TORONTO — Louis Varland jumped on the mound at Rogers Centre and turned to face the centre field wall. The Toronto Blue Jays reliever then put his hands on his head as he watched the ball clear that wall, up and over his jumping teammate Daulton Varsho.

Jorge Polanco had just hit a three-run shot to give the Seattle Mariners a three-run lead in Game 2 of the ALCS. Varland pulled his jersey up over his mouth and stood there looking down at the ground as Polanco jogged around the bases.

It was the second time on Sunday night that Seattle went yard to score three, and though the Blue Jays recovered from the first time — that came in the first inning off starter Trey Yesavage, who was credited with the loss — they did not claw back from the 6-3 lead Polanco gave Seattle in the fifth inning,

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