TORONTO - The Seattle Mariners struck first in the American League Championship Series on Sunday with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Cal Raleigh hit a solo shot in Seattle's two-run sixth inning. Jorge Polanco had a pair of RBI singles and Bryce Miller (1-0) threw six strong frames for the win.

Andres Munoz worked a clean ninth inning for the save.

George Springer put a charge into the sellout crowd of 44,474 with a leadoff homer for the Blue Jays. Anthony Santander singled in the second inning for Toronto's only other hit.

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series was scheduled for Monday afternoon in Toronto.

Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (1-1) retired 15 batters in a row after a shaky first inning. Raleigh, who hit 60 homers in the regular season, launched a 420-fo

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