Little, Dominguez feel pain of ‘terrible’ Blue Jays loss

SEATTLE – Moments after the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse opened Friday night, media members swarmed Brendon Little at his locker in the visiting clubhouse at T-Mobile Park.

Middle relievers are typically left alone in these settings, even in the playoffs when there are often dozens of reporters in a clubhouse following each game. Yet this was no ordinary game and everyone in that clubhouse knew it, so the crowd around Little expanded.

In the eighth inning, with the Blue Jays leading 2-1 and the ALCS tied 2-2, Little allowed a game-tying home run to Cal Raleigh. He then walked the next two batters before giving way to Seranthony Dominguez, who hit Randy Arozarena to load the bases. Moments later, Eugenio Suarez hit a game-winning grand slam off Dominguez and a near-win turned into a crushi