Once has Toronto lost three in a row at home, but a second dooms it

Home field has been a boon for the Blue Jays, who are on the cusp of elimination entering Sunday’s Game 6 against Seattle in the ALCS. Article content

The Mariners took the opening two games of the series at the Rogers Centre, where the Jays lost three in a throw only once this season — a mini slide triggered by the M’s back in April when Seattle took the final two games of a three-game set before the Boston Reds Sox took a series opener later in the month. Article content Article content

Of the Jays’ 94 wins posted in the regular season, 54 were produced at home. The Philadelphia Phillies (55) were the only team to earn more home wins than the Jays.

If the Jays do advance to the World Series, the opening two games will be played at the Rogers Centre against a Los Angeles Dodgers te