Monday was going to be either the single biggest game in Seattle Mariners history, or the single most painful moment.

The Mariners’ gutting ALSC Game 7 loss was the latter.

Heartbreak: Seattle Mariners sunk by Blue Jays in ALCS Game 7

The worst part? It felt perfectly avoidable. Seattle never trailed in the first 6 1/2 innings, striking first with an RBI single from Josh Naylor to score Julio Rodríguez and adding on with solo shots from both Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh.

A two-run lead was hardly enough insurance to feel safe against a Blue Jays lineup that had out-hit the Mariners throughout the series, but smart managing and close-to-perfect pitching might be enough.

They were three innings away from ending their title as the only club to never make it to a World Series. A 21-year play

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