SEATTLE - Toronto manager John Schneider said he wanted more uppercuts than jabs from his team in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

A series of haymakers did the trick.

Toronto hit five home runs in a resounding 13-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night to get on the board in the best-of-seven series.

Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run blast, Andres Gimenez had a two-run homer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Addison Barger hit solo shots as the Blue Jays used an 18-hit attack to pummel the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

"The big dogs came out," said Blue Jays outfielder Myles Straw.

The 18 hits tied a franchise playoff record set in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series against Philadelphia. Toronto also became the first team since the 1999 Boston Red Sox

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