The Mariners now get one final chance this season to advance to win the first American League pennant in World Series history.

Valdimir Guerrero Jr. continued his torrid October with two more hits including his sixth home run of the postseason to pace the attack. The first baseman is now hitting .462 during the playoffs. Addison Barger also went deep for Toronto. Josh Naylor went yard for the Mariners.

Jesús Montero, a former big-league catcher who played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners ... Montero debuted in 2011 after being ranked as one of baseball’s top prospects from 2010-12 due to his strong offensive potential.

Pointing to the 2009 Yankees is instructive but misleading. With Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera, that team could survive three errors and three GIDP because it paired run prevention depth with lineup length and innings coverage.

Raleigh's regular-season campaign was historic in its own right. The All-Star catcher led the Majors with 60 home runs, breaking MLB records for most home runs in a season by a primary catcher and a switch-hitter — and surpassing Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise single-season mark.

During Game 6's loss to the Blue Jays, the Mariners offense couldn't get it going because they couldn't stop hitting into double plays.