Cal Raleigh’s leadoff home run tied Game 5 of the American League Championship Series in the bottom of the eighth, and four batters later, Eugenio Suárez unleashed an opposite-field grand slam that lifted the Mariners to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at T-Mobile Park.

It is no exaggeration to say the most important swing of the bat by a Mariner in 30 years happened on Friday night.

SEATTLE — Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh’s tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh’s tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.

The Dodgers are back to defend their title. Los Angeles completed an NLCS sweep of the Brewers on Thursday, winning 5-1 at Dodger Stadium to secure the franchise’s 23rd trip to the World Series. After defeating the Yankees in the 2024 Fall Classic,

The Mariners' chase for a chance in the World Series is being celebrated by fans of all ages, including some young baseball fans.

The Seattle Mariners' and Toronto Blue Jays' quests for a World Series appearance continue Friday, as the two face off in Game 5 of the ALCS in Seattle before the series shifts back to Toronto. The ALCS has been stellar so far: The Mariners took a two-game lead to start, then the Blue Jays evened things up with a pair of dominant road wins.

Maybe, if they played this series again — say, in a stretch when the Dodgers’ starting pitching wasn’t historically dominant — the Brewers would win it. They did, after all, beat the Dodgers in all six games they played in the regular season.