Mariners pull closer in wild card race, hold off A's 4-3

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    Catcher Tom Murphy turned toward the stands behind home plate, pumped his fist and seemed to try to scream in celebration above the din of noise emanating from the cheers of the home crowd.

    The Seattle Mariners made it clear this weekend that for now they intend to be part of the American League wild-card conversation.

    "I think it's been preached this rebuild so much, but I mean we're right there on the edge of this thing," Seattle's Kyle Seager said. "Certainly you would like to have them make moves and get the team as good as we possibly can. I mean, I'd like to make a run out of it."

    Seager hit a two-out, two-run single as part of Seattle's four-run third inning, Marco Gonzales won his second straight decision, and the Mariners inched closer in the AL wild-card chase with a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

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