The Seattle Mariners waited 21 years to get back into the playoffs, and they wasted no time in making their mark.
The team jumped into an early 3-0 lead in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays before ace pitcher Luis Castillo carved up the fourth seed for 7.1 innings.
But it was a filthy 103 mph pitch from reliever Andres Munoz that had baseball analysts purring and went viral on Twitter.
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Munoz retired Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the bottom of the eighth with a ground-out, but the prior pitch for a strike was more impressive and even earned a nod of approval from Guerrero.
The pitch was the fastest seen in the playoffs in five years.
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Munoz came back out for the ninth inning, and he earned a five out save, giving the Mariners a 4-0 win and a 1-0 lead in the best of three MLB wild card series. Should they advance, they will face a familiar foe: AL West bedfellows and first seed the Houston Astros.
