TORONTO (AP) — It was a tough start to the American League Championship Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. Canada’s team headed west for Game 3 in Seattle facing a daunting 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven playoff.

Part of the reason for Toronto’s big hole? A big Game 2 performance by a Canadian slugger, Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor.

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