Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners
SEATTLE (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays will look to even their playoff series when they face the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 on Thursday night at T-Mobile Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 5:07 p.m. PDT under cloudy skies with a temperature near 55 degrees.
The Mariners lead the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 2-1 after a series of lopsided results. Seattle evened the series with a 10-3 rout in Toronto on Monday, powered by Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor, who combined for five hits and five RBIs. The Blue Jays responded with a 5-2 victory in Seattle on Wednesday.
Toronto will send right-hander Luis Castillo (12-8, 3.45 ERA) to the mound. The Mariners had not announced a starting pitcher as of Wednesday night.
The Blue Jays, who finished the regular season 97-71, have relied on strong pitching to stay in the series. In Monday’s loss, relievers Chris Bassitt, Eric Lauer and Louis Varland combined for 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
The 95-74 Mariners have shown offensive firepower, scoring 10 runs twice in the last three games. According to Interstat’s game simulator, Toronto is projected to win 8-4.
The teams have split the first six games of this postseason meeting after Toronto won the regular-season series 4-3.