Not many expected the Seattle Mariners to win Game 1 of the ALCS just two days after their emotional 15-inning victory to make it out of the ALDS. Even less expected them to return home with a 2-0 lead, just two wins away from their first trip to the World Series.
Then going into Game 3, serious questions surrounded a usually potent Toronto Blue Jays offense, which had been limited to four runs and eight hits in the first two games and was entering a T-Mobile Park where no single team had scored more than three runs in a postseason game since 2001.
Welcome to the bizarro ALCS, because you know what the Blue Jays did in Game 3 on Wednesday night. It’s becoming pretty clear we may as well expect the unexpected in this series, because all bets are certainly off after the first three games