[ALCS Gm 1] Mariners (Miller) vs Blue Jays (Gausman): 10/12/25, 8:03pm

[ComeTogether]

Bad batting today.  

Need to adjust for next game. 

[hanton]

Mariners game plan > Jays game plan (taking out Gausman early)

[glory]

Put this game in the rear view. Offense stunk, and while JS made some questionable moves, the team only gave up 3 runs against a team whose pitching staff was supposed to be running on fumes. Inexcusable display by the offense all things considered. Go out and win tomorrow. 

[Jonn]

Can the weather just be nice enough to open the roof tomorrow. The vibes just go way down when that place is closed.

[Grant77]

A lot of things played out like you would have expected tonight:

- Gausman dominated a bad lineup with a lot of free outs and their lone good hitter hurt him.

- Our bullpen was horrible and gave up a couple of runs, as they have in most of the playoff games so far.

- The Mariners made a couple of bad defensive plays, while the Jays played good defense.

If the Jays offense is prepared and focused then this game is probably 8-3 and everyone is happy. We saw pitching that was both bad and tired and we just couldn't get anything done. The guys just laid down and didn't put in any real effort. It was one of the most embarrassing performances in Blue Jays playoff history from top to bottom. 

I expect that we can hold a bad Mariners offense to 2 or 3 runs in every game and that played out here, but if the offense doesn't step up and start hitting against some bad pitching then this series will be over before it gets back to Toronto.

[Rynodb1]

Pathetic showing. No other way to put it. Let that one stay in the past and rock Castillo tomorrow. 

[Stangstag]

It’ll be alright people, its a 7 game series. Really need a win tomorrow but its not dire yet. Offense needs to get back to basics.

[thatoneguy]

What was the Jay's final xBA in the game?

[Pinkfloid]

Ideally we can win 3 of the next 4, doing that allows us to get that final win at home.  Going to be tough but I hope the bats wake up tomorrow and allow us to be competitive. 

[Stangstag]

1 minute ago, thatoneguy said:

What was the Jay's final xBA in the game?

.241 Jays to the Mariners .226

[thatoneguy]

1 minute ago, Stangstag said:

.241 Jays to the Mariners .226

Ok so it ended up pretty meh as well. Just not good enough in a game they absolutely had to win.

[Jonn]

If they approach Castillo how they approached the Yankees starting pitching it will be a positive outcome. He's not missing bats anywhere near the rate he use to. He will not give in so you can grind out walks against them. That's exactly what the Tigers did in his start against them. Just battle you can't give away at-bats the way they did tonight. Just non competitive at-bats when every at-bat against the Yankees felt like a grind.

[Acemeister79]

JS looking a little more red faced than usual - just spreading the news, I guess.

[SeranthonySantander]

Orioles Reddit has a good thread going on Gaus

 

”I think most O's fans felt like he had it in him to be a TOR starter.  He was the 4th overall pick his draft year.  He had high expectations that took him a while to fulfill.”

talking about us like were the dodgers or Yankees 

[GoBlue41]

Disappointing for sure, especially living out here in Mariner country. Ugh!! Lots of pressure on our rookie pitcher tomorrow, but I believe he can get it done. It's far from over.  Keep the faith!!! 

[Terminator]

20 minutes ago, Horses Fart said:

Ur hilarious. Did it contribute to our offence? And did he get it out of the outfield after? No. Just like the rest of the team. 

Hopefully tomorrow he can aim his line drives better 

[bronson44]

After what Seattle just went through the Jays managed to look like the tired team.

[Spanky__99]

It's 1 game, relax, disappointing, sure.

 

[Jonn]

1 minute ago, Spanky__99 said:

It's 1 game, relax, disappointing, sure.

 

Did your post count get reset?

[Rynodb1]

43 minutes ago, thatoneguy said:

Ok so it ended up pretty meh as well. Just not good enough in a game they absolutely had to win.

Game 1 is never "must win" that's a bit dramatic. 

[hanton]

JS is up first (decision making in real time - is there any other type lol?)

 

[BTS]

Mariners announced Gilbert tomorrow 

[Terminator]

It was a weird game, we struck out 4 times all game and couldn’t buy a hit to save our lives

Higher xBA than them and they out hit us a lot. 

If we win tomorrow we are in decent shape still but it’s almost a must win. 

[hanton]

8 minutes ago, BTS said:

Mariners announced Gilbert tomorrow 

a little surprising but considering he was supposed to through a bullpen on Friday anyway.....maybe he felt good after that outing. 

[Stangstag]

24 minutes ago, Rynodb1 said:

Game 1 is never "must win" that's a bit dramatic. 

So many dramatic posts in this thread lol

[G-Snarls]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

It’ll be alright people, its a 7 game series. Really need a win tomorrow but its not dire yet. Offense needs to get back to basics.

Yes

Regroup and win game 2 and you're in decent shape 

[Stangstag]

16 minutes ago, BTS said:

Mariners announced Gilbert tomorrow 

Eh not ideal

[BTS]

2 minutes ago, hanton said:

a little surprising but considering he was supposed to through a bullpen on Friday anyway.....maybe he felt good after that outing. 

Yeah. Kind of adds clarity to what they  will probably be using the rest of the series: 

2 - Gilbert

3 - Kirby (4 days rest)

4 - Castillo (4 days rest)

5 - Miller (4 days rest)

6 - Gilbert (5 days rest)

7 - Kirby (4 days rest)

Maybe Woo in for miller if they don’t use him in relief 

 

[bronson44]

No pressure kid

[hanton]

Mariners had the 5th best bullpen in the 2nd half, we were 20th