The Mariners (5) travel to face the Blue Jays (4) in a best-of-three wild-card series at Rogers Center on Friday at 4:07 .m. ET.
The Jays finished the season 92-70, while the Mariners posted a 90-72 record. Both clubs are young and hungry, and this sets up to be a dynamic showdown. This is Seattle’s first postseason appearance since reaching the ALCS in 2001.
The Mariners won the regular-season series, 5-2. The Blue Jays won two of three in Toronto in May, before Seattle swept the Blue Jays in Seattle from July 7-10.