TORONTO -- The Blue Jays insisted they were right where they wanted to be, and they proved it. The roof may have been closed, but their season remains wide open.

Inside a packed and deafening Rogers Centre, Toronto staved off elimination with a 6-2 victory over the Mariners on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 7 in the American League Championship Series.

Trey Yesavage carried a shutout into the sixth inning, Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered, and the Blue Jays -- backed by the AL’s best home record this season -- refused to let their World Series hopes fade.

As Jays manager John Schneider predicted, his club did not buckle after their crushing Game 5 loss in Seattle pushed them to the brink of elimination, providing Seattle with an opportunity to claim a pennant on f

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