Blue Jays seek redemption — and a win — in Game 3 of ALCS against the Mariners

The Blue Jays will be doing everything they can in Game 3 to stop the Mariners, who are leading the best-of-seven playoff series 2-0, as Toronto heads to Seattle's T-Mobile Park Wednesday.

Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) gets underway just after 8 p.m. ET.

Shane Bieber gets the start for Toronto, as he tries to shut down the Seattle lineup that has outscored the Blue Jays 13-4 across the first two games.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he'll be looking for Bieber to execute his pitches well, to keep Seattle's batters in check.

"He's at his best when he's got all of his pitches where he wants to put them," Schneider said at a media availability ahead of Wednesday's game.

But the Toronto skipper also says that's something all the pitchers will have to do to avoid Seattle inflicting further home-run damage.

"They've scored a lot of their runs this post-season via the home run, so we've gotta make pitches and be pretty stubborn in certain situations with where you're throwing the ball," said Schneider.

"I think we just have to be real deliberate with the guys that can leave the yard," he said, reffering to the Mariners known for parking home runs. "That's kind of what's come back and hurt us."

Seattle has tasked George Kirby with starting Game 3, as the Mariners try to push for a 3-0 lead in the ALCS — an outcome that would turn Game 4 into a must-win for Toronto.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson downplayed any suggestion that his ballclub was starting to think about reaching the World Series — a feat the Seattle franchise has yet to achieve after nearly 50 seasons in Major League Baseball.

"We're just focused on what's going to happen tonight … and not looking beyond that," Wilson told reporters