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		<description>RUWT? News for Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees 7/2/2009</description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mariners snap Yankees' 7-game winning streak, 8-4]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK(AP) -- Russell Branyan's colossal homer brought one word
to mind for Don Wakamatsu.

"Majestic," the Seattle Mariners' manager said. "I think it's
going to be hard to top that one in this ballpark."

Branyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a
mammoth drive, and Seattle beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday
night to snap the New York Yankees' seven-game winning streak.

Franklin Gutierrez homered for the Mariners and Ichiro Suzuki
hit a two-run double that was misplayed by center fielder Melky
Cabrera.

Chris Woodward added two RBIs as Seattle won in the Bronx for
the first time since Sept. 3, 2007, ending a 10-game road losing
streak against the Yankees.

"A lot of unsung heroes today," Wakamatsu said.

Branyan launched his 20th homer in the ninth inning, a two-run
shot off right-hander Alfredo Aceves that made it 8-4. It was
the first drive at the new Yankee Stadium to carom off the
tinted-glass windows of the big sports bar in straightaway
center, above Monument Park.

It also ended a rough stretch for Branyan, who struck out seven
straight times in two nights - all against lefties - before
drawing a walk from Sabathia in the sixth.

"I know it's just a matter of time before I come out of
something like that," Branyan said. "In the grand scheme of
things, it's just two days. If I can limit my bad at-bats to two
days, I'll take it."

Seattle avoided a three-game sweep and handed Sabathia (7-5) his
second loss in 11 starts.

"It was frustrating just because we were playing so well,"
Sabathia said. "It was just one of those days when I left some
pitches up."

Gutierrez had three hits for the third time in five games. Five
of his eight homers have come in the past 15 games.

Miguel Batista (5-2) pitched two hitless innings to win in
relief of ill starter Jason Vargas, who lasted four innings with
flu symptoms. His teammates appreciated the effort. Wakamatsu
said Vargas was vomiting until about 3 a.m. Thursday.

Mark Lowe worked two scoreless innings before David Aardsma
finished. Seattle's bullpen yielded three hits in five shutout
innings.

"Our guys are learning how to win," Batista said.

Hideki Matsui homered and drove in three runs for New York,
while Robinson Cano had three hits.

The start was delayed 36 minutes due to threatening storms,
though they never brought rain. Suzuki doubled and scored in the
first inning, marking the first time the Yankees trailed since
the top of the sixth on June 24 in Atlanta.

"When you're playing so well, you're surprised when you're not
so crisp," New York manager Joe Girardi said.

White Sox 4, Royals 1=

At Kansas City, Mo., Mark Buehrle allowed six hits in 8 1-3
innings to improve to 20-8 lifetime against the Royals.

Bobby Jenks got the last two outs for his 19th save in 21
chances.

Jayson Nix hit a solo homer off Bruce Chen (0-2) as the Royals
lost for the sixth time in eight games. They have scored only
three runs in their past three games, all losses. Chen went
six-plus innings and gave up two runs and five hits in his
second major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in
late 2007.

Angels 5, Orioles 2=

At Anaheim, Calif., Bobby Abreu hit two home runs and John
Lackey pitched eight solid innings for Los Angeles.

The multihomer game was the 14th of Abreu's career, his first as
an Angel. Both homers were off starter Jeremy Guthrie, who gave
up nine hits in seven innings.

Lackey struck out seven and gave up two hits and a walk.

Luke Scott homered in the seventh for the Orioles, who are 11-24
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mariners-Yankees Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MIKE LIPKA
STATS Writer

Seattle (39-37) at New York (44-32), 7:05 p.m. EDT

The New York Yankees' seven straight overall wins and the
Seattle Mariners' 10 consecutive losses in the Bronx are big
reasons for the Yankees to be optimistic going into Thursday
night's series finale.

CC Sabathia might be an even bigger one.

Healthy and coming off another dominant start, New York's ace
will try to help extend the longest active winning streak in the
majors and finish off a sweep of Seattle.

Sabathia (7-4, 3.55 ERA) left his June 21 start against Florida
after 1 1-3 innings due to biceps tightness, but the high-priced
left-hander showed no ill effects in his next outing Friday
against the New York Mets.

He allowed three hits and one run and didn't walk a batter,
striking out eight in the Yankees' 9-1 win.

"You never want to come out of the game or miss a start and put
that kind of stress on the bullpen, but I definitely felt a lot
better today," Sabathia told New York's official Web site. "The
ball was coming out free and easy, so I have to say it was kind
of like a blessing in disguise."

Sabathia certainly hasn't looked like an injured pitcher over
the last several weeks. In his last 10 starts, he is 6-1 with a
2.83 ERA, holding opponents to a .195 average.

He'll be facing Seattle for the first time since May 21, 2007,
and is 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA in his last six starts versus the
Mariners.

One Mariner that Sabathia has been unable to solve is Ichiro
Suzuki, who's batting .395 (15 for 38) against him.

Suzuki's 12-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-4 effort in
Wednesday's 4-2 loss - a result that was hardly surprising given
Seattle's recent struggles at Yankee Stadiums old and new.

The Mariners (39-38) have lost 10 straight in the Bronx since
Sept. 3, 2007, getting outscored 84-29. The trend has continued
in this three-game series even though first-place Seattle came
in with nine wins in its previous 12 games.

While the Mariners remained 3 1/2 games behind first-place Los
Angeles in the AL West despite Wednesday's defeat, the Yankees
(45-32) have closed within 2 1/2 games of Boston by winning
their last seven contests. A resurgent Alex Rodriguez has led
the way lately.

Rodriguez, who missed the start of the season following hip
surgery, was 2 for 4 with a tiebreaking two-run homer Wednesday.
He has four home runs in his last six games, and appears to be
benefiting from sitting out two games June 19 and 20.

"I'm feeling better. I feel more energized out there," Rodriguez
said. "Even when I struggled, I never had an at-bat where I
didn't feel like I was going to get the job done. My question is
always, how is my body going to bounce back? Now that my body
feels good, I think the results are better."

The star third baseman has never faced Seattle left-hander Jason
Vargas, who will pitch against the Yankees for the first time
Thursday. Vargas (3-3, 3.79) posted an 11.57 ERA in his last two
road starts, most recently allowing five runs in 4 2-3 innings
of Friday's 8-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"There were some close pitches that we weren't getting the
calls, and I ended up getting behind the hitters," Vargas told
the Mariners' official Web site. "Against a club like this, they
will make you pay because they are so patient."

He'll be facing one of the most patient teams in baseball
Thursday, as the Yankees rank second in the majors with 325
walks.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:46:18 GMT</pubDate>
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