TORONTO -- The Blue Jays and Mariners will meet in the American League Championship Series, the matchup no one saw coming when the season began.

The Mariners advanced late Friday night with a 3-2 win over the Tigers in a postseason game for the ages, a 15-inning marathon they’ll be talking about in Seattle for years . Jorge Polanco was the long-awaited hero in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, but outside of Mariners fans, few people enjoyed that game more than the Blue Jays.

Toronto watched it all unfold in as Seattle burned through its bullpen, including starters Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo after George Kirby gave them five-plus excellent innings earlier in the night. Just as the Blue Jays got to kick their feet up with a bye to the ALDS as the No. 1 seed in th

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