“I feel like this is just the beginning for all of us,” Julio Rodríguez said after the Mariners made the playoffs for the first time since 2001 but were swept by Houston.
Cleveland trailed by two runs entering the ninth inning but five singles led to a three-run rally, which put the Guardians one win away from the A.L.C.S.
In 2022, the Phillies fired a manager and finished third in their division. Now they’ll play for a pennant after ousting the reigning World Series winners.