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Mariners look for the sweep in Oakland

Seattle Mariners' Leonys Martin, right, celebrates his solo home run with teammate Yonder Alonso (10) during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. Seattle won 7-6. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Seattle Mariners are in a three-way tie for the second American League Wildcard as they look for a sweep in Oakland today.

Seattle got a 7-to-6. Extra innings win over Oakland Tuesday night, while both the Royals and Rays lost, creating the three-team logjam. Leonys Martin hit a home run off of Josh Smith with two outs in the 10th to win it for the Mariners.

It’s Yovani Gallardo (5-7, 5.35 ERA) for Seattle vs Jharel Cotton (5-8, 5.44 ERA for Oakland. First pitch from O.co Coliseum is 12:40pm on KPUG 1170AM & 97.9FM.

(KPUG – Doug Lange)

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