Cal Raleigh hits game-tying home run in 8th during Mariners-Blue Jays game - WATCH

Cal Raleigh delivered a clutch moment for the Seattle Mariners with a game-tying home run in the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. With the Mariners trailing by one, Raleigh connected on a fastball and sent it deep over the right-field wall, igniting the home crowd at T-Mobile Park. Eugenio Suarez launched a go-ahead grand slam following Raleigh’s game-tying homer in a dramatic five-run eighth inning, propelling the Mariners to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays.


Raleigh tied the game at 2-2 with a shot that just cleared the left-field fence off left-hander Brendon Little (0-1). The blast marked his fourth home run of the postseason, following a remarkable regular season in which he led the majors with 60 homers.


The win gave Seattle a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series. Suárez had earlier opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning, capping an outstanding night at the plate.


With the triumph, the Mariners became the first home team to win in the series and are now just one victory away from reaching their first-ever World Series since joining MLB in 1977. Game 6 is set for Sunday night in Toronto.