Seattle Mariners lose Game 7 to Blue Jays 4-3

TORONTO - The Seattle Mariners were unable to close out the ALCS, losing Game 6 by a 6-2 margin to the Blue Jays on Sunday, in Toronto.

A winner-take-all Game 7 is set for Monday at 5:08 p.m., and will air on FOX and the FOX Sports and FOX ONE apps.

Keep reading for live scores, game stats, highlights and more for Game 7 of the ALCS between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays.

Mariners lose Game 7, 4-3, to Blue Jays - 8:01 p.m. PT / 11:01 p.m. ET

Jeff Hoffman pitched the ninth inning for Toronto, striking out Leo Rivas, pinch-hitter Dominic Canzone, and Julio Rodríguez to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 win that ends the Mariners' season one game shy of their first World Series appearance in franchise history.

Mariners down to their final three outs - 7:45 p.m. PT / 10:45 p.m. ET

Chris Bassitt shut down the Mariners in order in the eighth inning, getting Randy Arozarena and J.P. Crawford to ground out to shortstop with a strikeout of looking Eugenio Suárez in between.

Leo Rivas, Victor Robles and Julio Rodríguez are due up in the ninth for Seattle.

Singles from Daulton Varsho and Ernie Clement put two runners against Andrés Muñoz in the eighth, but Josh Naylor snared a liner from Addison Barger for a double play that helped Muñoz escape the inning without allowing an insurance run.

Seattle trails 4-3 headed to the ninth. Jeff Hoffman in to pitch for Toronto.

George Springer gives Blue Jays the lead - 7:33 p.m. PT / 10:33 p.m. ET

Bryan Woo issued a lead-off walk to Addison Barger in the seventh inning, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa followed with a single to center to put two runners on with no outs. A sacrifice bunt by Andrés Giménez moved the runners into scoring position as manager Dan Wilson turned to Eduard Bazardo to face the top of the Blue Jays lineup.

Instead of walking George Springer to load the bases to try to create a force at all bases, Seattle pitched to Springer and he may them pay.

Springer lifted a 1-0 sinker from Bazardo deep to left field and into the first row of seats for a three-run blast that gave Toronto a 4-3 lead.

Bryan Woo puts up another zero for Seattle - 7:21 p.m. PT / 10:21 p.m. ET

Woo kept rolling in the sixth for Seattle, striking out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a sweeper after a nine-pitch battle. A one-out single from Alejandro Kirk got the Rogers Centre rocking again, but Woo retired Daulton Varsho on a fly out to right field and a groundout to shortstop by Ernie Clement.

Meanwhile, Toronto turned to Kevin Gausman – their starting pitcher for Games 1 and 5 – to pitch the sixth inning.

Gausman walked Victor Robles, but erased it by getting Julio Rodríguez to ground into a double play. An intentional walk issued to Cal Raleigh was followed by an unintentional one to Josh Naylor to put two runners on with two outs. However, Gausman got Jorge Polanco to ground out to second to escape the threat.

Woo is returning to the mound for the seventh inning for Seattle with Eduard Bazardo throwing in the bullpen.

Mariners holding 3-1 lead into bottom of 6th - 6:58 p.m. PT / 9:58 p.m. ET

Bryan Woo walked Andrés Giménez to lead-off the fifth inning to immediately put himself in a tricky spot with George Springer due up. But Woo rebounded with a quick strikeout of Springer on a nasty sweeper for the first out, and then a terrific double play turned by J.P. Crawford with a leap and throw off the bag at second put another zero on the board for Seattle.

Seranthony Domínguez replaced Louis Varland for Toronto in the sixth and quickly shut down the Mariners' lineup for the first clean inning by a Blue Jays pitcher in the game.

Cal Raleigh solo HR extends the Mariners lead to 3-1 - 6:45 p.m. PT / 9:45 p.m. ET

Cal Raleigh crushed a solo home run on a hanging changeup from Louis Varland to lead off the 5th inning that gave the Mariners a 3-1 lead in Game 7. It's Raleigh's fifth home run of the playoffs for Seattle.

A two-out single from Addison Barger snapped a string of six straight retired by George Kirby in the fourth inning. However, Kirby got Isiah Kiner-Falefa to groundout to second base to end the inning as he's retired 10 of the last 12 batters he's faced.

However, manager Dan Wilson is still turning to the bullpen to bring in Bryan Woo as the top of Toronto's lineup is due up in the fifth.

Blue Jays turn to bullpen first as M's lead 2-1 - 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET

George Kirby delivered a pivotal clean inning through the heart of Toronto's lineup in the third inning to keep Seattle ahead.

A strikeout of Nathan Lukes was followed by a 97 mph fastball on the inner edge of the plate that induced a weak pop-out to shallow right field by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the first two outs. Kirby needed the help of J.P. Crawford at shortstop to snag a hard line drive from Alejandro Kirk to escape the inning without allowing a baserunner.

Kirby has retired seven of the last eight batters he's faced with only an infield single from Andrés Giménez allowed.

A one-out double into the left field corner from Crawford in the fourth inning was followed by a two-out walk by Bieber to Victor Robles as Toronto became the first team to turn to their bullpen in Game 7.

Louis Varland entered for the Blue Jays to face Julio Rodríguez and got him to ground out to third with a broken bat to keep Seattle from adding to its lead. It's Varland's sixth appearance in seven games in the ALCS for Toronto.

Julio Rodríguez solo home run gives the Mariners a 2-1 lead - 6:07 p.m. PT / 9:07 p.m. ET

Julio Rodríguez drilled a solo home run to left field off Shane Bieber to lead off the third inning that gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead.

Rodríguez shook off taking a foul ball to his foot, and nearly struck out on a checked swing call that first base umpire Doug Eddings ruled wasn't a swing. After fouling off a couple more pitches, Rodríguez hammered a hanging knuckle curveball from Bieber off the outside edge of the plate that put the Mariners back on top.

A two-out single from Jorge Polanco put another runner on base for Seattle, but Bieber struck out Randy Arozarena to end the inning to keep the Mariners lead at only a run.

Scoreless 2nd inning, Game 7 tied 1-1 - 5:56 p.m. PT / 8:56 p.m. ET

Seattle puts the lead-off man aboard for the second straight inning as Randy Arozarena singled past a diving Andrés Giménez. Eugenio Suárez singled to center to put two on with no outs before a sacrifice bunt by J.P. Crawford advanced the runners.

Shane Bieber responded with a strikeout of Leo Rivas before getting Victor Robles to hit a chopper back to the mound to escape the threat for Toronto.

A relatively clean second inning for George Kirby followed with only a two-out infield single to Giménez. Josh Naylor did make a nice catch on a liner from Isiah Kiner-Falefa for the second out of the inning as well.

Daulton Varsho RBI single ties game at 1-1 - 5:40 p.m. PT / 8:40 p.m. ET

George Kirby issued a lead-off walk to George Springer in Toronto's half of the first. Kirby then left an 0-2 fastball down the middle of the plate as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hammered into left field for a single to put a pair of runners on. A big strikeout of Alejandro Kirk followed after an eight-pitch at-bat, but a two-out single to center from Daulton Varsho scored Springer to tie the game at 1-1.

Ernie Clement then hammered an 0-2 sinker at the top of the strike zone deep to center field, but Julio Rodríguez ran it down for the final out of the inning as Game 7 heads to the second inning tied 1-1.

Josh Naylor RBI single gives M's a 1-0 lead - 5:25 p.m. PT / 8:25 p.m. ET

Julio Rodríguez laced a lead-off double into the left field corner to immediately put pressure on Toronto starter Shane Bieber. After Cal Raleigh struck out on a well-placed fastball up and in from Bieber, Josh Naylor singled through the right side of the infield to drive in Rodríguez for an early 1-0 Seattle lead.

What happened next was quite unusual, but it allowed Toronto to get out of the inning. Jorge Polanco grounded into a would-be double play only for Ernie Clement's throw to first base glance off the helmet of a leaping Naylor.

Polanco was initially safe at first before the umpires conferred and ruled him out on Naylor's interference. Seattle manager Dan Wilson argued the call in the aftermath, but the ruling stood to end the frame.

A nationwide server outage impacts Ticketmaster, Mariners fans in Toronto – 3:25 p.m.

A nationwide server outage affecting Ticketmaster and several affiliated apps temporarily disrupted mobile ticket access for sports fans across the country Monday. 

A notice was issued by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are hosting Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, on Monday. Ticketmaster and Blue Jays ticket management systems were affected by what officials are describing as a "global AWS outage."

According to the Blue Jays, the issue is being resolved and "the system is returning to normal." 

Fans were asked to access their tickets through their mobile wallets, the MLB Ballpark app or Ticketmaster. "If you continue to experience challenges, additional Blue Jays staff will be at the gates to support ticket management," the team said in an announcement.

The Blue Jays thanked fans "for their  patience" and added, "We look forward to cheering on the Blue Jays with you during a historic ALCS Game 7."

How to watch Game 7 of the ALCS on TV, streaming – 2:30 p.m. 

Game 7 of the ALCS will air on FOX 13 Seattle and FOX affiliates nationwide. It will also be available to stream on the FOX ONE app (free 7-day trial) and the FOX Sports app (with participating TV provider credentials).

Fans in Canada can watch the matchup live on Sportsnet.

First pitch is set for 5:08 p.m. PT / 8:08 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Seattle Mariners Manager Dan Wilson addresses Game 7 lineup changes – 1:40 p.m. 

Manger Dan Wilson addressed the media Monday in Toronto before Game 7.

"I mean, really, Victor's just the only change. And, you know, looking at how he was swung the bat, and I think more or less the energy he brings to our club and the energy he brings to the lineup, and some of the things he can do on the bases and whatnot," said Wilson. "So a chance to get him in there today, make a little bit of an adjustment, change things up a little bit."

Game 7 ALCS lineups – 1:20 p.m 

Wilson made a couple tweaks to the lineup ahead of Game 7 for Seattle.

Victor Robles returns to the lineup in right field and will bat ninth for the Mariners, replacing Dominic Canzone. Canzone is batting just .111 and a .254 OPS with three singles and a walk in 27 postseason at-bats. Robles hasn't been any better offensively, with a .115 average and 474 OPS in 26 playoff at-bats, but he's a superior defender in right field in comparison to Canzone.

Wilson also swapped Josh Naylor and Jorge Polanco in the order, moving Naylor up to No. 3 and Polanco down to No. 4. 

Naylor has a team-leading .341 batting average in the playoffs with two doubles, three home runs and a pair of walks in 44 at-bats. His .974 OPS is second only to the 1.028 of Cal Raleigh through 11 playoff games. 

With Robles batting ninth, Leo Rivas will move up to the No. 8 spot in the order playing second base. Polanco remains the designated hitter for Seattle.

The Blue Jays lineup for Game 7 is the same as the last three games in the series. 

Julio Rodríguez takes to the podium to talk about Game 7 of the ALCS – 1 p.m.

Julio Rodríguez addressed the media on Monday, just hours before the start of Game 7 of the ALCS.

Seattle Mariners to wear blue jerseys for Game 7 of the ALCS – 12:50 p.m. 

For Game 7 of the ALCS, the Seattle Mariners will drop their green uniforms for navy ones. 

The Seattle Mariners are playing for a chance to reach the World Series for the first time in franchise history – 12:50 p.m.

The American League Championship Series comes down to a decisive Game 7 on Monday as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays battle for a spot in the World Series.

The Mariners entered the past weekend with a 3-2 series lead before Toronto evened things on Sunday.

Throughout the series, the teams have traded momentum, with rotations and bullpens tested across close contests. Monday’s winner will advance to the 2025 World Series, while the loser’s season comes to an end.

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