"His eighth-inning, bases-loaded three-run double Tuesday night triggered a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the Colorado Rockies, sent the Mariners back into the postseason and placed them on the cusp of a long-awaited division title. That can change as early as Wednesday, with either another win by them or another loss by the Houston Astros."
"Tuesday's win was the Mariners' fifth in a row and 15th in a stretch of 16 games -- immediately following a 6-15 stretch that made fans wonder if they would be poised for another late-season slide. It followed a resounding sweep in Houston, one in which the Mariners never trailed. And it has them thinking their best might be ahead of them."
""We wanna do all of 'em -- and a big one in the end," Naylor said, puffing on a cigar just steps away from a champagne-and-beer celebration in the middle of the Mariners' clubhouse. "With a nice parade around the city." Seattle remains the only current major league city that has yet to host a World Series game, but this year's team is continually inspiring hope for October."
Josh Naylor's eighth-inning, bases-loaded three-run double Tuesday night produced a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Colorado Rockies that clinched a Mariners postseason berth and put Seattle on the cusp of the AL West title. The Mariners can secure the division as soon as Wednesday with a win or an Astros loss; the team last won the West in 2001. Naylor celebrated while puffing on a cigar next to champagne and beer. Seattle won its fifth straight and 15th in 16 games after an earlier 6-15 stretch, swept Houston without trailing, the rotation is dominant despite Bryan Woo's pectoral injury, and the lineup was bolstered by midseason additions Naylor and Eugenio Suarez.
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