TORONTO – Well timed hitting. High quality pitching. Stellar defence.
The Toronto Blue Jays targeted on the fundamentals Sunday and it paid off with a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in Sport 6 that has each groups one win away from the World Sequence.
Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and starter Trey Yesavage went 5 2/3 innings for the win as Toronto compelled a decisive Sport 7 within the American League Championship Sequence on Monday night time at Rogers Centre.
“It’s fairly frickin’ cool that we’re the place we’re,” stated Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider. “I’m not going to lie. You’ve obtained to maintain your foot on the gasoline and prepare for tomorrow.”
The winner will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers within the World Sequence.
Toronto hasn’t been to the Fall Basic since profitable a second straight title in 1993. The Mariners have by no means been to the World Sequence.
Yesavage set the early tone in Toronto’s first must-win recreation of the post-season by putting out 4 of the primary six batters he confronted. The rookie right-hander allowed two earned runs, three walks and 6 hits.
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He left to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 44,764 at Rogers Centre that was raucous from the opening pitch.
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“This was probably the most electrical, energized crowd I’ve ever performed in entrance of earlier than and the crew rallied behind the followers,” Yesavage stated. “They have been an enormous motivation for us.”
The street crew gained each recreation within the collection till Seattle picked up a 6-2 victory in Sport 5 at T-Cellular Park.
Again at dwelling for Sport 6, the Blue Jays got here out firing with back-to-back two-run frames. Barger’s homer within the third inning off Logan Gilbert staked Toronto to a 4-0 lead.
The Seattle starter was pulled after Guerrero led off the fifth inning with a solo shot.
It was the Toronto slugger’s sixth homer of the playoffs, tying him with Jose Bautista and Joe Carter for probably the most by a Blue Jay in a single post-season.
“It’s simply a kind of issues the place you anticipate him to do one thing extraordinarily Vladimir-like,” stated Toronto designated hitter George Springer. “He’s been unbelievable.”
Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ont., hit a solo homer in Seattle’s two-run sixth.
Guerrero scored once more within the seventh after a wild pitch by reliever Matt Brash of Kingston, Ont. Guerrero broke for third base and a throwing error by catcher Cal Raleigh allowed him to trot dwelling.
Toronto turned three double-plays on the night time to flee some jams. Seattle struggled defensively with three errors on the night time.
The Blue Jays relievers additionally got here via after a tough night time for the bullpen in Sport 5. Louis Varland recorded 4 outs and Jeff Hoffman had 4 strikeouts over a two-inning look.
“Which will have been one of the best I’ve seen him, like ever,” Varland stated of Toronto’s nearer. “I imply he was punching all people out. Weak contact, you title it.”
After a 94-win common season, that is the place Toronto’s No. 1 seeding within the American League pays off. The Blue Jays get to host Sport 7 and feed off the vocal help from their rabid fanbase.
Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber was tabbed to begin in opposition to George Kirby.
“We’ve been doing a extremely good job of passing the baton, so to talk,” Bieber stated. “In the end, each recreation is a person recreation and that’s the gorgeous factor about baseball.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 19, 2025.
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