By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer woke up Toronto’s offense as the Blue Jays hit five home runs to rebound from an early deficit, routing the Seattle Mariners, 13-4, on Wednesday night and closing to 2-1 in the American League Championship Series.
Julio Rodríguez’s two-run, first-inning homer off Shane Bieber put Seattle ahead and stirred thoughts of a possible sweep by a team seeking its first World Series appearance, but Andrés Giménez sparked the comeback with a tying, two-run homer during a five-run third against George Kirby.
Springer, Guerrero, Alejandro Kirk and Addison Barger went deep as the Blue Jays totaled 2,004 feet of homers among their 18 hits.
Guerrero had four hits, falling a triple short of the cycle, after going 0