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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays are running out of time to solve their startling power outage in the AL Championship Series.Things were supposed to be different when Toronto returned home to hitter-friendly Rogers Centre for Game 3 on Monday night. Instead, it was more of the same for the run-starved Blue Jays, who scratched out two runs and six hits against seven Cleveland Indians pitchers in a 4-2 loss that put Toronto in a 3-0 series hole.Game 4 is Tuesday afternoon, and the test only gets tougher with Cy Young Award candidate Corey Kluber scheduled to start for Cleveland.Weve got our work cut out for us, Toronto manager John Gibbons said. Thats an understatement.The Blue Jays scored 759 runs in the regular season, fifth most in the AL. After beating Baltimore in the wild-card game, Toronto pounded out 22 runs and hit eight homers in a three-game sweep of Texas in the Division Series.Those booming bats have gone ice cold since. Michael Saunders ended the teams 28-inning homerless streak with a leadoff shot in the second inning, but Toronto has produced just three runs in three ALCS losses to Cleveland. The Blue Jays have 17 hits in the series, 13 of them singles.I still believe our offense is due to erupt, Gibbons said. It hasnt happened yet. But Ive seen it too many times. Hopefully tomorrow is that day, well see.A desperate Gibbons shuffled his lineup for Game 3, moving slugger Jose Bautista into the leadoff spot and dropping Ezequiel Carrera to eighth. Bautista went 1 for 3 with a walk and a single, and Carrera had two hits.Saunders homer came off Dan Otero, Torontos first of the ALCS. Carrera tripled and scored in the fifth, giving the Blue Jays multiple extra-base hits in a game for the first time this series.Still, it wasnt enough to keep the Blue Jays from another offensive dud.Toronto struck out 25 times over the first two games of the series and punched out nine times in Game 3. 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Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. The Seattle Sounders FC are playing this seasons best extended stretch of soccer and could move closer to clinching a playoff spot when they host the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.The teams are meeting for the third time this season, having drawn the first two with 1-1 scorelines, both at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Sounders FC scored the equalizing goal deep in stoppage time in both contests.Seattle (13-13-5, 44 points) is currently in fifth place in the Western Conference, one point behind Real Salt Lake and a point in front of Sporting Kansas City, and is on the verge of clinching a postseason spot.The Sounders have won their past four matches, their latest victory a 2-1 decision at Vancouver on Oct. 2. Its their longest winning streak since 2014 and is one game shy of the clubs record in its MLS history.Seattle is unbeaten in its past six games at CenturyLink Field and has never lost to the Dynamo at home. In six league meetings all-time, Sounders FC have won five, with one draw, outscoring Houston 10-2 following their 1-0 win on April 4, 2015 at CenturyLink Field.Houstons Mauro Manotas scored a pair of goals, but the Dynamo (7-13-11, 32 points) were officially eliminated from playoff contention by a 3-2 home loss to Colorado on Saturday. Manotas has six goals this season, all coming in the past five matches and has been the only Houston player to score in those five contests.ddddddddddddThe Sounders have had a complete turnaround since late July, when they parted ways with coach Sigi Schmid, elevated assistant Brian Schmetzer to the head spot and picked up Uruguayan playmaker Nicolas Lodeiro.Seattle has had a good team from the beginning of the season, but for whatever reason things hadnt been working out, Houston coach Wade Barrett said. They had good players then and they have good players now. They are a tough team to play at home, they have fantastic support and the 1/8synthetic 3/8 surface 1/8at CenturyLink Field 3/8 is always a little bit difficult to deal with. They are fighting for a lot right now and have a ton to play for, so its a big challenge.In just 10 games played, Lodeiro has tied Andreas Ivanschlitz for the team lead in assists with eight, and has added three goals scored as well.Lodeiro and team goal-scoring leader Jordan Morris (12 goals) were on international duty with Uruguay and the United States, respectively, last week but both were released early and will be available for Seattle in Wednesdays match. ' ' '