It only took one bad decision for things to unravel for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of the ALCS.

Heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, the Jays were six outs away from taking a 3-2 series lead over the Seattle Mariners. Toronto was clinging to a 2-1 lead at the moment, with Cal Raleigh coming to the plate in what would be one of the most important moments of the ALCS.

Instead of going to one of his higher-leverage relievers in Jeff Hoffman or Seranthony Domínguez, Blue Jays manager John Schneider opted to go with Brendon Little. It was a decision that quickly turned sour.

Little immediately gave up a game-tying home run to Raleigh and walked the next two batters. Domínguez came in, but the stage was already set as he hit Randy Arozarena to load the bases, which led to a crus

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