The Seattle Mariners’ hopes of a historic maiden World Series trip took a nosedive Wednesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays came alive for a 13-4 rout in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at T-Mobile Park. Seattle, which had taken a 2-0 lead in the series, now sees that advantage trimmed to 2-1.

George Kirby, who wrestled with shoulder gremlins and inconsistency throughout the season, found himself in the eye of the storm with his career’s worst outing. In four innings, Kirby allowed eight earned runs on eight hits, including three home runs, and seven balls in play at 103+ mph , both career highs. His 21% chase rate ranked in the bottom five across 117 career appearances, per Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.

Toronto aggressively attacked Kirby’s fastball, with early-co

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