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Mariners' bid for sweep snatched due to offensive struggles
SEATTLE -- With only two hits going into the ninth inning, only two runners reaching scoring position overall and strikeouts piling up to 12, the late-innings magic that the Mariners have manufactured for nearly two weeks was nowhere to be found on Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Park. Seattle went quietly
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Crawford walks it off as Mariners earn series win over Astros
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Call it a comeback: Mariners bring back 'Chaos Ball' to down Astros
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This story was excerpted from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SEATTLE -- Isiah and Rhonda Bliss probably didn’t want to deal with an airport the Sunday before Memorial Day anyway. Ryan Bliss’ parents had
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