George Springer’s Game 7 home run sends Blue Jays into MLB World Series

Springer’s three-run homer against Seattle Mariners enactment Toronto Blue Jays into the World Series for the archetypal clip successful 32 years.

George Springer deed a go-ahead three-run location tally successful the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 connected Monday nighttime to beforehand to their archetypal Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series since 1993.

Springer’s 23rd vocation postseason homer helped the Blue Jays triumph Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. Toronto volition look Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the World Series, hosting Game 1 connected Friday.

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Toronto won the rubric successful each of its erstwhile 2 World Series appearances, successful 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays and the Marlins are the lone franchises to marque the Fall Classic much than erstwhile and ne'er lose.

Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh deed solo location runs for the Mariners, who fell 1 crippled shy of reaching their archetypal World Series successful franchise history.

The Blue Jays deployed six pitchers successful all. After reliever Seranthony Dominguez pitched a cleanable sixth for Toronto, Kevin Gausman (2-1) took implicit successful the seventh. Following a locomotion and a treble play, Gausman, usually a starter, intentionally walked Raleigh. Josh Naylor followed with a locomotion earlier Jorge Polanco grounded out.

Bryan Woo walked Addison Barger to unfastened the location seventh, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded a azygous to centre. Andres Gimenez sacrificed the runners to 2nd and third.

Eduard Bazardo (1-1) replaced Woo and faced Springer, who deed his 4th location tally of the postseason to left-centre connected a 1-0 sinker. Springer tied Kyle Schwarber for 3rd spot successful vocation playoff homers, trailing lone Manny Ramirez (29) and Jose Altuve (27).

Another regular Toronto starter, Chris Bassitt, pitched a cleanable eighth. Jeff Hoffman struck retired the broadside successful the ninth to gain the save.

Springer hits a three-run location tally against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning [Mark Blinch/Getty Images via AFP]

Rodriguez led disconnected the archetypal against Shane Bieber by grounding a treble into the near tract corner. With 1 out, Naylor grounded an RBI azygous to right. Naylor was aboriginal called retired for runner’s interference erstwhile helium jumped and his batting helmet made interaction with a propulsion from second, completing a treble play.

Toronto answered with a tally successful the bottommost of the inning against George Kirby. Springer walked, Vladimir Guerrero Jr grounded a azygous to near and Daulton Varsho (2-for-4) scooped an RBI crushed azygous to centre connected a debased slider.

Rodriguez deed his 4th homer of the postseason connected a 2-2 slider to pb disconnected the third.

Louis Varland replaced Bieber with 2 outs successful the 4th aft a treble and a walk, and helium ended the inning by retiring Rodriguez connected a groundout.

Bieber allowed 2 runs, 7 hits and 1 walk, with 5 strikeouts successful 3 2/3 innings.

Raleigh led disconnected the 5th with his 5th homer of the postseason, a blast to close connected Varland’s 0-1 changeup to enactment Seattle up 3-1.

Kirby pitched 4 innings, permitting 1 run, 4 hits and 1 locomotion with 3 strikeouts, earlier Woo took implicit for 2 1/3 frames.

Springer celebrates successful the Toronto locker country aft the Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners successful Game 7 [Cole Burston/Getty Images via AFP]