


The Mariners loaded the bases again on singles by Mitch Haniger and Adam Frazier. In the top of the eighth, Cal Raleigh singled in Eugenio Suarez, who had led off with a double, to make it 9-6. The Jays tacked on a run in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 9-5, but from there the wheels fell off completely for Toronto. But then the Mariners loaded the bases and Gausman came out in favor of Tim Mayza, who immediately threw a run-scoring wild pitch and gave up a three-run home to Carlos Santana. Seattle headed into the top of the sixth inning down 8-1, and Toronto starter Kevin Gausman was throwing well. The Mariners' comeback over the Blue Jays was a classic example of one team's luck being another team's misfortune. MORE: Jays' George Springer carted off after collision with Bo Bichette 2022: Mariners over Blue Jays, WCS Game 2 Deficit: Seven runs Worst win expectancy: 1 percent The ed Sox won that game, too, before losing in Game 7. Boston went on to win in walk-off fashion, with Drew singling in the game-winner to force a Game 6. Drew home run and a CoCo Crisp RBI single.

Dustin Pedroia singled in a run before David Ortiz hit a three-run homer. Boston made it a game in the bottom of the seventh after the Rays had scored two in the top half. The Red Sox, however, showed their fight. Rays starter Scott Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings, meaning Tampa Bay was nine outs away from winning the AL pennant. 2008: Red Sox over Rays, ALCS Game 5 Deficit: Seven runs Worst win expectancy: 1 percentĪlready down 3-1 in the series, it looked as if the season was over for the Red Sox. It remains the biggest postseason comeback in postseason history.
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The Athletics went on to win the game 10-8 en route to a World Series victory in five games.

Mule Haas cut the lead to 8-7 with a three-run inside-the-park homer that Chicago center fielder Hack Wilson lost in the late-afternoon sun at Shibe Park. Al Simmons, Jimmie Foxx and Jimmy Dykes each had two hits in the frame. Philadelphia had a 0.5 percent chance to win the game, before ripping off 10 runs in the seventh as it sent 15 batters to the plate. The greatest "never tell me the odds" win in MLB postseason history: the A's trailed 8-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. 1929: Athletics over Cubs, World Series Game 4 Deficit: Eight runs Worst win expectancy: 0.5 percent The Sporting News looks at the biggest comebacks in MLB postseason history. The Mariners had 1 percent odds of winning this game in the bottom of the fifth inning before the turnaround. It was the third comeback of seven or more runs in MLB postseason history, and the first since 2008 when the Red Sox came back from a 7-0 deficit against the Rays in the ALCS. Guardians Game 2 marathon, by the numbers The Mariners scored nine of the game's next 10 runs to earn a 10-9 victory and send the stunned Blue Jays and their fans to the offseason. Things looked ugly.įrom there, however, everything unraveled for the Blue Jays. Toronto's lead ballooned to 8-1 by the fifth. Toronto jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind a pair of Teoscar Hernandez home runs off Seattle starter Robbie Ray, who lasted just three-plus innings. They took a wild ride to get there.Īfter dominating the Blue Jays in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series, it looked as if the M's were going to be run out of Rogers Centre in Game 2. The Mariners are heading to the ALDS to take on the Astros.
