Without query it was essentially the most satisfying 90-foot jog of the season for Seattle‘s Teoscar Hernández.

Not a lot can high a game-winning hit in opposition to a former workforce.

“I was enjoying every single bit I could enjoy, especially because we win the game,” Hernández mentioned. “For me, that’s what matters and the emotions just came through.”

Hernández lined a two-out RBI single within the backside of the ninth to attain Jose Caballero and the Mariners rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday evening.

Hernández lined the primary pitch from Jordan Romano (4-5) over the pinnacle of George Springer in proper subject and off the wall, permitting Caballero to trot dwelling with the successful run. It almost cleared the wall for a house run, however Hernández was content material to accept a successful hit and a straightforward stroll to first base.

Hernández spent the earlier six seasons with the Blue Jays and struggled when Seattle visited Toronto in April. The successful single capped a three-hit recreation for Hernández.

PHOTOS: Teoscar Hernandez's game-winner in opposition to former workforce offers Mariners 3-2 win over Blue Jays

“He was trying to do too much and I joked with him earlier today, you know, let’s just take a deep breath today and try to have fun and he said, ‘I got this.’ And he did,” Seattle supervisor Scott Servais mentioned.

Seattle trailed 2-0, however scored as soon as within the seventh and tied the sport within the eighth. It was the eighth time previously 10 video games between the groups that the result was determined by both one run or in further innings, together with final yr’s AL wild-card collection.

Caballero walked on a 3-2 pitch to open the ninth and was sacrificed to second by J.P. Crawford. Toronto deliberately walked Julio Rodríguez and Caballero moved to 3rd on Eugenio Suarez’s deep fly ball earlier than Hernández’s successful hit.

“You got your best guys in there and you feel good about those guys and they’ve performed so well the entire season,” Toronto supervisor John Schneider mentioned. “You have all the faith and trust in the world in those guys. And (Hernández) hit a pitch that was up in the zone a little bit.”

Paul Sewald (3-0) pitched the highest of the ninth to earn the win.

Danny Jansen homered for Toronto and Dalton Varsho reached on an infield single and later scored on a wild pitch within the seventh inning to present the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

Seattle pulled inside 2-1 within the seventh on Mike Ford’s bloop single that scored Ty France and drew even within the eighth after Tom Murphy’s single and France’s RBI double.

Jansen’s dwelling run was his twelfth of the season and the ninth time certainly one of his homers has both tied the sport or given Toronto the lead.

STARTING OFF

Both beginning pitchers have been glorious earlier than turning over to the bullpens.

Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings dealing with his former workforce for the second time in his two seasons with the Blue Jays. Kikuchi allowed solely 4 hits, three of which have been infield singles, struck out eight and walked just one.

Kikuchi had not pitched previous the fifth inning in every of his previous three begins and had allowed 10 earned runs throughout that span. When he confronted Seattle final season, Kikuchi allowed one hit in six shutout innings.

Seattle‘s Bryce Miller put together another terrific outing in his rookie season, with his only hiccup the home run allowed to Jansen. Miller allowed three hits and struck out six on 75 pitches. Servais said they were going to remain cautious with Miller’s pitch depend after a stint on the injured listing as a result of a blister on the center finger of his pitching hand.

“I wasn’t expecting to come out there, but bullpen came in and did their job, took care of business,” Miller mentioned.

INJURIES

Seattle OF AJ Pollock was changed within the eighth inning as a result of a sore hamstring, Servais mentioned. Pollock doubled within the seventh inning however was thrown out at dwelling plate later within the inning.

TRADE TIME

The Blue Jays added some depth to their bullpen buying LHP Génesis Cabrera from the St. Louis Cardinals in change for minor league catcher Sammy Hernandez. Cabrera was 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA in 32 appearances this season. He was designated for task earlier this week.

Toronto designated for task RHP Trent Thornton to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

UP NEXT

Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (7-5, 3.03) has misplaced his final two choices, each in video games the place the Blue Jays have been shut out. Gausman will face Seattle for the second time this season. He threw seven shutout innings with 13 strikeouts in opposition to the Mariners in April.

Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (8-5, 3.65) labored by way of 5 innings however picked up the victory in his final begin in opposition to Minnesota. In his final three begins, Gilbert has allowed three earned runs in 21 innings of labor.

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