In the end, the Toronto Blue Jays were better than the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners had their chances, and they very well could have won the American League Championship Series and moved on to their first World Series if a few things went differently.

Drayer: Where the M’s are left after coming within 8 outs of World Series

If they had won two of their three games at home in the best-of-seven series instead of just one, for starters.

Or if they had received one more good start out of their starting rotation than they did.

And, most obviously, perhaps if they had pressed some different buttons in the events leading up to George Springer’s series-winning three-run home run for Toronto in the seventh inning of Game 7 on Monday night.

Any one of those things could have swung the series

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