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Takeaway Robinson Cano ripped a three-run double off Houston closer Luke Gregerson in the ninth inning that broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Mariners to a 6-3 victory over the Astros Thursday night at Minute Maid Park (box). Seattle won its fourth consecutive game and extended its lead in the AL West to 2.5

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Takeaway Dae-Ho Lee ripped a pair of home runs, including a two-out, two-run shot in the seventh off John Axford, which lifted the Mariners to a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics Wednesday. The AL West-leading Mariners (16-11) ran their winning streak to three and also swept their first series of the season despite an

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Making room on their 90-man roster ahead of rookie mini-camp Friday, the Seahawks Wednesday released five players, including C Drew Nowak, who started the 2015 regular seasonal but lost the job to Patrick Lewis, then was re-signed to the practice squad.

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Takeaway Hisashi Iwakuma earned his first victory of the season and the Mariners (15-11) clinched their sixth consecutive series win with an 8-2 rout of the Athletics in Oakland Tuesday night. Their 13th win in the past 18 games bumped them to first in the AL West (box). 

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The Mariners Tuesday placed RHP Tony Zych on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 2, with rotator cuff tendinitis in his right shoulder and selected RHP Steve Johnson from AAA Tacoma to replace him on the 25-man active roster. Johnson was in uniform Tuesday night when the Mariners played the second of three games

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Takeaway A throwing error by C Stephen Vogt allowed in what proved to be the winning run in the seventh inning as the Mariners (14-11) prevailed over the Athletics 4-3 in Oakland Monday night, Seattle’s 12th win in its past 17 games (box). Nathan Karns gave up two home runs to Khris Davis, but otherwise

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By a 5-4 vote — five women against, four men for — the Seattle City Council Monday afternoon voted to reject ceding a portion of Occidental Avenue South to hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen so that he can construct his proposed half-billion-dollar basketball/hockey arena in Sodo. Without the street vacation, there is no way Hansen can

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The Mariners Monday outrighted the contract of 26-year-old RHP Joe Wieland, who came to the organization last January in a swap with the Los Angeles Dodgers, to AAA Tacoma. Seattle did make a corresponding move, meaning that its 40-man roster is at 39 players.

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