Schedule and odds for the ALCS as the Mariners and Blue Jays try to advance to face the Dodgers in the World Series.

Forget what Shohei Ohtani has done until now, which includes three MVP awards, a World Series ring and MLB's only 50-50 season. We just watched "The Ohtani Game." Despite a ho-hum performance in the first three games of the series,

The Mariners will leave Toronto with a two-game lead and are now two wins away from ousting the Blue Jays and booking their first-ever trip to the World Series. The Dodgers also stole a game on the road and now lead the Brewers 1-0 with another game in Milwaukee on the schedule for Tuesday.

With the win, the Boys in Blue are now in the driver's seat in the best-of-7 game series after taking home field advantage from the Brew Crew. Los Angeles is now three wins away from returning to the World Series, seven shy of repeating as champions.

The Dodgers, riding the golden arm of Blake Snell, and the powerful bat of Freddie Freeman, outlasted the Brewers for a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field.

As was correctly ruled, Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick missed out on a jumping catch, with the ball bouncing off the wall and back into his glove. None of the men on base seemed to notice that, though, and with only the left-field umpire making any sort of ruling, the Dodgers’ runners were just left to guess where to go next.

The Seattle Mariners can advance to their first World Series in franchise history while the Toronto Blue Jays aim to force a Game 7 at home as the 2025 ALCS heads back to Rogers Centre for Game 6. Follow live for play-by-play updates and real-time expert analysis from The Athletic’s team of MLB writers from pregame through the final out and beyond.

The Brewers are attempting a bullpen game to claim this Game 5 of the NLDS, a feat that requires all parts to fire crisply. But after lefty Aaron Ashby allowed a hit and hit a batter to start the sixth – he did strike out Kyle Tucker to fulfill the three-batter minimum – Patrick, a rookie, was asked to clean it up.