SEATTLE -- George Kirby retired six of the first seven batters he faced Wednesday, watched Julio Rodríguez spot the Mariners a near-instant two-run lead and had a packed crowd at T-Mobile Park rocking with his every delivery in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.

Then it all went horribly, historically wrong.

In the blink of an eye, a Blue Jays lineup that had been contained for the first two games of the ALCS erupted back into the juggernaut form they’d shown in their Division Series romp against the Yankees, and Kirby was the one in the way, allowing eight runs on eight hits -- including three homers -- in what turned out to be a 13-4 blowout that trimmed Seattle’s series lead to 2-1.

“This is a team that's going to hurt you if you make mistakes on the plate,” Mariners manager

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