After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the ALCS, the Seattle Mariners suffered back-to-back blowout losses . The Toronto Blue Jays tied the Championship Series 2-2 and had momentum on their side entering Game 5 on Friday.

Toronto appeared poised to win its third straight road game, taking a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning. But Mariners hero Cal Raleigh erased Seattle’s deficit with a clutch, game-tying solo home run. Expand Tweet

Facing Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little, Raleigh led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a 348-foot blast to left. It was his fourth home run of the playoffs, giving Raleigh 64 total homers in 2025. That ties Aaron Judge ’s American League record for home runs in the regular season and postseason combined , per Talkin' Baseball.

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