A few big swings have the Seattle Mariners just one little victory away from the World Series.

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Eugenio Suárez got out the rye bread and mustard at the absolutely best time, delivering a grand salami to the opposite field in the bottom of the eighth inning, breaking a 2-all tie and lifting the Mariners to a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the ALCS on Friday night.

EUGENIO SUÁREZ CONNECTS AGAIN IN GRAND FASHION 🤯

WHAT A GAME IN SEATTLE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9BQVmonoum

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The win gives the Mariners a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series as it heads back to Toronto for Game 6 on Sunday. The M’s had never won three games in the Championship Series round before Friday.

The slam by Suárez was his second home run of the game, as he also hit a solo shot off Toronto starter Kevin Gausman to give Seattle a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Eugenio Suárez … ABSOLUTELY HAMMERED 💥 pic.twitter.com/LqImJdVbyq

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The stage was set for Suárez’s big blast in the eighth with a couple big plays just moments before.

With the Mariners just trying to keep the score at 2-1 Blue Jays, Toronto third baseman Ernie Clement hit a long fly ball to left field with one out in the top of the eighth. It threatened to give Toronto a two-run advantage, but Arozarena made a short leap at the wall to haul it in and get the T-Mobile Park crowd back into the game.

Randy Arozarena leaps at the wall to make a nice grab 💪 pic.twitter.com/Wj0DmA3wB5

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A few moments later, Cal Raleigh came to the plate to lead off the bottom of the eighth, and the Blue Jays elected to put in left-hander Brendon Little and give the switch-hitting Raleigh just his second opportunity to swing right-handed in the series.

Raleigh was ready for his chance, touching the sky with a majestic solo homer to tie things up at 2-2.

CAL RALEIGH
TIE GAME
T-MOBILE PARK IS ROCKING 🔱 pic.twitter.com/6eOzi9jf2a

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After Raleigh’s homer, Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor drew walks, and Arozarena was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs for Suárez. He worked the count to 2-2 against Toronto righty Seranthony Domínguez, then rode a 98.5 mph fastball to right field that wasn’t the biggest homer in distance (351 feet) but certainly was one of the biggest ever hit by a player in Mariners uniform.

GENO’S HOMER LIVE FROM THE STANDS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/BOoPjaVR7S

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With Friday’s win, which was Seattle’s first victory in a home ALCS game since 2001, the Mariners now have two chances in Toronto to get the one win that would send them to the first World Series in franchise history.

Game 6 is set for 5:03 p.m. Sunday at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, where the Mariners won Game 1 and Game 2. Radio coverage will be on Seattle Sports, with the TV broadcast airing on FS1. A potential Game 7 would be at 5:08 p.m. Monday.

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