George Kirby Struggles as Mariners Fall to Blue Jays in ALCS Game 3

Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby endured a challenging outing in Game 3 of the ALCS, yielding eight hits in a 13-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. This marked the most hits he had given up in a start since September 3. Kirby acknowledged his approach, stating, "I’m never going to stray away from what I do well, and that’s get ahead and be in the zone... And they had a lot of comfortable at-bats tonight." He surrendered a tying two-run homer to Andrés Giménez and a two-run double to Daulton Varsho, admitting, "I wasn’t really executing when they got the guys on base... They’re really aggressive when that happens." The Mariners' pitching staff, typically strong, struggled to contain the Blue Jays' offense.