Toronto Blue JaysvsSeattle Mariners
TOR 2/SEA 0
Things to say
The Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Seattle Mariners 2-0 at T-Mobile Park.
01
opener
Jays took it 2-0 in Seattle. Total pitcher's duel, nobody was squaring anything up. Classic low-scoring grind at T-Mobile.
02
key player
Toronto's starter was the story. Got into his stuff early and just kept the M's off balance all night, barely gave up hard contact.
03
hot take
Two runs shouldn't be enough to win a big league game, but Seattle's bats have been asleep for weeks. That offense is the problem, not the pitching.
04
deep cut
T-Mobile plays huge, that park eats fly balls alive. Nobody was leaving the yard tonight, and it showed.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Mariners can wake up tomorrow before the Jays sweep them.
The recap
Getaway day in Seattle turned into a pitcher's duel, and Toronto walked out with a tidy 2-0 win. Whoever the Jays ran out there got into his stuff early and kept the Mariners off the board all night, because a shutout on the road doesn't happen by accident.
Seattle's bats went quiet with the heart of the order stranding whatever they scraped together, and two runs was all Toronto needed. Nobody left the yard, but the Blue Jays' arms made it stand up and pulled themselves back toward .500.