Hernández says farewell, playoff-chasing A's top Mariners

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    When the time finally arrived for Felix Hernandez to say goodbye to Seattle and all the history of 15 seasons with one franchise, his manager had a message as he walked off the mound.

    "You will always be the king in this town," Scott Servais said to Hernandez as he took the ball.

    With tears in his eyes, the emotional Hernandez walked off the mound as a Mariner probably for the last time in his career on Wednesday night. He was the losing pitcher in a 3-1 loss to Oakland as the Athletics moved to the brink of clinching an AL wild-card berth.

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