The Toronto Blue Jays just won the American League by eliminating the Seattle Mariners in game 7 and are headed to the World Series.
The Blue Jays had Shane Bieber on the mound tonight with the same lineup as in game 6 and it payed off in a huge way for Toronto.
Blue Jays are headed back to the World Series for the first time since 1993
Game 7 was off to a rough start for the Blue Jays after tying the game at 1 as Bieber struggled quite a bit on the mound in his start tonight giving up 7 hits and 2 earned runs in less than 4 innings pitched.
Final line for Shane Bieber:
3.2 IP
7 H
2 ER
1 BB
5 K
74 pitches
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After a couple innings of being down 3-1, George Springer played the hero for the Blue Jays as he hitt a massive three runs homerun in the 7th inning to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 lead.
George Springer just hit one of the biggest home runs in #BlueJays history.
Rogers Centre is shaking.
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The Blue Jays are now headed to the World Series for the first time since 1993 with a matchup against the defending champions, the red hot Los Angeles Dodgers.
WE'RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!! #WANTITALL
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The first game of the World Series will now be at 8:00 PM on Friday at the Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays will get home field advantage for finishing ahead of the Dodgers during the season.
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