With the score tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning on Tuesday night, Edwin Encarnacion hit a walk-off, three-run home run to send the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles and into the ALDS.

It was the Blue Jays' first postseason walk-off home run since Joe Carter won the 1993 World Series.

"You can't say enough about him. He's been the one guy throughout the whole year who's been in the lineup and healthy," Kevin Pillar said. "He's carried the team this whole year, and he doesn't get enough credit for what he does. This guy should be in the MVP conversation. He plays a hell of a first base and doesn't get enough recognition for that.

"What he's been able to do with everything he's got going on with his free agency, and being able to put that behind him and just go out there and play and drive in runs -- we've got one of the best hitters in the game, and we've all learned so much from him."

Encarnacion hit 42 home runs this season and has averaged 39 homers and 110 RBIs in the past five.

The Blue Jays will face the Texas Rangers in the ALDS beginning Thursday.