"In the eigth inning, the heart and soul of the 2025 Mariners was due up, with switch-hitting catcher Cal Raleigh leading off, then switch-hitter Jorge Polanco and lefty Josh Naylor to round it out. This happened to be the exact same order due up in the eigth in Game 5, although the margain they led by was slimmer. Hoffman ended up getting two massive strikeouts, sitting down Raleigh with a high heater and Polanco with a 90 mph splitter in the dirt. To end the inning, Naylor weakly popped up to Myles Straw to end the eighth on 15 pitches."
"Hoffman once again struck out the first two batters of the ninth. This time, the two strikeouts on Randy Arozarena and Eugenio Suárez came via two phenomenal sliders that both painted the outside corners, inducing a couple of foolish swings. He then walked J.P. Crawford but got a pop out from Dominic Canzone to let the Blue Jays see another day."
Jeff Hoffman produced two scoreless innings in Game 6, striking out four and allowing no hits or earned runs. He struck out Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco in the eighth using a high fastball and a 90 mph splitter, respectively, and ended that inning on a weak popup by Josh Naylor after 15 pitches. In the ninth, Hoffman struck out Randy Arozarena and Eugenio Suárez with sliders on the outside corner, walked J.P. Crawford, and induced a pop out from Dominic Canzone. The appearance featured a changed pitch mix with reduced four-seam fastball usage compared with the regular season.
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