Both Championship Series of the 2025 MLB playoffs unfolded on Friday. In the American League, the Seattle Mariners moved to a 3–2 series lead in the ALCS with a 6–2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, moving within one win of their first World Series appearance. The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a dominant sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 5–1 to punch their ticket to a second consecutive World Series.
Eugenio Suarez lifts Mariners one game away from first World Series appearance
Suárez delivered a two-home run night in Game 5 of the ALCS, punctuating his night with an eighth-inning grand slam that lifted the Mariners to a 6–2 victory over the Blue Jays. The win gave Seattle a 3–2 series lead and moved the franchise within one win of its first-ever World Series appearance.