Blue Jays host the Mariners in decisive ALCS Game 7

Seattle Mariners (90-72, in the AL West during the regular season) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (94-68, in the AL East during the regular season)

Toronto; Monday, 8:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the Seattle Mariners on Monday in Game 7 of the ALCS, with the winner moving on to the World Series.

Toronto has a 54-27 record in home games and a 94-68 record overall. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.19 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

Seattle is 90-72 overall and 39-42 on the road. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks ninth in the AL.

Monday's game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays have a 7-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Cal Raleigh has 24 doubles and 60 home runs for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 15 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .294 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Mariners: 6-4, .218 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.