Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sets Blue Jays Postseason Home Run Record Forcing ALCS Game 7

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. crushed a 384-foot solo homer in the fifth inning of Game 6—his sixth of the postseason—setting the Blue Jays single-postseason record and tying Jose Bautista and Joe Carter for the franchise career postseason mark (six). Toronto held on to win Game 6 and force a winner-take-all Game 7 in Toronto, stifling Seattle late to preserve the victory. Ace Trey Yesavage set the tone with 5.2 strong innings, seven strikeouts and two earned runs while Addison Barger went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and Isiah Kiner-Falefa added an RBI. Guerrero’s torrid October includes a .447 average, only two strikeouts, a 1.511 OPS through 38 at-bats, and he leads the majors in postseason homers (6), RBIs (12) and OPS; he also hit the Blue Jays’ first-ever postseason grand slam earlier in the ALDS. The ALCS is now tied 3-3 with Game 7 set for 8:08 p.m. ET in Toronto, and the Los Angeles Dodgers—who swept the Brewers in the NLCS—will wait to see which team emerges to face them in the World Series.