The Toronto Blue Jays opened this series with a 7-3 triumph Thursday night. The setback was the Mariners third straight and dropped them a half-game behind Oakland for the American League's final wild-card berth. I think we can expect to see a fired up Mariners team here Friday night.

The Mariners hand the ball to left-hander Marco Gonzales (12-5, 3.37 ERA) who has won five straight starts, allowing six earned runs in that span. We can also note that he's been rock solid home at Safeco all season, going 5-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 10 home starts. Mariners are perfect 6-0 in Gonzales' last 6 home starts.

The Blue Jays turn to 24 year old rookie left-hander Ryan Borucki (0-2, 2.83 ERA) for his seventh career start. He's 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA in three road starts.

Blue Jays are 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Mariners are 21-5 in their last 26 vs. a team with a losing record.

10* play on Seattle Mariners.