"For most of the 49-season existence of the Mariners, fans of the club relied on hope: hope for the first winning season, hope the franchise didn't relocate, hope of making the playoffs for the first time, hope to end a 20-year playoff drought. Hope for a World Series. And with one crack of the bat on Monday night, that hope was crushed."
"The Mariners went on to lose Game 6, playing about as sloppy a game as you can play, and then lost Game 7 on George Springer's three-run home run in the seventh inning -- only the second come-from-behind home run while trailing by multiple runs in a winner-take-all game in playoff history ( Pete Alonso hit the first last year for the New York Mets)."
Seattle Mariners reached Game 7 of the American League Championship Series but lost to the Toronto Blue Jays on George Springer's three-run homer in the seventh inning. The team won the first two games in Toronto, a historically dominant start for road teams, then dropped the next games in Seattle before rallying with Eugenio Suarez's grand slam in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead. The Mariners played a sloppy Game 6 and then suffered the rare come-from-behind loss in a winner-take-all game. The defeat extinguished the franchise's bid for its first World Series appearance and deepened fan heartbreak.
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