A's blank Mariners, stretch lead in AL wild-card race

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    Jon Lester could not find his command. There was no one pitch he could lean on or one side of the plate he could hit with any consistency.

    And still the Oakland lefty managed to throw six shutout innings on Sunday and help the Athletics extend their lead in the AL wild-card race.

    "These games sometimes mean more than the games you go out there and kind of walk through the lineup," Lester said.

    Sam Fuld and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs, Lester combined with three relievers on a seven-hitter and Oakland beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0.

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