Date: 06/16/2014 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – Kyle Seager had four hits and three RBIs, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers yesterday. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight sharp innings for Seattle, allowing one run on Brad Snyder’s first career homer in the second and six hits. Charlie Furbush then got three outs to complete the six-hitter.
SEATTLE (AP) – Mariners first baseman Logan Morrison left yesterday’s game against the Texas Rangers after he hurt himself slamming his bat against the dugout wall. The display occurred after a flyout in the fifth inning. A piece of the bat broke off and caused a cut above his left eye that needed five stitches. Morrison says he is embarrassed for what happened.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Derek Norris and Coco Crisp hit early three-run homers to back a strong start by Jesse Chavez, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 10-5 yesterday. Carlos Beltran hit his first home run for the Yankees since coming off the disabled list. The A’s had been held to one run or fewer in four of their previous nine games before taking a 10-0 lead in four innings.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Skylar Diggins scored a career-high 26 points to help the Tulsa Shock win a franchise-record fourth-straight game with an 85-79 victory over the Seattle Storm yesterday. Tanisha Wright scored 24 points to lead the Storm. Sue Bird added 12 and Shekinna Stricklen had 11 for Seattle. The victory completed a four-game homestand for the Shock.
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