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GameThread: Wild Card Game 1

Let’s gooooooo

Chicago Cubs v. Toronto Blue Jays Photo by Jon Blacker/MLB Photos via Getty Images

162 games of hard work have paid off. The Blue Jays are in the playoffs, and are looking to blast through the wild card round as they did in 2016. Will Yusei Kikuchi be this year’s Francisco Liriano? Can the Jays lineup push a few runs across the Mariners’ ace?

This is the stuff we live for.

Here are today’s lineups. The Jays looks pretty darn good. Let’s do this.

Today's Lineups

MARINERS BLUE JAYS
Julio Rodriguez - CF George Springer - CF
Ty France - 1B Bo Bichette - SS
Eugenio Suarez - 3B Vladimir Guerrero - 1B
Cal Raleigh - C Alejandro Kirk - C
Mitch Haniger - RF Teoscar Hernandez - RF
Carlos Santana - DH Matt Chapman - 3B
Jarred Kelenic - LF Raimel Tapia - LF
Adam Frazier - 2B Danny Jansen - DH
J.P. Crawford - SS Whit Merrifield - 2B
Luis Castillo - RHP Alek Manoah - RHP

Poll

How many games will the Jays win in this series?

This poll is closed

  • 45%
    0
    (75 votes)
  • 9%
    1
    (16 votes)
  • 44%
    2
    (74 votes)
165 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which game will be the best?

This poll is closed

  • 32%
    First
    (44 votes)
  • 50%
    Second
    (69 votes)
  • 17%
    Third
    (24 votes)
137 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which pitcher will have the best start?

This poll is closed

  • 37%
    Manoah
    (49 votes)
  • 20%
    Stripling
    (27 votes)
  • 31%
    Gausman
    (40 votes)
  • 10%
    Berríos?
    (13 votes)
129 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which hitter will have the best series?

This poll is closed

  • 14%
    Bichette
    (18 votes)
  • 12%
    Vladdy
    (16 votes)
  • 10%
    Teoscar
    (13 votes)
  • 28%
    Springer
    (35 votes)
  • 4%
    Chapman
    (6 votes)
  • 4%
    Espinal/Biggio
    (5 votes)
  • 8%
    Kirk
    (10 votes)
  • 2%
    Jansen/Moreno
    (3 votes)
  • 0%
    Bradley Jr/Tapia
    (1 vote)
  • 13%
    Merrifield
    (17 votes)
124 votes total Vote Now

Poll

How will the vibes be today?

This poll is closed

  • 31%
    Great
    (45 votes)
  • 16%
    Good
    (23 votes)
  • 52%
    Not good
    (75 votes)
143 votes total Vote Now

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