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Frazier’s single in 9th leads White Sox over Mariners, 7-6
CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier tied it with an RBI single in the seventh inning and won it with a line drive down the left-field line in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
Adam Eaton led off the ninth with a bloop single off Nick Vincent (3-4) and went to second on Tim Anderson’s sacrifice. Jose Abreu was walked intentionally before Frazier’s liner over third scored Eaton, leading to a pileup of players behind the pitcher’s mound.
David Robertson (4-2) worked around a walk and two incidents of fans running on the field in the ninth that delayed play for several minutes in Chicago’s fourth win in five games.
Robinson Cano hit his 29th home run and the Mariners wasted a solid return off the disabled list by James Paxton in their third straight loss. Seattle fell 7 1/2 games behind AL West-leading Texas.
MARINERS MOVES
Mariners activate Paxton off DL to start; LeBlanc cut
CHICAGO (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have activated left-hander James Paxton following a stint on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised elbow.
Paxton was scheduled to start Thursday night’s game at the Chicago White Sox, his first appearance since he took a line drive off his left elbow Aug. 7.
The Mariners opened a roster spot by designating left-hander Wade LeBlanc for assignment.
Paxton is 4-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 13 starts this season for Seattle, which entered the day three games out of the final AL wild-card spot.
The Mariners acquired the 32-year-old LeBlanc from Toronto in June. He had a 4.50 ERA in 11 games with Seattle, including eight starts.
Seattle also recalled infielder Mike Freeman from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned right-hander Tony Zych to the minor league club. Freeman provides depth with third baseman Kyle Seager sitting out a second straight game Thursday with a bruised right foot.
COWBOYS-SEAHAWKS
Romo gives Cowboys scare as Seattle rolls past Dallas 27-17
SEATTLE (AP) — Three plays were all it took for Dallas to get yet another injury scare surrounding Tony Romo.
The quarterback lasted just 90 seconds into the Cowboys’ 27-17 preseason loss to the Seattle Seahawks last night before leaving with what appeared at first to be a potentially significant injury, but ended up being minor.
Romo was tackled from behind by Seattle’s Cliff Avril on the third play from scrimmage as Romo scrambled from the pocket.
Turned out it was all just a scare. Romo walked off the field without assistance, threw passes on the sideline and lobbied for a return to the game. Dallas coach Jason Garrett opted to play it safe and Romo donned a baseball hat as a spectator the rest of the night.
Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 48 yards on seven carries, including a 13-yard run where he knocked Seattle safety Kam Chancellor backward.
Russell Wilson and Seattle’s No. 1 offense played into the second half, scoring on four of its final five possessions including a pair of TD tosses by Wilson.
WNBA-TOP JERSEYS
Storm’s Stewart leads WNBA jersey sales; Diggins No. 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA’s list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
The league announced Thursday that the former Connecticut star and rookie for the Storm was No. 1, followed by Skylar Diggins of the Dallas Wings and Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky.
Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx and Shoni Schimmel of the New York Liberty rounded out the top five in jersey sales.
The Wings were second in merchandise sales.
The WNBA season resumes today after the Olympic break. Stewart and the Storm visit Minnesota on Sunday night followed by the Sparks at Phoenix.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.
