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06/29/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners will play the final portion of their 12-game homestand when they begin a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays tonight at Safeco Field.
The Mariners improved to 7-2 on the residency after completing a three-game sweep of Boston on Wednesday. Jose Lopez's double in the 11th inning scored Ichiro Suzuki to give Seattle a 2-1 win in the finale.
Jason Davis (2-0) got the win with two innings of one-hit relief. The right- hander was part of a Seattle bullpen corps that allowed just two hits over six innings of work.
Suzuki ended 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the Mariners, who have won five in a row and seven of eight. Seattle moved within five games of the Angels for first place in the AL West.
Jarrod Washburn takes the hill for Seattle tonight and will go for back-to- back wins. Washburn moved to 6-6 on the season last time out, when he limited the Reds to one run and seven hits over eight innings of a 9-1 victory.
The victory halted a personal four-start winless stretch in which he had two losses and a pair of no decisions.
The left-hander has made seven career starts against Toronto and is just 1-6 with a 4.60 ERA. He has lost five consecutive starts against them.
Toronto celebrated a milestone on Thursday, but not a victory. Frank Thomas belted his 500th career homer, a three-run shot in the first inning, but the Blue Jays still fell 8-5 to Minnesota in the finale of a four-game set.
Thomas became the 21st member of the exclusive club with his three-run blast of 396 feet into the left-field stands off Minnesota starter Carlos Silva. He also had an RBI double and matched his season high with four RBI, but was ejected in the ninth by plate umpire Mark Wegner after being called out on strikes for the second time in the contest. Toronto manager John Gibbons was also tossed after coming out to argue.
Matt Stairs went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Blue Jays, who have lost two of three since a four-game winning streak. The club is 2-2 on a 10-game road trip and is second in the AL East, 9 1/2 games behind first-place Boston.
Toronto starter A.J. Burnett was tagged for five runs on six hits in just four-plus frames. Jason Frasor (1-3) took the loss after surrendering two runs in one inning.
Dustin McGowan toes the rubber for Toronto tonight and is coming off the first shutout -- and arguably the best start -- of his career. McGowan limited the Rockies to only one hit and a single walk with seven strikeouts in a 5-0 victory.
He carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning, but the bid was broken up when Jeff Baker led off the frame with a single up the middle. McGowan then retired the next three batters to finish the game, a contest that saw Thomas hit the 499th homer of his career.
The win improved the right-hander to 4-3 on the season, while lowering his ERA to 4.83, and was his fourth win in six starts (4-1). The 25-year-old has never started against Seattle but has faced the club twice as a reliever, throwing 3 2/3 scoreless frames without a decision.
This is the first meeting between these two clubs this season. Toronto won five of nine from the Mariners last year, though the clubs split six games in Seattle.
<< Snell tries to get on track in opener with Nats
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh right-hander Ian Snell will try to get back on
the winning side of the ledger tonight when the Pirates host the Washington
Nationals to begin a three-game series at PNC Park.
Snell, a right-hander from Delawar
<< Johnson targets first win of season against Braves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Johnson tries once again for his first win tonight
when the Florida Marlins host the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game
National League East series at Dolphin Stadium.
Johnson, a fourth-round selection in 2002, w
<< White Sox, Royals aim to continue streaks in series opener
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams on season-high winning streaks will clash
tonight, when the Kansas City Royals welcome the Chicago White Sox to Kauffman
Stadium for the opener of a three-game series.
Both teams have won four straight
<< Angels hope to get well with a trip to Baltimore
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kelvim Escobar tries to get the Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim back on the winning track when they open a three-game series with the
Baltimore Orioles this evening at Camden Yards.
Escobar won his third straight dec
Beasts of the East: Mets, Phils set to play two >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - National League East supremacy could be on the line this
weekend, when the division-leading New York Mets visit the Philadelphia
Phillies for a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. The important set
between division rivals
Dodgers host Padres in battle for NL West supremacy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers knocked one team out of first
place this week. They will try to do so again when they begin a 10-game
homestand with tonight's opener of a three-game series with the San Diego
Padres
Cubs try to gain ground on Brewers in series opener >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers open
a 10-game road trip today with the first of three games against the division-
rival Chicago Cubs at historic Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee, which is 16-19 on the road t
Yankees welcome Athletics to the Bronx >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees hope a return home will reverse their
fortunes, as they kick off a 10-game homestand with the opener of a three-game
series against the Oakland Athletics tonight at Yankee Stadium.
New York had won 11
El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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