Blue Jays Revive Series Against Mariners in Game 4

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00:00But the Mariners had a chance to put the Toronto Blue Jays lights out.

00:03And now we're seeing a two-to-two series and all the life back in the building for the Blue Jays.

00:09Eight runs last night, 11 hits.

00:11The bats continue to rise.

00:12And also, this is what we looked at, Joe, when they're in Toronto.

00:14You're expected to hit in that small ballpark.

00:16It's usually tough to get runs in Seattle.

00:18The Blue Jays turning up the heat in the Pacific Northwest, tying up that series.

00:24Yeah, no, Seattle is beginning to show a little wear and tear, Donnie,

00:29over that brutal schedule.

00:30We were wondering when the adrenaline was going to wear off, right, from them,

00:35because they went from that unbelievable 15-inning marathon against Detroit

00:39in an elimination game.

00:4124 hours later, they're playing and smacking down Toronto,

00:46who had to wait to figure out who it was that they were going to play.

00:49And then now, all of a sudden, they head back home.

00:53And it's like, oh, boy, you were wondering when the wheels might start to fall off a little bit.

00:58And they have.

01:00The fact that a 41-year-old pitcher goes out and goes five and two-thirds,

01:04who hadn't pitched since, you know, September 21th.

01:08And Kudos, not taking anything away from Scherzer.

01:11The old dogs bark.

01:12And, boy, he was barking last night.

01:15But if you're Seattle with an opportunity to go up 3-1 effectively,

01:18ending the series and punching your ticket to a World Series for, oh, I don't know,

01:23the first time, wow, did they not show up here, Donnie, in a big, big way.

01:29And you had to wonder, at what point would that adrenaline wear off?

01:33And at what point would this team come back down to reality?

01:36And the answer is the last couple of games here.