The Seattle Mariners came up short in their quest for a first-ever World Series berth in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, as a cascade of errors, missed opportunities, and inning-ending double plays resulted in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at a packed Rogers Centre. The series now stands deadlocked at 3-3, making Monday’s Game 7 in Toronto the ultimate decider.

Seattle’s performance on Sunday was uncharacteristically sloppy for a team on the brink of history. They became the first MLB team since the 2009 New York Yankees (Game 2 of the ALCS) to commit three or more errors and hit into three or more double plays in a playoff game , per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Logan Gilbert, starting for the Mariners, was ineffective over four innings, allowing five runs, four

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