Overview
- Seattle led 3-1 through six innings and was eight outs from a first World Series before George Springer hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Bazardo in the seventh.
- Wilson defended the move by noting Bazardo’s season-long ‘pivot’ role, while Muñoz entered afterward and pitched a scoreless eighth.
- The Mariners stranded seven runners and finished 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position as Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth to seal Toronto’s 4-3 win.
- Toronto captured its first AL pennant since 1993 and will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series beginning Friday.
- Seattle’s season featured an AL West title, 90 wins, and Cal Raleigh’s 60-home run campaign, with offseason calls ahead on Eugenio Suárez, Josh Naylor, and Jorge Polanco.