Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs

Oct 16, 2025

Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs



Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs
The Toronto Blue Jays fired a signal of counterattack.

He released his anger after losing both the first and second games of the American League Championship Series (ALCS, best-of-seven) at home with a hot home run. Toronto's batters smashed the Seattle Mariners with five home runs. Seattle was humiliated by the most number of homers (five) in a single MLB postseason game.

Toronto came from behind to win 13-4 in Game 3 of the ALCS against Seattle at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on the morning of the 16th (Korean time). With this, Toronto won one game after losing two ALCSs, opening up its counterattack.




Seattle took the initial lead first. Seattle led 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning with Julio Rodriguez, the third batter, hitting a two-run home run to the left. He had a strong atmosphere of winning three games in a row.

However, Toronto's batters quickly turned the tide in the top of the third inning. Andres Jimenez, the ninth batter, was the hero of the day.

Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs
Jimenez, who hit just seven home runs in 101 regular league games this year, exploded his slugging power at the most important moment. Jimenez hit a two-run homer to tie the game against Seattle starter George Kirby with no outs and second base in the top of the third inning when he was trailing 0-2. He hit Kirby's second four-seam fastball (96.4 miles) with the ball count of 1S, and hit a big home run to a distance of 399 feet (121.6 meters).




Toronto's batters came alive after this home run. George Springer's ball was caught by Seattle right fielder Victor Robles' diving catch, but a hit-double by Nathan Kurs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after one out created a chance for second and third bases with one out.

The next batter, Anthony Santander, only hit a straight hit to the first base, but Kirby's wild pitch with two outs and a walk by Alejandro Kirk drove home third baseman Kurs. Dalton Basho's two-run timely double then turned the tide 5-2 for Toronto.

Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs
Toronto, which gained momentum, ran to 7-2 with a solo home run by leadoff hitter Guerrero Jr. in the top of the fifth inning following Springer's solo home run in the middle of the fourth inning with two outs. In the end, Seattle got off the mound when Kirby, who had already allowed seven runs, walked Santander.




However, Carlos Vargas, the new player, also failed to overcome the Toronto lineup. Kirk's heavy hit led to chances for first and second bases with no outs. Basho and Addison Barger stepped down as bums, but Ernie Clement's right-handed hit broke out two outs later.

Toronto, which made it 8-2, added four runs in the top of the sixth inning, including Kirk's three-run home run, opening the gap to 12-2 and effectively sealed the game. But Toronto's home run still hasn't cooled down. Leading hitter Barger scored his team's fifth home run with a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning with a 12-4 lead.

Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs
Toronto is angry. Seattle's mound bombing with five home runs, successful counterattack after losing two ALCSs
Toronto starter Shane Bieber became the winning pitcher by allowing two runs with four hits (one home run), one walk, and eight strikeouts in six innings. Bieber received the AL Cy Young Award in 2020, but he underwent Tommy John surgery in April last year and has been rehabilitating for two years. In Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees on the 8th, he started and became a losing pitcher with three runs (two earned) in two ⅔ innings.

However, on this day, he recreated the image of Cy Young pitcher. Bieber added another postseason victory 1104 days after Game 1 of the wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 8, 2022, when he was a member of Cleveland.

Seattle comforted its home fans with back-to-back home runs by Randy Arojanera and Cal Raleigh in the bottom of the eighth inning. Seattle will play its fourth ALCS game against Toronto at home on the 17th.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.