The Seattle Mariners were nine outs away from their first-ever trip to the World Series.

But in the blink of an eye, it all slipped away.

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

After Seattle took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning, Toronto Blue Jays slugger George Springer blasted a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Eduard Bazardo that proved to be the deciding blow in the Mariners’ gut-wrenching 4-3 loss in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

That fateful seventh inning is destined to haunt the M’s and their long-suffering fanbase for a long time. And as is the case with most nail-biting October losses, the pitching decisions will be heavily analyzed and debated.

That was what MLB Network’s Jon Morosi focu

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