Toronto - 13, Seattle - 4.
Q. When Andrés hit that home run in the third inning, how did it maybe change some of the momentum in the series?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: Definitely changed the momentum right there, I mean, coming form Andrés. I mean, that's what happens when you trust your teammates. I mean, you got to trust everyone in that lineup and when you tie the game like that, I mean, everything changed in that dugout.
Q. After your performance in the DS against the Yankees, how does it feel to you to be such a big part of this series getting back on track now?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: It feels great, obviously, but for me, it's just about winning. I'm very happy that we won the game. I never think about myself. I think about the whole thing, and we just win the game, and I'm very happy for it.
Q. Bieber just told us that after he gave up the home run in the first inning, he came back into the dugout and said, Pick me up. Let me stay in this game. What do you remember about that moment?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: Yeah, it's something special, especially when it comes from the pitcher that comes in the dugout and says, Guys, pick me up. And you feel the energy back in the dugout and then we just came out back to the field and felt great, and thank God we came through for him.
Q. On that double in the 8th, were you hoping to extend it in a triple and it looked like you said something to the third base coach there. Just wondering what you said.
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: No, the only thing I was just saying to him was kind of asking him if he thought I was going to make it to third, and he told me no, so that was it.
Q. Great game for you, four hits. I think it was a franchise record in the postseason, four games, close to the cycle. How does that feel doing it in a very important game that your team needed?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: Like I said, the series, it's not over. We got here down 0-2, I mean. But like I always say, I go -- every day I go out there and give all I have for my team, for my teammates, and thank God everything came out good today, and I did good. But like I say, we won.
Q. Kirby likes to attack the strike zone early, try to get ahead early in the first two pitches. How cognizant were you guys of that and trying to beat him on those first two pitches?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: Again, the plan was one pitch at a time, one at-bat at a time, and thank God we could be aggressive and we could attack him and things went well for us.
Q. Schneids talked about taking more shots in the game today at the plate and attacking the zone where you figured the pitcher was going to try to attack you. How would you describe maybe the collective approach today at the plate from you guys?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: Like the way we have been playing, I mean, we talk about it. We say if they give us a first pitch, the pitch that we're looking for, we're going to attack and we're going to be aggressive on that and we're going to continue to be that way.
Q. With the lineup change today, did you notice any difference in the way that they pitched you with Santander behind you?
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR.: To be honest with you, no, I was just focused and doing my job and on my at-bat, but I didn't notice anything else.
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