The Toronto Blue Jays went to Seattle to get their groove back.

Now, they’re coming back and despite being down 3-2 in the series, the Jays are the team looking more likely to get the job done in Games 6 and 7.

The Mariners had that deer in headlights look on their faces throughout their three home games, even for the majority of their 6-2 Game 5 win. The Jays hitters and pitchers – other than an unfortunate eighth inning in Game 5 – were just a little better.

In fact, other than Brendon Little, every Jay pitcher, fielder and batter looked locked in and confident. Little getting shell shocked after Mariners all star catcher Cal Raleigh hit a game tying homer in the eighth inning cost the Jays Game 5, which at least wasn’t a series decider.

Sure, Seranthony Dominguez hit a batter to load the bases and gave up a grand slam after Little walked two straight batters after giving up the home run with zero outs, but the Seattle rally started before that.

Considering the Jays had looked lost at home in Games 1 and 2, losing both, the road trip out west has to be deemed successful. They destroyed the Mariners in Games 3 and 4, then were a little unlucky to not have blown the game open on a couple of occasions in Game 5.

There were a few times where it looked like Toronto was going to get that big hit, but it didn’t come, and the feeling was there that a one-run lead, even late in the game wouldn’t hold up.

Overall, they have hit the ball hard and well, a good omen with a pair of must-win games on tap at the SkyDome for Sunday and Monday.

Former Cy Young winners Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer were lights out as the duo kept the Seattle line-up in check in Games 3 and 4 to allow the Jays bats to get going.

With an extra day off, it may make sense to think twice about giving the ball to Trey Yesavage, who was hammered in Game 2 and may be better off coming out of the bullpen the rest of the way.

Sure, the kid gave a next level performance against the New York Yankees in the Division Series, but he has exactly zero games of experience in the type of high-pressure situations coming up.

Toronto manager John Schneider knows this and almost certainly it will be a veteran pitcher taking the mound in the do-or-die Game 6.

Come Sunday, Jays’ fans should be loud and proud, much louder and prouder than the Mariners home fans. On that note, props to all the amazing Jays fans who were in full voice on the road in Seattle.

It’s nice for the Mariners that they won what could very well be their last home game (and just might be), but the fact remains that they went home with a 2-0 series lead and never were thinking about travelling back to Toronto.

Therein lies the reason for the Jays, and the fans, to be confident about coming home. They lost the last game before a travel day, which isn’t the worst thing as they have an extra few moments to regroup and refocus ahead of Game 6.

Now, it’s time to get the job done in a stadium where the Jays were dominant throughout 2025. Having got their groove back in Seattle, they are well positioned to do just that.