Everything you need to know about the Blue Jays Mariners seriesNews WAALI

Toronto Blue Jays host Seattle Mariners for a three-game wildcard series starting Friday. The winner will play the Houston Astros in the World Series. The games will be played at Rogers Center on Friday and Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET and Sunday at 2:30 p.,m., if necessary.

The Mariners missed the playoffs by two games last year. They haven't been to the postseason since 2001. This season they matched last season's 90-game winning streak.

Everything you need to know about the Blue Jays Mariners series.

The Blue Jays led the AL in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Toronto's strength is its depth, with five players hitting at least 24 home runs and 10 with at at minimum 50 RBIs. Seattle's team is more boom-or-bust, as their .230 battingaverage was second to bottom in the league.

Everything you need to know about the Blue Jays and Mariners series.

Alek Manoah will start Game 1 for Toronto. Ross Stripling and Kevin Gausman will probably start for Seattle. Luis Castillo will be the ace for the Mariners. Logan Gilbert will likely start in Game 3. Seattle has a slight advantage in the bullpen. The Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano recorded 36 saves. He recorded the third most in AL. The team ERA of 3, 33 prevailed from Toronto's 3.,77.

The Blue Jays and Mariners are playing a World Series. The Blue Jay's are the favourites to win. Seattle's team is more exciting. The game starts tomorrow. It's a repeat of the 1992 World series.