Cease strikes out 8 over 6 innings, Blue Jays hit 3 homers in 8-1 rout of Mariners

Dylan Cease delivered a dominant performance on Friday, striking out eight batters over six innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Cease (9-5) allowed just four hits, one run, and one walk, further solidifying his status as the American League's strikeout leader with 217 punchouts. He has been on a remarkable run, posting a 1.48 ERA in his last 10 starts, including two wins against Seattle.

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who allowed four hits, one run and one walk, now has 217 strikeouts to lead the American League.

George Springer was a catalyst for the Blue Jays' offense, finishing 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Springer's versatile hitting included a single in the first, a double in the third, his 14th home run of the season in the fifth, and another single in the seventh. His performance recalled a memorable home run against Seattle in the 2025 ALCS.

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who scored three runs, singled in the first, doubled in the third, hit his 14th home run in the fifth and singled again in the seventh.

Toronto's power display extended beyond Springer, with Kazuma Okamoto and Nathan Lukes also contributing home runs. Okamoto's blast in the sixth inning off Seattle's Emerson Hancock extended his Blue Jays rookie record to 27 home runs. Lukes added to the score with his own homer in the fifth.

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who hit a memorable home run the last time Toronto hosted Seattle, a three-run shot that put the Blue Jays ahead in the seventh game of the 2025 American League Championship Series.

Emerson Hancock (7-8) struggled on the mound for Seattle, surrendering five runs and eight hits in his five innings of work, ultimately taking the loss in the lopsided contest.

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who hit a home run off the Dominican Seranthony Domínguez in the sixth, extending his Blue Jays rookie record to 27.