Mitch Garver anchors Seattle’s ALCS mood, delivering veteran guidance while embracing a bigger role in a loose, hungry clubhouse. The Rams? Not the team, but the mindset: keep the gas down, execute the small things, and ride a surgically cohesive group toward Seattle’s first World Series in 48 years.

George Kirby starts Game 3 with four days’ rest as Bryan Woo eyes a potential return. The energy centers on Julio Rodríguez’s spark, Garver’s leadership, and a squad that’s refused to panic after leaving Toronto with a 2-0 edge, all while the team’s chemistry fuels calm, relentless pressure at home.