AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS TORONTO (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .351 J Vidro 2b 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .314 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 R Ibanez dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .281 A Beltre 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285 B Broussard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 K Johjima c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 J Lopez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 A Jones lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 Totals 32 5 9 5 3 5 14 BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (32, B Wolfe); K Johjima (27, C Janssen). HR - A Beltre (21, 3rd inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), J Vidro (6, 5th inning off S Marcum 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 2 (82), J Vidro 2 (55), K Johjima (54). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 2, K Johjima. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1, J Guillen 1, J Vidro 1, A Jones 1. GIDP - J Guillen. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (23, ground ball). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .256 R Johnson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .248 A Rios rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .310 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .265 R Adams pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 T Glaus 3b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .254 A Hill 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .267 L Overbay 1b 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .253 G Zaun c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .229 J McDonald ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .259 Totals 36 7 12 7 6 3 23 BATTING: 2B - T Glaus (19, J Washburn); G Zaun 2 (19, R Rowland-Smith, J Washburn); J McDonald (15, R Rowland-Smith). 3B - J McDonald (2, J Washburn). HR - T Glaus (18, 3rd inning off J Washburn 1 on, 1 Out), L Overbay (10, 3rd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out), A Rios (22, 4th inning off J Washburn 0 on, 1 Out). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald 2 (27), T Glaus 2 (57), L Overbay (42), A Rios (71), F Thomas (80). 2-out RBI - J McDonald 2, L Overbay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 3, L Overbay 2, V Wells 1. Team LOB - 12. BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (14, 2nd base off J Putz/J Burke). FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Hill-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 101 020 01 -- 5 TORONTO - 023 100 01 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 3 1/3 7 6 6 5 0 3 4.37 R Rowland-Smith 3 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 S Green 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 J Putz 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.48 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 5 7 4 4 2 3 2 3.75 B Wolfe 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.59 S Downs 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.32 C Janssen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 S Downs pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - J Putz. Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 102-55; R Rowland-Smith 43-28; S Green 10-6; J Putz 21-10; S Marcum 91-52; B Wolfe 26-19; S Downs 4-0; C Janssen 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 1-9; R Rowland-Smith 5-4; S Green 0-0; J Putz 0-2; S Marcum 7-5; B Wolfe 3-1; S Downs 0-0; C Janssen 1-2. Batters faced: J Washburn 23; R Rowland-Smith 13; S Green 2; J Putz 5; S Marcum 23; B Wolfe 7; S Downs 1; C Janssen 4. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (3-3, 2.45) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 7 DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.290, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5 TORONTO 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y Betancourt (.290, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: W Bloomquist ran for J Vidro. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, W BLOOMQUIST ON FIRST, I SUZUKI ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5 TORONTO 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Guillen (.288, 0-FOR-4)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 11 1 TORONTO 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 x 7 12 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (4TH), SEAN GREEN (7TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA, JAMIE BURKE (8TH) TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN WOLFE (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (21) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 3RD, 0 ON JOSE VIDRO (6) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 5TH, 1 ON TOR - TROY GLAUS (18) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 1 ON LYLE OVERBAY (10) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON ALEX RIOS (22) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 11 1 TORONTO 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 x 7 12 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (4TH), SEAN GREEN (7TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA, JAMIE BURKE (8TH) TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN WOLFE (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN WP - SHAUN MARCUM (12-5) LP - JARROD WASHBURN (9-12) SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (26) HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (21) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 3RD, 0 ON JOSE VIDRO (6) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 5TH, 1 ON TOR - TROY GLAUS (18) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 1 ON LYLE OVERBAY (10) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON ALEX RIOS (22) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:01 ATT: 34,518 PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (13-10, 4.74) TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (8-8, 4.18)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS TORONTO (7) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .352 J Vidro 2b 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .315 W Bloomquist pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 R Ibanez dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .281 A Beltre 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285 B Broussard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 K Johjima c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 J Lopez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 A Jones lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 Y Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 Totals 36 5 11 5 3 5 17 BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (32, B Wolfe); K Johjima (27, C Janssen). HR - A Beltre (21, 3rd inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), J Vidro (6, 5th inning off S Marcum 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 2 (82), J Vidro 2 (55), K Johjima (54). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 2, K Johjima. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1, J Guillen 1, J Vidro 1, A Jones 1. GIDP - J Guillen, R Ibanez. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (23, ground ball). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .256 R Johnson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .248 A Rios rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .310 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .265 R Adams pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 T Glaus 3b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .254 A Hill 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .267 L Overbay 1b 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .253 G Zaun c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .229 J McDonald ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .259 Totals 36 7 12 7 6 3 23 BATTING: 2B - T Glaus (19, J Washburn); G Zaun 2 (19, R Rowland-Smith, J Washburn); J McDonald (15, R Rowland-Smith). 3B - J McDonald (2, J Washburn). HR - T Glaus (18, 3rd inning off J Washburn 1 on, 1 Out), L Overbay (10, 3rd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out), A Rios (22, 4th inning off J Washburn 0 on, 1 Out). S - J McDonald. RBI - J McDonald 2 (27), T Glaus 2 (57), L Overbay (42), A Rios (71), F Thomas (80). 2-out RBI - J McDonald 2, L Overbay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 3, L Overbay 2, V Wells 1. Team LOB - 12. BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (14, 2nd base off J Putz/J Burke). FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Hill-L Overbay, A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 101 020 010 -- 5 TORONTO - 023 100 01x -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn (L, 9-12) 3 1/3 7 6 6 5 0 3 4.37 R Rowland-Smith 3 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 S Green 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 J Putz 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.48 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum (W, 12-5) 5 7 4 4 2 3 2 3.75 B Wolfe (H, 5) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.59 S Downs (H, 23) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.32 C Janssen (H, 23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 J Accardo (S, 26) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 S Downs pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - J Putz. HBP - J Guillen (by J Accardo). Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 102-55; R Rowland-Smith 43-28; S Green 10-6; J Putz 21-10; S Marcum 91-52; B Wolfe 26-19; S Downs 4-0; C Janssen 14-8; J Accardo 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 1-9; R Rowland-Smith 5-4; S Green 0-0; J Putz 0-2; S Marcum 7-5; B Wolfe 3-1; S Downs 0-0; C Janssen 1-2; J Accardo 2-1. Batters faced: J Washburn 23; R Rowland-Smith 13; S Green 2; J Putz 5; S Marcum 23; B Wolfe 7; S Downs 1; C Janssen 4; J Accardo 5. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul Schrieber. T--3:01. Att--34,518. Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (5) AT TORONTO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki singled to right center. J Vidro walked, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen grounded into double play, second to first, J Vidro out at second, I Suzuki to third. R Ibanez walked. A Beltre reached on infield single to shortstop, I Suzuki scored, R Ibanez to second. B Broussard popped out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus doubled to left. A Hill flied out to right. L Overbay walked. G Zaun fouled out to third. J McDonald tripled to deep center, T Glaus and L Overbay scored. V Wells walked. R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 2. SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez flied out to center. A Beltre homered to left. B Broussard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 2. TORONTO 3RD: A Rios walked. F Thomas popped out to second. T Glaus homered to left, A Rios scored. A Hill fouled out to first. L Overbay homered to right. G Zaun doubled to left. J McDonald safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt, G Zaun to third. V Wells lined out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 5. TORONTO 4TH: R Johnson flied out to center. A Rios homered to left center. F Thomas walked. T Glaus walked, F Thomas to second. R Rowland-Smith relieved J Washburn. A Hill struck out swinging. L Overbay grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 5TH: I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro homered to right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen struck out looking. R Ibanez flied out to left. A Beltre struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 8TH: S Downs relieved B Wolfe. R Ibanez walked. C Janssen relieved S Downs. A Beltre flied out to left. B Broussard lined out to left. K Johjima doubled to deep left, R Ibanez scored. J Lopez ran for K Johjima. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 8TH: J Burke catching. J Putz relieved S Green. A Rios singled to center. A Rios stole second. F Thomas singled to center, A Rios scored. R Adams ran for F Thomas. T Glaus lined out to center. A Hill flied out to center. R Adams to second on wild pitch by J Putz. L Overbay struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 7.</div>
Blue Jays hit three homers to edge Mariners <h3>TORONTO 7, SEATTLE 5</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Troy Glaus, Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios allhomered as the Toronto Blue Jays extended the Seattle Mariners'losing streak to a season-tying seven games with a 7-5 triumphon Friday. Despite its downward spiral, Seattle (73-60) remained one gamebehind the New York Yankees (75-60) in the American League wildcard chase. New York lost to Tampa Bay on Friday. In the bottom of the third inning, Glaus' 18th homer - a two-runshot - snapped a 2-2 tie. One out later, Overbay launched his10th blast off Seattle starter Jarrod Washburn (9-12). Rios launched his 22nd home run to left-center field to make it6-2 in the fourth. Following the shot, Washburn's evening cameto an end after issuing consecutive walks to Frank Thomas andGlaus. Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum (12-5) continued to impress,battling through five innings for his seventh win in his lasteight outings. The righthander allowed four runs and seven runswith three strikeouts. In the eighth, Kenji Johjima's RBI double sliced Seattle'sdeficit to 6-5. But Thomas answered in the bottom half when hisbase hit plated Rios, who singled and stole second, for atwo-run cushion. Three Blue Jays relievers bridged the gap to closer JeremyAccardo, who picked up his 26th save despite loading the basesin the ninth. John McDonald's two-run triple in the second helped Toronto graba 2-1 lead. The 34-year-old Washburn was hammered for six runs and sevenhits in 3 1/2 innings. He has lost five of his last sixdecisions and fell to 2-7 lifetime against Toronto. Adrian Beltre and Jose Vidro both homered for the Mariners, whoalso dropped seven straight games from July 21-26.
AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (5) AT TORONTO (7) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez DH, A Beltre 3B, B Broussard 1B, K Johjima C, A Jones LF, Y Betancourt SS, J Washburn LHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Johnson LF, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH, T Glaus 3B, A Hill 2B, L Overbay 1B, G Zaun C, J McDonald SS, S Marcum RHP. Umpires -- Fieldin Culbreth (HP), Marty Foster (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B), Paul Schrieber (3B). Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 14 mph. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki singled to right center. J Vidro walked, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen grounded into double play, second to first, J Vidro out at second, I Suzuki to third. R Ibanez walked. A Beltre reached on infield single to shortstop, I Suzuki scored, R Ibanez to second. B Broussard popped out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: V Wells lined out to shortstop. R Johnson singled to left. A Rios flied out to left. F Thomas fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 0. SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima singled to left. A Jones singled to right, K Johjima to second. Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Jones out at second, K Johjima to third. I Suzuki lined out to right. J Vidro grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus doubled to left. A Hill flied out to right. L Overbay walked. G Zaun fouled out to third. J McDonald tripled to deep center, T Glaus and L Overbay scored. V Wells walked. R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TORONTO 2. SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez flied out to center. A Beltre homered to left. B Broussard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 2. TORONTO 3RD: A Rios walked. F Thomas popped out to second. T Glaus homered to left, A Rios scored. A Hill fouled out to first. L Overbay homered to right. G Zaun doubled to left. J McDonald safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt, G Zaun to third. V Wells lined out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 5. SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima grounded out to second. A Jones popped out to first. Y Betancourt grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 5. TORONTO 4TH: R Johnson flied out to center. A Rios homered to left center. F Thomas walked. T Glaus walked, F Thomas to second. R Rowland-Smith relieved J Washburn. A Hill struck out swinging. L Overbay grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 5TH: I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro homered to right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen struck out looking. R Ibanez flied out to left. A Beltre struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun doubled to left. J McDonald sacrificed to pitcher, G Zaun to third. V Wells grounded out to shortstop. R Johnson grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 6TH: B Wolfe relieved S Marcum. B Broussard grounded out to shortstop. K Johjima grounded out to third. A Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 6TH: A Rios flied out to right. F Thomas flied out to center. T Glaus walked. A Hill flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 7TH: Y Betancourt doubled to left. I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro struck out swinging. J Guillen grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 7TH: L Overbay grounded out to second. G Zaun fouled out to first. J McDonald doubled to deep center. S Green relieved R Rowland-Smith. V Wells reached on infield single to third, J McDonald to third. R Johnson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TORONTO 6. SEATTLE 8TH: S Downs relieved B Wolfe. R Ibanez walked. C Janssen relieved S Downs. A Beltre flied out to left. B Broussard lined out to left. K Johjima doubled to deep left, R Ibanez scored. J Lopez ran for K Johjima. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 8TH: J Burke catching. J Putz relieved S Green. A Rios singled to center. A Rios stole second. F Thomas singled to center, A Rios scored. R Adams ran for F Thomas. T Glaus lined out to center. A Hill flied out to center. R Adams to second on wild pitch by J Putz. L Overbay struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 7. SEATTLE 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. Y Betancourt fouled out to third. I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro singled to right, I Suzuki to second. W Bloomquist ran for J Vidro. J Guillen hit by pitch, I Suzuki to third, W Bloomquist to second. R Ibanez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Guillen out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TORONTO 7.</div>
Blue Jays hit three homers to edge Mariners <h3>TORONTO 7, SEATTLE 5</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Troy Glaus, Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios allhomered as the Toronto Blue Jays extended the Seattle Mariners'losing streak to a season-tying seven games with a 7-5 triumphon Friday. Despite its downward spiral, Seattle (73-60) remained one gamebehind the New York Yankees (75-60) in the American League wildcard chase. New York lost to Tampa Bay on Friday. In the bottom of the third inning, Glaus' 18th homer - a two-runshot - snapped a 2-2 tie. One out later, Overbay launched his10th blast off Seattle starter Jarrod Washburn (9-12). "We were able to take advantage of some situations and getahead," Glaus said. "(Washburn) tends to be pretty aggressivewith his stuff. He comes right at you, and we could beaggressive, also." Rios launched his 22nd home run to left-center field to make it6-2 in the fourth. Following the shot, Washburn's evening cameto an end after issuing consecutive walks to Frank Thomas andGlaus. Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum (12-5) continued to impress,battling through five innings for his seventh win in his lasteight outings. The righthander allowed four runs and seven runswith three strikeouts. "I wasn't pitching that great, but it could have been a lotworse," Marcum said. "It was a battle and a grind, but theoffense came through and we were able to get a big win." In the eighth, Kenji Johjima's RBI double sliced Seattle'sdeficit to 6-5. But Thomas answered in the bottom half when hisbase hit plated Rios, who singled and stole second, for atwo-run cushion. "We just can't seem to get a ball to bounce our way. It'sfrustrating" said Seattle closer J.J. Putz, who gave up the RBIsingle by Thomas. "It's been like a week since I've pitched andI definitely did not feel sharp. It's tough when you're usedto being in there on a regular basis." Three Blue Jays relievers bridged the gap to closer JeremyAccardo, who picked up his 26th save despite loading the basesin the ninth. "A win's a win, whether it's by one run or three runs," saidAccardo, who has successfully converted nine straightopportunities. "My approach is to stay away and don't get beatwith the long ball. You've just got to keep the ball on theground in those situations." John McDonald's two-run triple in the second helped Toronto graba 2-1 lead. The 34-year-old Washburn was hammered for six runs and sevenhits in 3 1/2 innings. He has lost five of his last sixdecisions and fell to 2-7 lifetime against Toronto. "Nothing was working. I had no clue where the ball was going,"said Washburn, who has allowed eight home runs in his last fivestarts. "That was about as bad as I can be right there. I wasbrutal - I let the team down." "We had to go to our bullpen early again, and that's not a goodscenario," Seattle manager John McLaren said. "Washburn justcouldn't locate the ball, and that made it pretty hard. We'rejust going through some tough times right now. We need to turnit around soon." Adrian Beltre and Jose Vidro both homered for the Mariners, whoalso dropped seven straight games from July 21-26.
