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Article: Mariners cool off Buehrle, beat White Sox Red Sox snap four-game losing streak
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- Oakland Tribune
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- August 4, 2003
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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners disappointed many fans and even
some of their own players by failing to pull off a major trade last
week.
Maybe the Mariners don't need anybody else.
Ichiro Suzuki and Edgar Martinez each hit a two-run single in a
six-run fifth inning Sunday as Seattle snapped Mark Buehrle's seven-
game winning streak with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
"That's the nature of this team -- each and every day is a new
day," Mariners manager Bob Melvin said. "They expect to win every
day."
Seattle shut down a powerful Chicago lineup for the second game in
a row. Gil Meche and four relievers combined on a five-hitter with a
season-high 14 strikeouts.
The Mariners ...