Griffey passes McGwire on HR list as Reds fall to Mariners

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06/25/2007 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Griffey Jr. belted two home runs, passing Mark McGwire for seventh place on the career list in Cincinnati's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.

Griffey's two homers against his former team were his 583rd and 584th home runs, tying and then passing McGwire.

Willie Bloomquist's perfect suicide squeeze bunt in the seventh gave Seattle the lead for good.

Yuniesky Betancourt led off with a double, advanced to third when he slid in ahead of the tag on Jamie Burke's sacrifice bunt, and scored when Bloomquist laid down a perfect bunt, giving the Mariners a 3-2 lead.

Seattle starter Miguel Batista allowed two runs on five hits, while walking two and striking out four. Eric O'Flaherty (4-0) picked up the win, pitching a scoreless seventh, and J.J. Putz got four outs for his 21st save in as many opportunities.

Ben Broussard went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Bloomquist and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who have won four of five.

Bronson Arroyo (2-9) went seven innings, allowing three runs on 10 hits and Jose Valentin had two hits for the Reds, who have lost three of four.

Griffey's two-out solo homer to left in the first and two-out solo shot to right in the fifth put the Reds ahead 2-0, but Broussard tied it in the sixth with a two-run ground-rule double.

Game Notes

Ichiro extended his major league-leading hitting streak to 19 games...Putz has now converted 23 straight saves dating back to last season...Griffey is now two behind Frank Robinson for sixth place on the all-time home run list...Edwin Encarnacion was hit in the left elbow with a pitch, loading the bases in the third. He stayed in the game for three more innings before being replaced by Juan Castro. Josh Hamilton popped out to second to end the inning...Attendance was 46,064.

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