TORONTO – The Mariners had never seen Trey Yesavage pitch in person before, but they had seen and heard the stories.

How the 22-year-old Blue Jays righty transcended four full-season levels of the Minor Leagues to burst into the big leagues in September. How he captivated a raucous Rogers Centre crowd with 5 1/3 no-hit innings against the Yankees in the American League Division Series. The Mariners did not have any prior experience against Yesavage, but they knew what was coming, having seen the video of the plummeting splitter that has made hitters look so silly at every level this year.

It was their job to put a pause on Yesavage’s meteoric rise, at least for the moment.

Mission accomplished.

The Mariners tagged Yesavage for five runs – one of which came from an intentional wal

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