US EditionGeorge Springer’s Home Run Was One of the Biggest Non-World Series Plays in Baseball History
George Springer's three-run homer in the seventh inning led the Blue Jays to a 4-3 win, marking their first American League pennant since 1993 and ending with a sellout crowd of 44,770.
- On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 to clinch the American League pennant and advance to the World Series.
- Strong home numbers — 54-27 in the regular season and 4-2 at home in the AL playoffs — set the stage for Toronto Blue Jays' series comeback after dropping first two home games.
- A 381-foot, three-run homer off Eduard Bazardo in the seventh ignited the sellout crowd of 44,770 and marked George Springer's fourth postseason homer and 23rd career postseason blast.
- Home-Field advantage follows Toronto's 94 regular-season wins, and Jeff Hoffman closed the ninth by striking out Julio Rodriguez while Kevin Gausman earned the win with a scoreless relief inning.
- For Seattle, the loss ended a season that came up just short as the Mariners squandered a 3-1 lead and fell eight outs short in Game 7 history.
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George Springer’s home run was one of the biggest non-World Series plays in baseball history
George Springer seized a spot in Toronto Blue Jays history when he hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent his team to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the AL Championship series. Springer’s drive to left field Monday night didn’t have quite the same impact as Joe Carter’s homer that gave Toronto the World Series in 1993, or even Dave Winfield’s extra-inning double that helped the Blue Jays edge Atlanta for the 1992…
Mariners Receive Painful Karma For 'Despicable' Behavior Towards George Springer
George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays booked a ticket to the World Series with a Game 7 win over the Seattle Mariners. Outfielder George Springer played a massive role in that advancement. Springer launched a go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning. It proved to be the difference in a 4-3 victory. That moment represented one of instant karma for the Mariners‘ fanbase. The baseball gods repaid them for thei…
Springer Sends Blue Jays to First World Series Since ’93
Source: Daniel Shirey / Getty TORONTO — George Springer hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday. The victory sends Toronto to its first World Series since 1993. The Blue Jays trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh before rallying against Mariners reliever Eduard Bazardo. Springer connected o…
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