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MLB: Seattle 4, Toronto 3

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 12:17 by surajdogra

Seattle, July 29: Ichiro Suzuki blooped a two-out single into center field in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday, scoring the winning run in Seattle's 4-3 victory over Toronto.

Suzuki, who went 3-for-4, made contact with a 0-2 curve ball off Scott Downs (1-3) with the bases loaded to score Jack Hannahan from third.

The win snapped a four-game Seattle losing streak and gave David Aardsma (3-3) the victory after pitching a scoreless ninth.

Seattle led 3-1 after seven innings. Suzuki scored in the first on a base hit by Mike Sweeney. Seattle added two in the sixth on an RBI double by Chris Shelton and a running-scoring single by Hannahan.

The Blue Jays scored twice in the eighth to tie it on RBI doubles by Aaron Hill and Alex Rios.

MLB: Seattle 5, Texas 3

Mon, 07/13/2009 - 10:34 by preet_20

Seattle, July 12: Pinch-hitter Chris Shelton's drove in the game-winner Sunday in the Seattle Mariners' 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers.

Shelton's RBI single snapped a 3-3 tie with one out in the bottom of the seventh.

Rob Johnson followed with an RBI single.

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and one RBI, Russell Branyan and Jose Lopez drove in one run apiece, while Franklin Gutierrez and Ronny Cedeno each added two hits for the Mariners, whose 46-42 record left them just four games back of the American League West-leading LA Angels heading into the All-Star break.

The winner was reliever Miguel Batista (6-3).

Closer David Aardsma earned his 20th save.