Shohei Ohtani, who is just 2-for-25 with 12 strikeouts since the wild-card round, said Wednesday that he doesn’t think pitching has affected his performance at the plate.

The Blue Jays, after losing the first two games of the ALCS at home, tattooed baseballs all over T-Mobile Park on Wednesday, smashing five home runs and four doubles in a 13-4 rout of the Mariners to avoid facing an elimination game Thursday.