Hill strikes out 10, Reddick homers and A's beat Mariners

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    Oakland's Rich Hill kept flipping sliders and curveballs that had Robinson Cano and the rest of the Seattle Mariners flailing and guessing at what was coming next.

    Unlike his first start this season, those breaking balls were effective because Hill's fastball was just as good.

    "Basically everything stemmed off of fastball command," Hill said.

    The veteran left-hander struck out 10 batters over six innings and gave Oakland's overworked bullpen a needed break in the A's 6-1 victory over the Mariners on Saturday night.

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