TORONTO — Who knows how long this Mariners run will go, maybe even all the way.

But regardless of how far the M’s make it, they provided one of the most epic weekends in franchise history.

Of course, it started with punching their ticket to the ALCS for the first time since 2001 and doing so in a 15-inning marathon with Detroit that lasted nearly five hours.

Once the champagne and other adult beverages were cleared from the clubhouse, it was immediately back to work.

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Back to work, of course, meant flying across the country where the Toronto Blue Jays were waiting for Game 1 of the ALCS less than 48 hours later.

Oh, and after using almost their entire bullpen along with two starting pitchers in relief, the Mariners’ flight to Toronto was delayed.

Logic would say the Ms were depleted both in the sense of fatigue and in how many pitchers they used just to get here.

But with this team—and in the playoffs, especially—logic can be tossed out the window.

Bryce Miller on short rest tossed a gem of a game, allowing just two hits in 6 innings of work. And when the very first pitch he threw was hit for a home run by George Springer, many thought the fatigue was kicking in.

Not with this pitcher, not with this team, not this year.

“Tremendous,” said Mariners manager Dan Wilson.

“I think we’ve talked about just how resilient these guys are, and tonight was one of those instances again,” Wilson said. “Great job all around. Coming back tonight and getting Game 1 is obviously a big momentum shift for us. And a lot of work to do yet, but the job that Bryce Miller did tonight was phenomenal. Coming back on short rest and getting behind early there with the first pitch of the game, getting a little bit of traffic, even in the first inning, the at-bat was outstanding, put a lot of pitches on him. And I thought after that first inning, he went into a different gear, and you saw him getting ahead using all his stuff. The fastball kept coming out really good. It was one of those situations where you knew the bullpen was ready to bail him out at any time, but he just kept coming out, and he kept throwing the ball so well. So to give us six strong innings, especially coming out of that first inning and the ability that he had tonight to kind of close the door was phenomenal, and then the bullpen took it from there. Just an unbelievable job on the mound for us tonight.”

Poetically, when Bryce left the game, the Mariners’ bats woke up in the perfect moment to help the M’s steal one on the road and set the stage potentially for the entire series to come.

It started with Cal Raleigh—who else, right? Cal hit a solo home run, his 62nd in 2025 between the regular and postseason.

And with the game knotted at one, it was Jorge Polanco once again stepping up with the go-ahead RBI base hit in the 6th and adding insurance in the 8th with another RBI. This was on the heels of his game-winning hit in Game 5 against Detroit.

When you think of the resiliency of this team, it shouldn’t surprise you. Not just because of their effort this weekend, but what these guys have done throughout their careers.

Polanco wanted to come back to Seattle to atone for a tough 2024, one where he battled through a knee injury that limited his production.

Suffice to say, all Mariners fans are glad he came back.

Miller, for his part, wasn’t sure what his role would be in the postseason, but he kept preparing for his moments and delivered easily one of the best playoff pitching performances in Mariners history.

Raleigh, in what seems like the most distant of memories, was only promoted to Seattle and eventually to starting catcher in his rookie season of 2022 after a season-ending injury to Tom Murphy. Resilience made sure Cal kept the job and continually improved to become the best at his position in all of baseball.

48 hours, two incredible wins that chart the course for this franchise moving forward.

Who knows how far this run will take the Mariners.

But no matter what gets in their way, the M’s will fight and persevere to give themselves the best chance possible, just like we saw this weekend, to make Seattle sports history.

And they’ll do it because of talent—sure—but grit, determination, and resilience that is unmatched.

They were built for this moment.