Dylan Cease strikes out 8 as Blue Jays beat Mariners 8-1

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Dylan Cease strikes out 8 as Blue Jays beat Mariners 8-1
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Dylan Cease struck out eight batters in six innings, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on August 28 at Rogers Centre. George Springer went 4 for 4, hitting a home run and scoring three runs. Kazuma Okamoto and Nathan Lukes also contributed with homers. The Mariners managed only one run, courtesy of Dominic Canzone's 20th homer of the season. Toronto scored five runs in the first inning, with multiple players contributing to the offensive barrage. The loss marks Seattle's second consecutive defeat.

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  • Cease improves to 9-5, leading the AL with 217 strikeouts.
  • The Blue Jays hit three home runs in the game.
  • Springer has a standout performance with four hits.
  • Mariners drop to 27-40 on the road.
  • José Soriano is set to start for the Blue Jays next.
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Dylan Cease struck out eight in six innings, George Springer was 4 for 4 with a home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Friday night. The only pitcher in the majors with more is Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski with 222. Cease is 5-1 with a 1.48 ERA in his past 10 starts, including two wins over the Mariners.

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Despite working with some of his worst stuff of the season, Dylan Cease carved through the Mariners’ lineup tonight. The Cy Young frontrunner did it the same way he did when he faced Seattle two months ago: sliders and changeups tumbling, pushing the Mariners to chase the fastball high. The meanest pitch was the one […]

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Mariners 1 Blue Jays 8 Today’s game was soooo much more fun than yesterday’s. First, Dylan Cease was excellent—six innings, just four hits, one walk and eight strikeouts. The run against was a home run by the second batter of the day. We were a little worried for a moment. But just a moment. He […]

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