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Mariners hope change spark offense

Jun 10, 2008 - 1:41 PM Seattle (23-41) at Toronto (33-33) 7:07 p.m. EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners are hoping a coaching change helps end their offensive woes.

The Mariners try to win back-to-back games for the first time since May 27-28 when they continue a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Seattle, which has scored three runs or fewer in five of their last seven games, managed to avoid a three-game losing streak by claiming a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays in 10 innings on Monday, just hours after hitting coach Jeff Pentland was fired.

He was replaced by 70-year-old Lee Elia who served as the team's hitting coach from 1993-97.

The Mariners rank 13th in the American League in batting with a .249 average and has scored just 256 runs in 64 games. Seattle's .306 on-base percentage is the lowest in the major leagues.

Dustin McGowan (4-4, 4.26 ERA) tries to keep the Mariners offense in check when he takes the mound for the Blue Jays.

McGowan allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings on Thursday, failing to factor in the decision as Toronto suffered a 9-8 loss to the New York Yankees.

Carlos Silva (3-6, 5.96), who has surrendered 24 runs in 18 2/3 innings en route to losing each of his last four starts, tries to snap a personal six-game losing streak when he counters for the Mariners on Tuesday.






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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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    SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
    TORONTO 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x 3 9 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SEA - CARLOS SILVA, BRANDON MORROW (8TH) AND JAMIE BURKE
    TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN AND ROD BARAJAS

    HOME RUNS: SEA - JEREMY REED (2) OFF DUSTIN MCGOWAN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

    Jun 10 9:10 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED MATT STAIRS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1
    TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.294, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Mariners 1, Blue Jays 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 10 8:32 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRAD WILKERSON (3) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 2
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.273, 0-FOR-1)

    Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 10 8:16 PM
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    Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 10 8:11 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEREMY REED (2) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 5TH OFF DUSTIN MCGOWAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 1
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.212, 0-FOR-1)

    Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 10 8:02 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY VERNON WELLS (7) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, TORONTO 1
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.272, 5 HR, 25 RBI)

    Mariners 0, Blue Jays 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 10 7:30 PM

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