els ▁lost ▁their ▁sevent h - stra ight ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁Mar in ers ▁pulled ▁even ▁at ▁, ▁with ▁Texas ▁four ▁games ▁behind . ▁Five ▁days ▁later , ▁Seattle ▁had ▁won ▁its ▁sevent h ▁straight ▁and ▁built ▁three - game ▁lead ▁with ▁five ▁to ▁go . ▁then ▁were ▁shut ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Ang els . ▁The ▁Mar in ers ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁at ▁Texas ▁to ▁cl inch ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁two ▁remaining , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁while ▁the ▁Ang els ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁to ▁finish ▁on ▁a ▁five - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Ang els ' ▁lead ▁rel in qu ishment ▁was ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history , ▁behind ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁and ▁▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁tie - bre aker , ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁met ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁the ▁AL ▁Division ▁Series . ▁After ▁two ▁losses ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium , ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁inn ings , ▁Seattle ▁swe pt ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁games ▁at ▁home , ▁c apped ▁by ▁an ▁ 1 1 th - in ning ▁double ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁Martínez ▁in ▁Game ▁ 5 . ▁The ▁Mar in ers ▁hosted ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁op ener ▁of ▁the ▁AL ▁Championship ▁Series , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁ 4 ▁games ▁to ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁Ang els ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁post season