The 2025 season had not seen the best of third-year Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryce Miller.

Until Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday night in Toronto.

Instant reaction to Seattle Mariners’ massive ALCS Game 1 win

Miller’s year has been marred by injury and inconsistency, with elbow inflammation twice landing him on the injured list during a regular season where he went 4-6 with a 5.68 ERA in 18 starts. It was well off his stellar 2024 campaign where the Texas A&M product was one of the best pitchers in the American League with a 2.94 ERA and 3.4 bWAR in 31 starts.

So when Miller took the mound against the Blue Jays on Sunday, on short rest for the first time in his pro career no less, the expectations weren’t high. Maybe he could give the Mariners four innings before handing the ba

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