With a chance to reach their first-ever World Series, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, in Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday at Rogers Centre.

Whether it takes nine innings or 15, as it did in the AL division series clincher, Gilbert and the Mariners will get their shot at the pennant on Sunday, taking a 3-2 lead into AL Championship Series Game 6. The winner of the best-of-seven series faces the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday.

The Toronto Blue Jays reestablished their home-field advantage on Sunday night, posting a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, a victory that extended this year's ALCS to seven games.

SEATTLE — Logan Gilbert didn’t want to get greedy. The Mariners had the bases loaded in a 2-2 game in the bottom of the eighth inning of ALCS Game 5 against the Toronto Blue Jays. The right-hander was standing in the dugout as a nervous spectator,

Toronto manager John Schneider said it was not a hard decision to start Yesavage even with the addition of veteran starters Max Scherzer, 41, and Chris Bassitt, 36, to the ALCS roster. The right-handers were not on the ALDS roster.