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Liam Dawson of England (L) is congratulated by Harry Brook of England after dismissing Mark Chapman of New Zealand (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images) England secured a commanding 65-run victory over New Zealand in the second T20 international at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on Monday, led by Harry Brook’s powerful 78.England posted an impressive total of 236-4 in their 20 overs after New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner chose to field first.Phil Salt and Harry Brook dominated the innings while New Zealand’s fielding performance was below par, with multiple misfields, poor throws, and dropped catches.

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The hosts missed crucial opportunities when Tim Seifert dropped Jacob Bethell off a top edge in the strong northwest wind, and James Neesham later dropped Brook.Brook’s dropped catch proved costly as he went on to score 78 from 35 balls, forming a substantial 129-run partnership with Salt.Shortly after being dropped, Brook demonstrated his power by hitting a massive pull shot that travelled over 100 meters beyond the midwicket boundary. “It felt good,” Brook said, after the opening match of the series on Saturday was washed out. “It’s always nice to contribute. It was just nice to get some runs out there and hit a couple out of the park.”Brook’s innings included six fours and five sixes before he was caught at long-on attempting a lofted drive.Salt played a measured innings of 85 from 56 balls, rotating the strike effectively and capitalising on loose deliveries.”It’s always nice to contribute. It was just nice to get some runs out there and hit a couple out of the park,” Brook said about their partnership strategy of staying “calm and composed” while “looking to manipulate the field and put them under as much pressure as possible.”Tom Banton contributed a quick 29 from 12 balls at the end, helping England achieve Christchurch’s highest T20 total.New Zealand’s chase began poorly, losing Tim Robinson and Rachin Ravindra in the second over.Seifert and Mark Chapman provided some resistance with a 69-run partnership, but their dismissals around the 10-over mark effectively ended New Zealand’s hopes.England’s bowlers Adil Rashid (4-32), Liam Dawson (2-38), and Brydon Carse (2-27) maintained tight control as New Zealand were dismissed for 171.The series continues with the third T20 match scheduled for Thursday night at Eden Park in Auckland.

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Brook was keen to stress before this series there would be no talk about next month’s Ashes series within his white-ball group, insisting his focus is on preparing for the T20 World Cup in February.

Whether that is true or not is irrelevant, any Brook runs are of benefit to both outfits.

Brook’s T20 international record is modest for a man of his talents – an average of 29 and five fifties in 50 innings – but this was one of his best knocks in either white-ball format as captain.

All his sixes were clean strikes over mid-wicket – three off the spin of Mitchell Santner and one each off seamers Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson – on the same surface his side struggled in the washed out first T20 on Saturday, but which had flattened out.

Salt’s knock follows scores of 89 against Ireland and 141 not out against South Africa in his six T20 innings since the start of September. He hit one six but 11 fours, targeting the covers and behind square on the leg side.

Salt and Brook both holed out in the 18th over after which Tom Banton’s cameo saw him finish unbeaten on 29 from 12 balls as England romped past the ground’s previous high score of 208-5.

Although Jos Buttler hit to mid-off for four and Jacob Bethell found mid-on having stuck four boundaries in a 12-ball 24, England’s T20 batting line-up is starting to take shape.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Sunday night.

Logan Cooley and Clayton Keller also scored and Nick Schmaltz had two assists to help the Mammoth win their third straight — all at home — and fourth in five games overall. Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 shots to earn the win in his second career start for Utah.

David Pastrnak scored twice for Boston and Joonas Korpisalo had 24 saves. The Bruins finished 0-3 on their Western Conference road trip and lost their fourth straight overall. Boston has allowed 17 goals over the last four games.

Utah struck first with Cooleyâ€s power-play goal at 4:20 of the first. Schmaltz — who had a hat trick on Friday night — deflected the puck off Cooleyâ€s back, and it ricocheted into the net.

Pastrnak countered with his own power-play goal to level it with 5:22 left in the period. His wrist shot at 5:46 of the second gave Boston a 2-1 lead.

Schmaltz picked up his second assist on Kellerâ€s equalizer late in the second. He attacked Korpisaloâ€s left side and then sent the puck over to Keller on the opposite side and Keller quickly snapped in an easy goal from close range.

Guenther helped Utah go back in front with 9:23 left after one-timing a slap shot from long distance, picking up his second game-winner of the season and 16th of his NHL career.

Bruins: Host Florida on Tuesday night.

Mammoth: Host Colorado on Tuesday night.

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World No 1 Matt Hauser has won the triathlonâ€s world championship series in Wollongong, ending a 15-year drought for Australia.

Two-time Olympian Hauser never relented across Sundayâ€s 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, and 10km run event and won gold by a monster 34 seconds on home soil.

The 27-year-old was cheered home by a raucous crowd and finished the gruelling Wollongong course in one hour 42.42 minutes.

Spainâ€s David Cantero Del Campo claimed silver, while Italian Alessio Crociani was a further seven seconds behind in third.

Hauser, in tears at the finish line, joins Emma Moffatt as the only Australians to win an Olympic-distance world title since the championship became a series in 2009.

The 27-year-old is the first Australian man to win the world series, after Pete Robertson won in 2005 when the world title was decided by a one-off race.

Luke Willian was Australiaâ€s next best male on Sunday, finishing 16th out of the 52 athletes.

Hauserâ€s biggest threat Miguel Hidalgo, ranked second in the series, was fourth.

Germanyâ€s Lisa Tertsch triumphed in the womenâ€s final as reigning Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand failed to finish.

Tertsch finished the race in one hour 56.50 minutes to win her maiden crown.

Germanyâ€s Lisa Tertsch wins the elite women’s final at the world triathlon championships in Wollongong, Australia. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AP

Italyâ€s Lisa Seregni finished 14 seconds behind, while Franceâ€s Emma Lombardi was a further 12 seconds adrift to claim bronze.

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The womenâ€s series had shaped as a two-horse race between defending champion Beaugrand and Beth Potter, who had entered as equal series leaders on 2925 points.

But a struggling Beaugrand began to tumble down the order early in the run, before Great Britainâ€s Potter dropped out of contention on lap three of four.

While Beaugrand did not finish the Olympic distance course and dropped to seventh in the standings, Potter finished 16th and is third overall.

Sophie Linn was Australiaâ€s best female and finished 18th out of 39 starters, ahead of teammate Emma Jeffcoat in 29th.

Earlier on Sunday, Lauren Parker clinched another medal after Australia finished second in the Para Mixed Relay, with the USA taking gold.

After claiming her fifth paratriathlon world title the day before, Parker combined with Jack Howell, Jeremy Peacock and Maggie Sandles – with guide Lauren Sprague – to win silver ahead of Brazil.

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Sei Young Kim is charging toward her 13th career LPGA Tour title in dominant fashion at the 2025 BMW Ladies Championship, holding the lead for the third consecutive day and making history along the way. After carding a three-under 69 in the third round, Kim (currently 19-under par) set a new 54-hole scoring record for the event with a three-day total of 197. Now she has a four-shot advantage as she heads into Sunday’s final round at Pine Beach Golf Links.

While Kim’s third-round 69 may not have been her lowest round of the week, it showcased a couple other important skills: composure under pressure and resilience. Despite tough conditions, Kim was able to not only maintain her spot atop the leaderboard, but she was even able to extend her lead by four strokes.

“It really was a difficult round,” she said. “The more I think, it really looks like the ones in Wales, the course condition and the level of difficulty, it really was similar.”

If she can hold on, it would mark her first LPGA win since 2020 and her first on home soil.

Trailing not far behind at 15-under are Yealimi Noh and Nasa Hataoka, both of whom had strong performances in the third round to stay close.

Noh fired a five-under 67 — the low round of the day — on Saturday with six birdies and just one bogey. Sitting four shots back, she’s well within range of capturing her second LPGA Tour victory and adding to her already impressive 2025 season that includes a win earlier this year at the Founders Cup.

Also tied for second, Hataoka had a solid third-round 69 thanks to her control and consistency, hitting all 14 fairways and 15 greens in regulation. If she can rally for a win on Sunday, it would be her seventh career LPGA title.

Meanwhile, defending champion Hannah Green has also kept herself in the mix, sitting T10 after a third consecutive round in the 60s (69-69-68).

For Kim, Sunday offers more than just another title. It’s an opportunity to complete a wire-to-wire victory at home, joining Ha Na Jang (2019) and Jin Young Ko (2021) — past Korean champions of the BMW Ladies Championship.

With Noh and Hataoka at her heels, the final round is shaping up to be a thrilling fight to the finish. But, as Kim shared after Saturday’s round, the real battle may not be against her competitors, but instead a test of inner strength.

“It’s really a fight against myself,” she said. “I hope to succeed at that tomorrow.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat tied it short-handed in the second period, scored the go-ahead goal on the power play and finished off the hat trick with an empty-netter with 8.1 seconds left to help the New York Islanders pick up their first win of the season by rallying to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.

Seven seconds after Trent Frederic high-sticked Matthew Schaefer,Horvat beat Stuart Skinnerwith 4:46 left to bring fans — some of whom were booing the home team earlier — to their feet. Mat Barzalhad the Islanders’ first goal and the primary assist on Horvat’s game-winner, while David Rittich stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced at the other end of the ice in his Islanders debut.

Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard gave the puck away on an inexplicable turnover in the neutral zone to set up Barzal’s goal and was the last player back on the power play who let Horvat past him for a breakaway on Skinner. Bouchard, who is the fourth-highest-paid player at his position in the NHL and tied for 14th among all players at a salary cap hit of $10.5 million, also coughed the puck up to cause several quality scoring chances against.

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play, his third goal this season, off a feed from Connor McDavid, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had Edmonton’s other goal. Skinner was hardly to blame in allowing three goals on 24 shots as teammates hung him out to dry on multiple occasions with mistakes all over in a back-and-forth, fast-paced game, including Frederic’s ill-timed penalty.

The Islanders will take the two points however they can get them after opening with losses at Pittsburgh and at home to Washington and Winnipeg. Schaefer, playing against McDavid for the first time as No. 1 draft picks a decade apart, skated 17:38 in his fourth game in the league.

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Oilers: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Islanders: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

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SEATTLE — As the ball rolled rapidly toward the right-center-field wall, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.â€s eyes grew wide. For the fourth time in four at-bats Wednesday in ALCS Game 3, Guerrero had blistered an offering from a Mariners pitcher and was about to reap the rewards.

But this was more than just another well-struck ball. Guerreroâ€s first three hits of the night were a high-bouncing chopper that he legged out for an infield single, a screaming line-drive double that nearly dented the left-field fence and a booming home run to straightaway center field. If Guerrero kicked it into high gear as his fourth batted ball scurried toward the fence and raced for a triple, a cycle — just the second in MLB postseason history — was within reach.

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Alas, it was not to be. As Seattle center fielder Julio Rodriguez hustled over and hurried the ball in, Guerrero sensibly slowed at second and settled for his second double of the game, recognizing that pushing for a historic individual achievement amid a 12-2 playoff game posed more risk than reward. Still, he turned to his teammates and grinned, knowing what could have been.

“We were all yelling,†infielder Ernie Clement said afterward. “We couldn’t believe it. We wore him out.â€

“I didn’t even realize he was a triple shy,†third baseman Addison Barger said. “And then everybody’s like, ‘Go, go, go! Go to third!†And I said, ‘Why would he go to third? It’s, like, 12 to 2.’ And then I was like, ‘Oh, s***, he would’ve hit for the cycle.â€â€

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“He’s being smart. It could have been a play where he just slides and hurts himself,†conceded backup catcher Tyler Heineman, one of several teammates who was visibly disappointed as Guerrero coasted into second. “… I would have loved to see him do it just because I’ve never seen a cycle. But I’m just happy he had a good night.”

Cycle or not, one thing was clear: The Toronto Blue Jays were having a blast.

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Guerreroâ€s four-hit game was the headlining performance of a collective offensive outburst for the Blue Jays†lineup in Game 3, as Toronto emphatically distanced itself from an uncharacteristic no-show in the first two games of the series en route to a decisive 13-4 victory.

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Undaunted by the challenges of traveling cross-continent with a 2-0 series deficit and awakening an offense in the least hitter-friendly ballpark in the majors, the Blue Jays exploded for 18 hits, including five home runs. Every Toronto starter reached base at least once, eight scored at least one run, and six recorded multi-hit games. The 13 runs were the most the Mariners had allowed in a home game since June 30, 2023.

As usual, Guerrero was at the center of it all.

The face of the franchise completely torched the New York Yankees in the ALDS, demolishing any perception of October struggles after six poor games across three previous postseason appearances. But with the stakes higher in the championship series, even Guerreroâ€s spectacular showing against New York was quickly forgotten when he went hitless in both games in Toronto as the Blue Jays fell into a stunning hole to open the series against Seattle. As a whole, the Blue Jays mustered one hit after George Springerâ€s leadoff homer in a 3-1 loss in Game 1, and the offense evaporated again the next night, notching one hit over the final seven innings while the Mariners cruised to a 10-3 victory in Game 2.

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Combined with how formidable the Mariners looked on both sides of the ball in Toronto, the Blue Jays seemed to be in an especially precarious position as they headed west. But the consecutive lackluster showings at the plate were an extreme outlier for this unit, and that offered reason for optimism as the series shifted to Seattle.

“It’s not like we went out there and played our game and lost,†veteran pitcher Chris Bassitt said ahead of Game 3. “We still have a lot of confidence in our game and how we play and what we do.â€

That confidence was rightfully rooted in a full-season sample that indicated the Blue Jays†offense was not to be taken lightly, having led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage while ranking fourth in runs per game. And sure enough, in Game 3, led by Guerreroâ€s humongous display at the plate — the kind that has so often gone hand-in-hand with his teamâ€s success — the Blue Jays got back to playing their game, making this ALCS all the more compelling.

“He’s our heart and soul,†Clement said of his superstar teammate. “He carries the load. The last few years, I’ve seen him struggle, I’ve seen him be the best hitter on the planet. I see the work that he puts in. And to see him have success on the biggest stage, when everybody knows we need him to do it, is special.â€

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Said Barger: “Even if he’s off, he’s still gonna produce with the best of them. But when he’s on, it’s scary — there’s not much they can do. I feel bad for the pitchers.”

Torontoâ€s confidence that the bats would break out proved warranted, as the Blue Jays tagged Seattle starter George Kirby for eight runs Wednesday before adding five more against the underbelly of the Mariners†bullpen. But Torontoâ€s outlook on the mound was less certain entering Game 3. Taking the ball was high-profile trade-deadline acquisition Shane Bieber after his first postseason showing as a Blue Jay went rather poorly, with Bieber recording just eight outs in Torontoâ€s lone loss to the Yankees in the ALDS.

Bieberâ€s second outing didnâ€t inspire much confidence in the early going, either, as Julio Rodriguez destroyed a poorly located fastball in the bottom of the first inning for a quick 2-0 Mariners lead that sent T-Mobile Park into an immediate frenzy. For a Blue Jays team desperate for any semblance of momentum, it was an ominous opening. But Bieber remained confident that he could turn his outing around.

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“It was an unfortunate start, but I came into the dugout and told the guys, ‘Pick me up.†Like, ‘I got good stuff tonight,â€â€ Bieber said afterward. “And they definitely listened and picked me up in a huge way, and I was able to go back out there … and reestablish what I wanted to do.â€

In an era defined by high-end velocity, Bieber, whose fastball maxed out at 93.7 mph in Game 3, thrives on precision and sequencing, rather than rearing back and unleashing hellacious heat. And after his one glaring mistake to Rodriguez — and after the Blue Jays supplied him with five runs of support in the top of third inning — Bieber hit his stride and started to carve through the Mariners†lineup with a balanced diet of his five-pitch mix. The slider was the star, coaxing seven whiffs on a dozen swings. But the changeup, knuckle-curve and cutter all served as valuable weapons, in turn making his fastball more effective as the game went along. The pitchâ€s infrequent and unpredictable deployment actually made it more difficult to handle, despite its pedestrian velocity.

After that first inning, just two more baserunners reached against Bieber, as he completed six frames on 88 pitches with eight strikeouts and just the two runs allowed on the Rodriguez blast. As it turned out, after ace Kevin Gausman had an untimely misstep late in Game 1 and multiple key arms surrendered runs in an ugly Game 2, Bieber served as a much-needed stabilizing force on the mound for Toronto.

“It’s fun to watch guys like that work,†manager John Schneider said afterward. “It was exactly what we needed tonight.â€

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With the tone of the series firmly altered by Torontoâ€s resounding triumph in Game 3, the focus now shifts back to the home team and its ability to bounce back from another postseason pitfall. The Mariners were able to do just that after ALDS Game 4 in Detroit, which followed a similar script to Wednesdayâ€s loss, with an enticing early lead crumbling into a noncompetitive blowout loss.

Seattleâ€s epic effort in the 15-inning Game 5 to take down the Tigers was an encouraging display of the teamâ€s resilience, but it held significant advantages over Detroit from a talent standpoint. In Thursdayâ€s ALCS Game 4 and beyond, the Mariners face a much taller task against the top-seeded Blue Jays, regardless of how the first two games unfolded.

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“Momentum can be a real thing,†Schneider said. “But we’re going to approach tomorrow like the series is 0-0 and continue to try to do everything we can do to win tomorrow.â€

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Quinn gave Buffalo the lead for the first time this season with a shot that missed the net and still went in, and the Sabres had two more power-play scores and a short-handed goal to beat the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday night for their first victory.

Quinn got it started midway through the first period on a man advantage, firing a one-timer from the slot that sailed just right and over the net, bounced off the glass and fluttered in off goalie Leevi Merilainenâ€s back. Quinn also scored in the third period.

The Sabres broke through after being outscored 10-2 in losing three straight to open the season — falling 4-0 at home to the New York Rangers and 3-1 at Boston and at home against Colorado. They have never opened 0-4.

Jason Zucker scored two power-play goals in a 1:57 span in Buffalo’s four-goal second period. Ryan McLeod scored short-handed and Alex Tuch had an even-strength goal in the second. McLeod added a goal in the third, and Jiri Kulich had an empty-netter.

Shane Pinto scored his firth goal of the season for Ottawa, and Tim Stutzle Jake Sanderson and Lars Eller also connected. The Senators have lost three straight after an opening victory over Tampa Bay.

The teams combined for four goals in a 2:37 span early in the third. Pinto and Eller cut it to 5-4, and McLeod and Quinn countered for Buffalo to restore the three goal lead.

Ottawa played without captain Brady Tkachuk. He’s is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks because of a right hand injury sustained Monday

Senators owner Michael Andlauer said Wednesday that Tkachuk is having a second opinion to determine if surgery will be required for a right arm/wrist injury. Tkachuk was hurt Monday night at Nashville when he was cross-checked into the boards by Roman Josi.

Fellow forward Drake Batherson made his season debut. He sustained an upper-body injury early in training camp.

Senators: Host Seattle on Thursday night.

Sabres: Host Florida on Saturday night.

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TORONTO — Only five days had passed since Cal Raleighâ€s last home run, but for these Seattle Mariners, it felt like an eternity.

That made sense, considering the circumstances. Quite a bit transpired between Raleighâ€s blast in ALDS Game 3 on Tuesday in Detroit and his game-tying big fly in Seattleâ€s 3-1 ALCS Game 1 win on Sunday in Toronto.

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Hereâ€s an exhausting, inexhaustive list.

The Mariners jumped to an early lead in ALDS Game 4, wasted that golden opportunity with an untimely bullpen implosion, flew home to Seattle, participated in one of the wonkiest, most unforgettable playoff games this century, drank some beers, sprayed some Champagne, basked in the joy of a city in revelry, caught a few hours of precious shuteye, located their passports, endured a lengthy flight delay caused by a mechanical issue on the team charter, jetted across the continent and readied themselves to compete for a trip to the World Series.

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And while the entire experience has been draining for everybody in navy and teal, nobody has shouldered more of the load — physical and emotional — than Raleigh. He is, of course, the de facto leader of this bunch, the heart, soul and cushioned backside of the 2025 Seattle Mariners. The MVP contender caught all 15 innings of that Game 5 thrill ride, rising from and lowering into his squat before and after all 209 pitches from Mariners†arms. The Big Dumperâ€s lower half, despite its heralded girth, was surely sore and achy the next day.

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“The mental part of it is definitely more exhausting than the physical,†Raleigh said on Saturdayâ€s off day. “Obviously, you’re physically tired, but mentally, having to deal with new pitchers and trying to face guys six, seven, eight times — whatever amount it was — it gets to be tough.â€

But on Sunday in Toronto, Raleigh showed absolutely no signs of weariness.

“If he is tired, he never says anything about it, that’s for sure,†Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock told Yahoo Sports after the game. “He shows up every day, gets his work in, and he’s ready to rock and roll.â€

Raleigh, unsurprisingly, was Seattleâ€s driving force once again in Game 1 of the ALCS.

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His sixth-inning, two-out laser tied the score at one, jolting awake a Seattle offense that looked understandably tired in the early going. It also kept the inning alive, allowing the Mariners to score again two batters later on an RBI single from Jorge Polanco, the hero of Game 5.

But Raleighâ€s jack was a vintage Big Dumper swing, controlled but powerful. The long ball, his 62nd of the year, was Seattleâ€s first since Raleigh went yard way back in the ninth inning of ALDS Game 3. It was another enormous moment in a season full of them.

“I don’t want to say we feel accustomed to it, because obviously it’s special, but I think it’s just what he expects of himself,†Mariners starter Brian Woo told Yahoo Sports afterward. “So yeah, you know, we’re not surprised.â€

“We’ve seen Cal do that so often in a big situation there to get us back tied,†Mariners skipper Dan Wilson said in his postgame media conference. “I thought that was a big lift in terms of our dugout and getting us back in it.â€

Raleigh also got the Mâ€s going with a single in the top of the first, but Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able to work out of trouble. Gausman proceeded to retire the next 15 Mariners he faced. Seattle hitters were perplexed by the right-handerâ€s trademark splitter, and it seemed like Gausman was in line to deliver a legendary performance in front of a hopping home crowd.

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As it turned out, the only run support the lanky right received came on the very first pitch seen by a Blue Jay on the night: a leadoff tank from DH George Springer that sent Rogers Centre into a frenzy. After that blemish — Springerâ€s 21st career postseason tater — Mariners starter Bryce Miller also cruised through six relatively uneventful innings.

Miller, forced into a start on short rest after Seattle used multiple starters in relief during the ALDS clincher, was outstanding, scattering three walks and just one additional base hit as he shut down a Toronto offense that was firing on all cylinders last round against the New York Yankees. The 27-year-old righty, who burst onto the scene last season, had an uneven, injury-impacted 2025, scuffling to a 5.68 ERA across 18 starts. No qualified pitcher in baseball surrendered a higher average exit velocity than Miller this season. But he seems to have rediscovered his good stuff at just the right time, first with a solid showing in ALDS Game 4 and now with a masterful outing in ALCS Game 1.

“Really give Bryce credit — going on short rest and going six innings like that. It was really huge, especially for our bullpen, who threw a lot of pitches the other day,†Raleigh gushed afterward.

But Seattleâ€s bullpen — or, at least, the relievers who threw in Game 1 — didnâ€t seem particularly impacted by the heavy workload. Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andres Muñoz combined to twirl three perfect innings, finishing Millerâ€s gem and propelling the Mariners to an unlikely and invigorating 1-0 lead in this ALCS.

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On Monday in Game 2, Seattle will turn to Logan Gilbert, fresh off a seven-strikeout, zero-walk masterpiece in ALDS Game 3. Heâ€ll go up against Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage, who baffled the Yankees into oblivion in his fourth career big-league start last week.

Raleigh, certainly, will have an impact on the evenings of both men.

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With his maternal grandparents watching in person and an infant son waiting back home, Xander Schauffele put a bright cap on an otherwise dim season by winning the 2025 Baycurrent Classic in Japan.

His 7-under 64 on Sunday at Yokohama Country Club was his first victory in 15 months. And it gave him extra cause to celebrate in a country where his family roots run deep.

Max Greyersman, last year’s runner-up in this event, repeated that role, finishing one shot back while chasing his first PGA Tour title. Tour rookie Michael Thorbjorsen, who joined Schauffele and Greyersman in Sunday’s final grouping, finished third, three shots back.

“I was plenty nervous,” Schauffele said. “It’s been over a year since I was even looking at winning a golf tournament. I was probably just as nervous as they were because I’ve done it before and I had to dig kind of deep in my memory to do it again.”

The win marks a memorable moment for Schauffele in what was an otherwise forgettable year. Sidelined by a rib injury at the start of 2025, he never regained the form he showed in 2024, when he won two majors and rose to No. 2 in the World Golf Ranking. Though the subpar play rattled his confidence at times, Schauffele said he’d taken positives away from this year’s Ryder Cup, where he earned three points in a losing U.S. effort and beat Jon Rahm in Sunday singles.

“I thought at the Ryder Cup I played pretty solid,” Schauffele said. “It’s very high stakes, high-pressure golf and I started to hit some shots that I wasn’t really hitting throughout the year.”

At the Baycurrent, Schauffele looked even more like his old self while playing in front of some familiar faces. Several family members were in the crowd, including his 81-year grandmother, who walked the course with him. Schauffele’s mother and mother-in-law both grew up in Japan, as did his wife, Maya, who is half Japanese. Though he was born and raised in Southern California, Schauffele said that he has felt connected to Japan from an early age.

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“I’ve been coming here since I was about 9 years old to visit my grandparents,” Schauffele said. “I sort of fell in love with this country a long time ago.”

Back home in the U.S., Schauffele’s family is larger than it was to start the year. Just over a month ago, he and Maya welcomed their first child, a milestone that came with a shift in mindset.

“Mentally, I definitely felt different,” Schauffele said. “I’m a young dad. He’s only just over six weeks old, but yeah, it’s weird. I’d do anything for him. That part mentally feels different than anything that – I haven’t really identified exactly what it is. It’s still kind of fresh. But it’s definitely a cool thing being a dad and I’m so excited to be home to him and Maya after this.”

In time, Schauffele said, he plans to do for his son what his own parents did for him.

“I can’t wait to bring (him) here when he’s old enough to sort of understand and appreciate the culture in Japan,” Schauffele said.

Meantime, he had a local celebration to attend, albeit a mellow one.

“Just probably a big get-together, just a few drinks,” Schauffele said. “You saw a lot of my family members aren’t of age to have any alcohol, so just a few drinks with the family and decompress a bit.”