronto Blue Jays brought the series to square one. Toronto won the ALCS Game 6 against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Center on the 20th (Korea time) with rookie starter Trae E-Savage's good pitching and the concentration of the batters.

Game 7 between the two teams, which has been balanced again with three wins and three losses, will be held at the same place at 9 a.m. on the 21st.




The home team's record in the final postseason series was 68 wins and 67 losses. The team has 30 wins and 29 losses in the best-of-seven series. In other words, Toronto has only a half chance of winning Game 7. The direction of the AL champion is unknown.

Lee Savage is the top contributor to Toronto's victory in Game 6. He gave up six hits and three walks in five ⅔ innings, but allowed two runs while striking out seven.

In particular, Lee Savage broke Seattle's offense by inducing three double plays in every crisis. Lee, who joined the team after being drafted by Toronto as the 20th overall pick in the first round of the draft last month, debuted in the Major League last month and pitched 14 innings in three starts, recording an ERA of 3.21 and joining the postseason roster.




The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Toronto Blue Jays starter Trey Ysavage. AP Yonhap News
Toronto scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Following leader Dalton Basho's heavy hit, Seattle third baseman Euhenio Suarez missed Ernie Clement's ground ball to the floor, creating a chance for first and second bases with no outs.

Addison Barger then hit a right-handed hit to bring Basho home, and Clement homered with a third-base infield hit by Isaiah Kiner-Falefa with no outs and runners on the first and third bases.

Seattle also had a chance to score in the top of the third inning, but a double play came out. Leading JP Crawford's walk, Leo Rivas' heavy hit after one, and Julio Rodriguez's walk to load the bases. However, Cal Raleigh threw cold water with a double play leading to a first baseman, a shortstop, and a pitcher. It is the first double play since the big league debut of Saebiji. Raleigh had no hits in four at-bats and only had three strikeouts.




Toronto then widened the gap to 4-0 with Barger's two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning. Barger, who entered the batter's box after Clement's triple after two outs, rolled up an 84.7-mile slider that fell into the middle of Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, leading to a two-run shot over the right-center field. Barger's second homer of the postseason.

The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Carrolli hits a double play with the first base with one out in the top of the third inning. AFP Yonhap News
Seattle couldn't even take advantage of the bases loaded chance in the top of the fourth inning. Josh Naylor's heavy hit, Randy Arozarena's infield hit, and Suarez's walk gave him a bases loaded with one out. Crawford, who then appeared, failed to change the atmosphere because he hit the second baseman double play.

In the fifth inning, with one out and runners on the first base, Rodriguez hit a shortstop double play to defeat the chance.

Toronto brought the win to perfection with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Guerrero, who has been hitting hot this postseason, went out as the leadoff hitter and pulled a 79.9-mile curve that fell into the middle of Gilbert to easily cross the left fence. Guerrero's sixth home run this fall, with an angle of 22 degrees Celsius, a batting speed of 102.6 miles and a driving distance of 384 feet. He is tying for the most home runs in the Toronto postseason along with Joe Carter and Jose Batista.

The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a solo home run to the left side in the bottom of the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News
The self-destruction of the 60-homer MVP candidate, the 3K misappropriation of the double play, Toronto rookie pitcher's rebellion, and LAD only gets better
Toronto Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is safe by sliding to third base during Seattle pitcher Matt Brash's wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the meantime, as catcher Cal Raleigh's throw to third base fell back, Guerrero rushed home and scored a wedge. UPI Yonhap News
Seattle recovered two runs by tapping Lee Savage, who was pitching well in the top of the sixth inning. After two outs, Naylor pulled a splitter in the middle of Lee Savage's first pitch and connected it with a solo shot over the right fence. After Arozarena got on base with a right-handed hit, Suarez penetrated home and followed 2-5 while he hit over the first base and fell to the line against the changed pitcher Luis Valand.

However, Toronto took advantage of opposing pitcher Matt Brash's wild pitch and catcher Raleigh's throwing error to the third base in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and Guerrero dug home after settling on the third base and widened the gap again to 6-2.

If Toronto wins in Game 7, it will reach the World Series for the first time in 32 years since 1993, and if Seattle wins, it will be its first World Series since its foundation in 1977.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.