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Takeaway New York’s Alex Rodriguez cracked a two-run homer and Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma unleashed a tie-breaking wild pitch as the Mariners dropped the final of their three-game series with the Yankees Sunday, 4-3, in the Bronx. The loss ended Seattle’s (5-7) three-game winning streak and prevented the Mariners from reaching .500 for the first time

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Takeaway C Chris Iannetta snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth and the the Mariners  went on to a 7-1 victory over New York Friday night to open a three-game series at Yankee Stadium (box). Five Seattle pitchers, led by starter Nathan Karns, limited the Yankees to six hits as the

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Takeaway Home is where the hard is. The Mariners continued to make life difficult at Safeco Field Tuesday, when they extended their winless streak at home to five games with an 8-0 loss to the Texas Rangers. Ex-Mariner Adrian Beltre drove in five runs. The good news was that only 13,376 fans paid to see

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Takeaway The Mariners’ hitting woes continued in a 7-3 loss to the Texas Rangers Monday night (box). In front of a small crowd of 13,468 at Safeco Field, the Mariners tied the club record set in 1992 of four consecutive losses to begin a home season. The Mariners have gone 0-3 (or 0-4) in their

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The Seahawks begin their preseason schedule in mid-August against former AFC West rival Kansas City in Arrowhead Stadium. Neither the exact date nor kickoff time was announced Thursday by the NFL, which will disclose those details later this month. The game will be played between Aug. 11-15.

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