TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were only two innings away from a three-game sweep in Seattle.

Instead, a five-run outburst in the eighth inning by the Mariners erased a 2-1 deficit and gave the AL West Division champions a 6-2 win, and 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.

The Jays are headed home and face a must-win Game 6 on Sunday night at Rogers Centre to keep their World Series hopes alive.

They’ll need to forget Friday’s bullpen meltdown — and clutch home runs by Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suarez — and push the reset button. If they’re looking for positives they outhit the Mariners 7-5 in Game 5, and found their offence in 13-4 and 8-2 wins on the West Coast.

Rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage will get the start for the Blue Jays on Sunday. He’ll be aimi

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