It’s Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday afternoon, as the Toronto Blue Jays aim to even their best-of-seven series against the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners come in with a 1-0 lead in the series thanks to their 3-1 win on Sunday. Game 2 sees Blue Jays rookie phenom Trey Yesavage take the mound against righty Logan Gilbert of the M’s. ALCS Game 2 is streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Gilbert, building off a strong regular season, has been impressive during the Mariners’ playoff run. Against the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS, he had a strong start Game 3 and then worked a pair of shutout relief innings in the deciding 15-inning Game 5 on Friday night. As for the rookie Yesavage, he started against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of their ALDS on Oct. 5 and was dominant with 11 strikeouts and one walk across 5 ⅓ shutout innings.
Game 2 of this series is particularly critical for the host Blue Jays. A loss puts them in an 0-2 hole, and across the history of best-of-seven postseason series in MLB teams that start off 0-2 at home go on to lose that series 82.5% of the time.
With the scene set, we at CBS Sports will be here throughout the game to provide you with live updates, highlights, and running commentary and analysis. You can find all that just below.
