The Blue Jays’ offense, which had been impressive enough against the New York Yankees, never got going against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday night. Technically, the Mariners should’ve been vulnerable given how this game fell only 40 hours after their 15-inning marathon win over the Detroit Tigers in Seattle. Yet, Toronto’s offense faltered, and by the end, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. served a hard dose of reality on behalf of the Jays’ batters.
He spoke with the media after losing Game 1 of the ALCS about what went wrong for the Blue Jays, and he didn’t hesitate while accepting, “We didn’t hit.”
Except for George Springer’s homer off Bryce Miller, the only hit the Blue Jays could record was a harmless single from Anthony Santander in the second inning. It marked the team’s fewest hits ever in