Springer HR sends Blue Jays to 1st WS since ’93
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TORONTO — George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.
It was the first go-ahead homer in Game 7 history when a team trailed by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later. And the Blue Jays bullpen took over from there, registering the final six outs, including the last three from closer Jeff Hoffman.
“Just pound the zone, and don’t get to [Cal] Raleigh. That was honestly my goal,” Hoffman told FOX on the postgame show. “Get Strike 1, put them away, do it quickly, and let the guys behind me work.”
The Blue Jays will host Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday night when the World Series comes to Canada for the third time. The defending champion Dodgers swept Milwaukee in the NLCS.
