Montgomery solid into 6th, Mariners beat Athletics

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    Seattle rookie Mike Montgomery knew instantly that his bid for a third consecutive shutout was over, even before Sam Fuld's first home run of the season cleared the fence in the third inning.

    The ball didn't get out by much, landing just on the first few steps of the staircase beyond the right field wall at the Coliseum.

    That snapped Montgomery's streak of 20 consecutive scoreless innings and turned out to be one of the few mistakes the Mariners' left-hander made.

    Montgomery put together another fine start, allowing six hits and one run in 5-2 innings while pitching the Mariners past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Sunday.

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