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Eight outs from AL pennant, Mariners waste lead and remain only team without a World Series trip

Seattle arrived in Toronto needing one win after a 3-2 lead but lost 4-3 in Monday's Game 7, ALCS, ending their World Series bid.
Manager Dan Wilson, Mariners manager and former Seattle catcher, chose Eduard Bazardo over closer Andres Muñoz in the seventh inning, and Bazardo allowed George Springer's three-run homer.
Early scoring included a third-inning homer and a fifth-inning shot as Julio Rodríguez doubled leading off and hit his fourth postseason homer, while Josh Naylor and Cal Raleigh drove in runs.
Seattle couldn't muster a hit in the final four innings, ending the 49th season in heartbreak as Leo Rivas, Dominic Canzone, and Rodríguez struck out against Jeff Hoffman.
Players vowed to chase the same standard `next year` and said they expect to reach and win the World Series, with Julio Rodríguez adding, `Obviously, it hurts,`.

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