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Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners Preview & Picks – Red-Hot Blue Jays To Take MLB Playoffs Series Lead

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  • Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners picks for Friday, October 17
  • AL Championship Series Game 5 is taking place at T-Mobile Park
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners Preview & Picks
  • Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Toronto Blue Jays Form
  • Seattle Mariners Form

Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners Preview & Picks

Toronto are tipped to take the AL Championship Series lead for the first time.

The Blue Jays have erupted offensively over the past couple of games, and they can do a better job against Bryce Miller than they did in Game 1.

  • Toronto Blue Jays are 5-0 in Seattle this season
  • Toronto Blue Jays have out-scored the Mariners 42-13 in Seattle in 2025
  • Seattle Mariners have lost 3 consecutive home games on 4 occasions this season
  • The Over has cashed in all 5 previous meetings in Seattle this season

Head To Head

  • Toronto Blue Jays lead the all-time series 230-213
  • This MLB Playoffs series is tied at 2-2
  • Toronto Blue Jays won 8-2 when the two teams last met on October 16

Toronto Blue Jays Form

Toronto enter Game 5 having reignited their World Series dream with back-to-back wins in Seattle to level up the series.

The Blue Jays dug themselves into a big hole early in this series as they lost 3-1 and 10-3 at home, but they have rallied over the past couple of days with 13-4 and 8-2 victories to get back into this series.

They reached the playoffs by compiling a 94-68 record to finish top of the AL East standings, winning the head to head with the New York Yankees.

Toronto then left no doubt as to who the better team is, as they erupted offensively at home to beat New York 10-1 and 13-7 in the first two games of the Division series.

The Blue Jays missed out on the series sweep as they lost 9-6 in New York in Game 3, but they bounced back immediately to clinch with a 5-2 victory at Yankee Stadium.

Seattle Mariners Form

Seattle go into this game in need of a momentum-changing win, having blown a two-game series lead with back-to-back defeats at home.

The Mariners made a dream start to th AL Championship Series as they won 3-1 and 10-3 in Toronto, but they have been unable to build on that at home, suffering 13-4 and 8-2 defeats to the Blue Jays.

They booked their place in the playoffs by putting together a 90-72 record to finish top of the AL West, sealing a first-round bye.

Seattle took on Detroit in the Division Series and had to rally from suffering a 3-2 home defeat in the series opener.

The Mariners responded with a 3-2 home win and an 8-4 road win, and then bounced back from a 9-3 defeat in Detroit with a series-sealing 3-2 victory at home.

Verdict

Toronto's offense has been red-hot through the last couple of games, putting them in good stead to face Bryce Miller.

Momentum is a big thing in playoff series and it is firmly with the Blue Jays, so we are backing the visitors to take a 3-2 lead with their sixth win in Seattle this season.

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