Toronto Blue Jays players watch from the dugout during the ninth inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

By The Canadian Press

Jays head home needing win in Game 6 on Sunday to stay alive in ALCS

Oct 18, 2025 | 3:00 AM

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays were only two innings away from a three-game sweep in Seattle.

Instead, a five-run outburst in the eighth inning by the Mariners erased a 2-1 deficit and gave the AL West Division champions a 6-2 win, and 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.

The Jays are headed home and face a must-win Game 6 on Sunday night at Rogers Centre to keep their World Series hopes alive.

They’ll need to forget Friday’s bullpen meltdown — and clutch home runs by Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suarez — and push the reset button. If they’re looking for positives they outhit the Mariners 7-5 in Game 5, and found their offence in 13-4 and 8-2 wins on the West Coast.

Rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage will get the start for the Blue Jays on Sunday. He’ll be aiming to get the Jays to a winner-take-all showdown on Monday in Toronto, with the winner facing the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

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The Mariners, who won the first two games in Toronto by 3-1 and 10-3 scores, have yet to name a starter for Game 6.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2025.

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