Article: Sox bats stay silent; Bedard shuts down Boston.(SPORTS)

Byline: Gregg Bell

SEATTLE - Finally, two months into a dreadful season, the Mariners' ace showed up.

Erik Bedard looked like the man for whom Seattle traded five players to Baltimore in February by allowing just two hits in seven innings, and Yuniesky Betancourt's home run was all the Mariners needed to beat the Red Sox, 1-0, last night.

Reliever Brandon Morrow stranded Julio Lugo at second by striking out Dustin Pedroia on a 98-mph fastball to end the eighth. In the ninth, walks by J.J. Putz to Manny Ramirez and Sean Casey put the tying run at second with two outs. But Putz got Coco Crisp to ground out for his sixth save in nine chances, completing the first ...

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