How to watch Blue Jays vs. Mariners ALCS Game 5 live for free

The ALCS shifted to Seattle when the Mariners had a 2-0 series lead; now, heading into Game 5, the final Mariners home game of the series, things are all tied up.

After taking Game 3 with a huge 13-4 victory, the Toronto Blue Jays brought that momentum into last night’s Game 4 to win a second game of the season. “Mad Max” Scherzer, in his 500th MLB start, allowed just one run over a 5.2 inning stretch.

Teams that lose Games 1 and 2, but win Games 3 and 4 in any best-of-seven MLB postseason series have gone on to win that series 10 of 23 times. It’s also worth noting that in series with the current 2-3-2 format that have been tied after Game 4, the team playing Game 5 on the road has taken the series 34 of 60 times.

So far, the road team has won every game of this series.

Here’s how to tune in to Game 5 of the ALCS between the Mariners and the Blue Jays without cable.

Blue Jays vs. Mariners start time:

Game 4 of the Blue Jays-Mariners ALCS is scheduled to begin at 6:08 p.m. ET tonight, Oct. 16.

How to watch Blue Jays vs. Mariners ALCS Game 5 for free

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the MLB playoffs for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with a five-day free trial and starts at $49.99/month for genre packs, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that include FOX.

You can also catch the rest of the MLB playoffs and the upcoming World Series with Sling TV’s Orange + Blue plan, which is currently 50% off for your first month.

Blue Jays-Mariners Game 5 starting pitchers

Toronto’s ace, Kevin Gausman, will start tonight’s Game 5 after starting Game 1 of the ALCS last week. In Game 1, he allowed three hits and two tuns in 5.2 innings.

Bryce Miller, who started Game 1 for the Mariners, will be on the mound tonight. After allowing a leadoff home run, Miller was solid for six run-less innings.

Blue Jays-Mariners ALCS schedule

• Game 1: Seattle 3, Toronto 1
• Game 2: Seattle 10, Toronto 3
• Game 3: Toronto 13, Seattle 4
• Game 5: Oct. 17, 6:08 p.m. ET (FS1)
• Game 6: Oct. 19, 8:03 p.m. ET (FS1)
• Game 7: Oct. 20, 8:08 p.m. ET (FOX)*

*if necessary

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