Bryce Miller and three Seattle relief pitchers baffled Toronto batters to spark the Mariners over the Blue Jays 3-1 in Sunday’s opening game of their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Cal Raleigh smashed a home run and Jorge Polanco drove in two runs to provide the scoring, but Mariners pitching mystified the hosts, allowing only two hits and none after the second inning.

Miller, a right-hander starting on short rest for the first time in his career, surrendered a homer to George Springer on his first offering of the night, but the Blue Jays had only one hit the rest of the night.

“Can’t say enough about Bryce Miller on short rest and giving us six strong innings,” Raleigh said. “Pitchers came out today and really impressed us, awesome, especially after short rest.”

Seattle took a

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