SEATTLE – For the second straight game in this American League Championship Series, Julio Rodríguez went deep in the first inning to give the Seattle Mariners an early lead.

Randy Johnson throws out 1st pitch for Mariners’ ALCS Game 3

After Randy Arozarena drew a leadoff walk and stole second in the first inning of Wednesday night’s Game 3, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber left a 93 mph fastball over the inner portion of the plate.

Rodríguez jumped on the 1-1 pitch and uncorked a 112.2 mph missile off his bat, sending a 414-foot no-doubter over the left-field fence that gave Seattle a 2-0 lead and sent an already-electric T-Mobile Park into a frenzy.

Two days prior, Rodríguez blasted a three-run homer in the first inning of Game 2 in Toronto, which set the tone for a 10-3

See Full Page