Eugenio Suárez sent T-Mobile Park into bedlam with an eighth-inning grand slam off Toronto reliever Seranthony Domínguez for a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays that has put the Seattle Mariners one win away from a trip to the World Series.

No problem: the Rangers promptly swept through Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Houston and Arizona, going 11-0 on the road to win their only championship. On their World Series ring s, they engraved the first letters of their opponents’ names – Rays, Orioles, Astros, Diamondbacks.

An announced sellout crowd of 46,981 came to T-Mobile Park, anticipating the Mariners would take a 3-1 series lead. When first baseman Josh Naylor hit a solo homer in the second inning, the bitter aftertaste of Wednesday’s 13-4 loss turned into fresh hope that this night would end happily.

The Mariners are on the cusp of the first pennant in franchise history. With a 6-2 win on Friday in Game 6, Seattle is now a win against the Toronto Blue Jays from advancing to the World Series. At minimum, this is the closest the M's have ever been.

On a celebrity tour around Seattle this week, the Mariners mascot wore a sash emblazoned with “WINNER” to pose for photos with legions of fans. He went to the top of the Space Needle on Wednesday to help raise a Mariners flag. He high-fived the CEO of Microsoft.

SPOKANE, WASH- As the Mariners make their historic run Mayor Lisa Brown is issuing support from the second biggest city in the State of Washington!