It is the October of Jorge Polanco, and the Seattle Mariners are now closer to a World Series than they’ve ever been in team history because of it.

Polanco continued his amazingly clutch postseason with a three-run home run in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday, breaking a tie with the Toronto Blue Jays to help lift the M’s to a 10-3 victory.

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The Mariners now lead the best-of-seven ALCS 2-0 after wins in each of the first two games at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, leaving open the possibility for them to clinch the American League championship at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. That could come as soon as Game 4 on Thursday if the Mariners can sweep, or a potential Game 5 on Friday.

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