Nothing separated the teams until the third inning, and nothing changed after that. Dylan Cease was that good, and two runs were all Toronto needed.
Cease worked seven innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out nine on 102 pitches. He did not allow a run, and Louie Varland closed it out with a scoreless ninth — his 18th save of the season — to complete the combined shutout. Cease improved to 5-4 with a 2.79 ERA.
The Blue Jays broke the scoreless tie in the third. Giménez doubled to center, scoring Keys to give Toronto a 1-0 lead. Vladimir Guerrero then singled to right, scoring Giménez to make it 2-0. That was the entirety of the scoring on the night.
Luis Castillo took the loss for Seattle, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk on 101 pitches. He fell to 3-7 with a 4.79 ERA. The Mariners managed only 4 hits on the night and could not solve Cease at any point.
Guerrero finished 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI, batting .265 with 4 home runs and 34 RBI on the season. Toronto moved to 41-46 with the win. Seattle, which had won three straight entering the game, saw that streak end and sits at 45-43. Castillo is 20 outs away from 1,500 innings pitched in his career.