 then were shut out by the Angels.The Mariners won the first two games at Texas to clinch at least a tie with two remaining, but lost the last two while the Angels swept the Oakland Athletics to finish on a five-game winning streak.At the time, the Angels' lead relinquishment was the third-largest in major league history, behind the 1978 Boston Red Sox and 

After winning the tie-breaker, the Mariners met the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series.