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Two hours after trading LHP Mark Lowe Friday to the Toronto Blue Jays for a trio of minor leaguers, the Mariners purged their roster of LHP J.A. Happ, sending him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 23-year-old Redmond native Adrian Sampson. The Skyline High and Bellevue College alum will report to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers in

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The Mariners Friday summoned 1B/DH Jesus Montero and SS Ketel Marte from AAA Tacoma as roster replacements for Dustin Ackley, traded to the Yankees Thursday afternoon, and SS Chris Taylor, optioned to the Rainiers following Thursday night’s 9-5 loss at Minnesota. Montero and Marte were to available for Friday night’s game with the Twins.

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Their season in a shambles, the Mariners continued their sell-off Friday, sending RHP Mark Lowe to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for career minor league pitcher Rob Rasmussen and a pair of rookie-level throwers, LHP Nick Wells and LHP Jake Brentz. Rasmussen will be added to the 40-man roster.

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Takeaway The Minnesota Twins shredded Seattle starter J.A. Happ for five runs in the first and crushed the Mariners 9-5 Thursday night at Target Field in Minneapolis. Seattle’s fourth consecutive loss, coupled with Houston’s 3-0 victory over the L.A. Angels, leaves the dead-in-the-water Mariners (46-57) 11 games under .500 and a season-worst 12 games behind

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Takeaway In losing 8-4 to Arizona Tuesday night at Safeco, the Mariners did something that they have done only twice previously in July — lose back-to-back games. That might be a good thing, had it not been for the fact that the Mariners have won back-to-back games only once in July. At least it only

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