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2025/10/14
[ALCS] Three Three-Run Homers, A Violent Explosion! The Structural Destruction of Mariners vs. Blue Jays Game 2 (October 14, 2025 JST)
【MLBポストシーズン】一発攻勢の暴力的なまでの帰結──マリナーズ vs ブルージェイズ Game2 (2025年10月14日)
暴力的なまでのスリーラン3発！構造を破壊する一発攻勢の帰結──マリナーズ vs ブルージェイズ Game2 (2025年10月14日)
Three Three-Run Homers, A Violent Explosion! The Structural Destruction of Mariners vs. Blue Jays Game 2 (October 14, 2025 JST)
In Game 2 of the MLB Postseason series against the Blue Jays, with the Mariners holding a 1-0 lead in the **Best-of-7 format**, the action unfolded at Rogers Centre. Despite the Blue Jays tying the game early in a back-and-forth battle, the Mariners unleashed a fierce offensive barrage, including a total of three three-run homers, systematically destroying the Blue Jays' structure. The game ended in a decisive 10-3 victory, giving the Mariners a **2-0 series lead**. The Blue Jays used seven pitchers but failed to stem the tide.
📊 Scoreboard: Home Run Offensive and Pitching Staff's Persistence
Mariners: Rodriguez (2nd, 3-run in 1st), Polanco (3rd, 3-run in 5th), J. Naylor (1st, 2-run in 7th)
Blue Jays: None
⚾ Scoring Highlights
Top 1st: Mariners 3rd batter Rodriguez hits a **three-run home run** with no outs, runners on 1st and 2nd! TOR 0-3 SEA
Bottom 1st: Blue Jays 2nd batter Lukes scores on a single to first base followed by a throwing error. TOR 1-3 SEA
Bottom 1st: Blue Jays 5th batter Kirk hits an **RBI single** to center field with two outs, runner on 3rd. TOR 2-3 SEA
Bottom 2nd: Blue Jays 2nd batter Lukes hits an **RBI single** to right field with two outs, runners on 1st and 3rd. TOR 3-3 SEA
Top 5th: Mariners 4th batter Polanco hits a **three-run home run** with one out, runners on 1st and 2nd! TOR 3-6 SEA
Top 6th: Mariners 9th batter Crawford hits an **RBI single** to left field with one out, runner on 3rd. TOR 3-7 SEA
Top 7th: Mariners 5th batter J. Naylor hits a **two-run home run** with one out, runner on 1st! TOR 3-9 SEA
Top 7th: Mariners 9th batter Crawford hits a **sacrifice fly** to center field with one out, bases loaded. TOR 3-10 SEA
🧾 Starting Lineups (Position Comparison)
Position
Blue Jays
Mariners
DH
1. Springer
7. Canzone
RF
2. Lukes
8. Robles
1B
3. Guerrero Jr.
5. J. Naylor
3B
4. Burger
6. Suárez
C
5. Kirk
2. Raleigh
CF
6. Varsho
3. Rodriguez
2B
7. Clement
4. Polanco
LF
8. Schneider
1. Arozarena
SS
9. Giménez
9. Crawford
P
Yeasavage (R)
Gilbert (R)
🧠 Baseball Freak Analysis: “Impactful Hitting” and “Structural Fluctuation”
🔬 Analysis of Key Hitters: Julio Rodríguez, the Consecutive "Destroyer," and Polanco, Who Stabilized the Structure
Rodríguez's three-run shot in the first inning started it all. His second home run was more than just three runs; it immediately shook the structure of Blue Jays starter Yeasavage's "game plan." However, the true game-changer was Polanco. In the top of the 5th, immediately after the Blue Jays tied the game, his 3rd home run came in a tense situation with one out and runners on first and second—a moment where the next run could completely swing the momentum. The three-run gap created here entirely disrupted the Blue Jays' relief strategy and physically erased their remaining "counter-attack margin." Polanco's "impactful hitting" embedded within the lineup served to structurally stabilize the explosiveness initiated by Rodríguez.
📐 Batting Lineup Structural Analysis: The Fusion of Extra-Base Hits and Runners Creates "Exponential Scoring"
Eight of the Mariners' ten runs came from three-run and two-run homers. This is evidence that the "structure to load the bases" was functioning, not just a matter of "solo shots." Rodríguez's, Polanco's, and J. Naylor's home runs all came when runners were already on base, exactly where they needed to be. Despite having only 10 hits—not a vast difference from the Blue Jays' 6 hits—the 7-run disparity in scoring is a result of the "quality" of their power hitting perfectly fusing with the "structure" in scoring position. In contrast, while the Blue Jays managed to tie the game early with an RBI and an error (Lukes), and an RBI single (Kirk), subsequent single hits lacked continuity, demonstrating a deficiency in structural scoring power.
📈 Bullpen Structural Maintenance: Blue Jays' Reliever Failure and Mariners' Bazardo's Tenacity
The Blue Jays' starter Yeasavage was pulled in the 5th after allowing 6 runs, and although they deployed seven different pitchers afterward, none could achieve the "structural maintenance" needed to halt the momentum. Specifically, after Naylor's two-run homer in the 7th, Crawford's sacrifice fly for the 10th run forced their relief strategy to completely shift to "damage control." Conversely, for the Mariners, after starter Gilbert's early exit in the 5th, Bazardo successfully navigated a high-leverage situation to earn the win. Bazardo's appearance was the unseen contribution that pulled the flow, which had started to tilt toward the Blue Jays, back into the Mariners' winning structure.
🔮 Future Outlook
The Mariners have won two consecutive games on the road and are now **significantly closer to clinching the Best-of-7 series**. They need just two more wins to advance to the next round (LCS). The fusion of power hitting, led by Rodríguez, the ability to get runners on base by the lower lineup, and the minimal structural maintenance by the middle relief has worked perfectly. At this point, there seem to be no factors on the Blue Jays' side capable of stopping this momentum. The Mariners are highly likely to aim for a sweep without returning home.
The Blue Jays are entirely outclassed by the Mariners in the "efficiency" and "explosiveness" of their scoring. The volatility of relying on the home run to change the momentum in the postseason has been exposed. Rebuilding the starting rotation and implanting a renewed sense of explosion somewhere in the lineup will be their "last hope" for tomorrow's game. We will be watching closely to see the pride of a team backed into a corner.
The Mariners lead the series 2-0. In this **Best-of-7 series (First to 4 Wins)**, will the Blue Jays' resilience be able to dismantle the violent structure of the Mariners' "home run offensive," or is this series heading straight for conclusion?
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