"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 0-for-7 across the first two games of the ALCS, as his Blue Jays fell into an 0-2 hole at home against the Seattle Mariners. He reached base only once in those two games, an eighth-inning walk in Game 2 with Toronto already down by seven runs; he ended the inning on third. That is not going to do it."
"Vladito was the hottest bat of the divisional round, bashing the Yankees to the tune of a 1.609 OPS and three homers in four games. Toronto may not need quite that level of cartoonish production from him to stay afloat against the Mariners, but the job is certainly easier if the team's best hitter is, well, hitting. To wit: The beefy lad seems to have awakened on the cross-continental flight before Wednesday night's Game 3, and now the Blue Jays have a pulse."
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began the ALCS 0-for-7 through the first two games and reached base only once with an eighth-inning walk in Game 2. He had been dominant in the divisional round, posting a 1.609 OPS and hitting three homers in four games. Guerrero appeared to awaken before Game 3, recording an infield single after Eugenio Suarez's throwing error in the first. In the third, with the score tied 2-2, he ripped a George Kirby slider into the left-field wall for a double that helped produce a run and later scored on a Daulton Varsho double to make it 5-2.
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