The Toronto Blue Jays begin their ALCS today against the Seattle Mariners, the first game is an 8pm start.

Blue Jays roster update: Latest on Bichette, Scherzer, Bassitt
With the 10 a.m. Sunday deadline to finalize their ALCS roster fast approaching, we’re learning a little bit more about how the Toronto Blue Jays might shape up against the Seattle Mariners.
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Gausman to start ALCS Game 1 for Jays; Miller goes for Mariners
Kevin Gausman will get the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday, while the Seattle Mariners will counter with right-hander Bryce Miller.
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Some background on Gausman:

Kevin Gausman Talks Mind Games and His Forgotten Pitches
On Kevin Gausman’s slider, changeup, and the sequencing and situations that make the Blue Jays starter so deadly.
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And some background on pitch types:

https://www.mlb.com/news/identifying-pitch-types-a-fan-s-guide

Blue Jays speak to media on eve of ALCS. Here’s what they said.
The Toronto Blue Jays spoke to reporters on the eve of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. They will face the Seattle Mariners with Game 1 on Sunday at Rogers Centre.
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Okay, it's not all about the Jays, the Leafs played last night and did this:

A good look at a successful Matthews line shift:

So then what happened? The Leafs spent the second period doing the "oh shit" style of defence in their own end and Detroit tied it up.

The third period involved this:

All Mo on this play:

Noted Leafs killer Lucas Raymond scored his 100th NHL goal on the power play:

And then Max Domi did a Max Domi. I can't even be mad, this is just so hilarious.

The Wings scored and ENG to win it 6-3.

Morgan Rielly had a very good game. He is absolutely back.

The actual bad news is that Steven Lorentz was mugged by Ben Chiarot and did not return to the game.

One line recap: they pissed away the second period and never recovered.

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And the Marlies won convincingly last night:

That's all for now, Jays later!

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