ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kyle Seager never realized just how bad a slump he was in until after hitting a go-ahead homer for the Seattle Mariners.
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in the eighth inning of a 3-1 victory over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers on
Friday night. "I didnt know until the postgame (TV) interview that it was
0-for-21," he said. "Its one of those things I had kind of realized that I hadnt
gotten a hit in a little while." Derek Holland pitched two-hit ball with six
strikeouts over seven scoreless innings for Texas before Neal Cotts (4-2), whose
0.93 ERA was the lowest among American League relievers, walked Nick Franklin.
Seager then lined an 0-2 pitch into the Rangers bullpen in right-centre field,
his 18th homer of the season but first in 13 games. "We knew hes struggling a
little bit," acting manager Robby Thompson said. "The thing about him, you would
never know it, the way he handles it, carries himself whether hes 10 for 20 or 0
for 21. Thats the sign of a pro right there. Hes a battler, thats why hes in
there in the third hole." Cotts was clearly frustrated leaving a pitch over the
middle of the plate against a fellow lefty. Justin Smoak added a homer in the
ninth for Seattle, which won for only the seventh time in 19 games.
Hisashi Iwakuma (11-6) struck out eight and allowed one run in seven innings.
The Rangers had the bases loaded in the eighth when A.J. Pierzynski, whose RBI
single in the fourth produced the only Texas run, had an inning-ending popout to
third baseman Seager. After Mariners reliever Oliver Perez walked and hit a
batter to start the eighth, the only batters he faced, Elvis Andrus had a
sacrifice bunt before Ian Kinsler struck out against Yoervis Medina.
Adrian Beltre, already with two hits and hitting .452 over a 16-game span, was
intentionally walked before Charlie Furbush came on to retire Pierzynski. "I
didnt think he hit it too good," Furbush said. "I heard the bat break."
Danny Farquhar struck out two in a perfect ninth for his sixth save in nine
chances, bouncing back from a blown save in his last appearance two nights
earlier. Rangers manager Ron Washington twice went out to argue calls by Angel
Hernandez, an umpire he publicly criticized in the past. Both calls were for
players coming off second base -- one defensively, the other a Texas base
runner. In the Seattle third, Rangers second baseman Kinsler was taking a throw
for a force out when he shuffled his feet while trying to get out of the way of
an oncoming runner. Hernandez immediately motioned that Kinsler came off the
base before making the catch, and replays showed that to be the case. An inning
later, on his RBI single to left-centre, Pierzynski was called out at second
after sliding in ahead of the tag by Franklin before briefly coming off the
base. It didnt appear on replays that Pierzynski was being tagged when he came
off before reaching out with his hand to get back on the base. Hernandez, behind
the tangled bodies, called the runner out, bringing Washington out again as
Pierzynski was flat on back screaming in disgust. "He overslid the bag, and you
got the benefit of a replay," Washington said diplomatically. Two years ago,
after Washington and first base coach Gary Pettis got ejected by Hernandez on a
disputed balk call, the Rangers manager said, "Angel is bad. Thats all there is
to it." Even before his reunions with Hernandez, Washington had gone out to talk
with umpire Doug Eddings about an inning-ending play in the first when Andrus
tried to score from first on Beltres single to right. Andrus dived head-first,
but was initially blocked from reaching the plate while catcher
Humberto Quintero made a sweeping tag. It was unclear on replays if he actually
tagged Andrus, or if the runner ever did touch the plate. NOTES: Seager has a
12-game hitting streak at Rangers Ballpark. ... When Andrus tried to reach on a
bunt leading off the sixth, Quintero bounced up to field the ball and then made
a strong throw even while one of his cleats came off his feet. ... Rangers ace
Yu Darvish (12-5), the major league strikeout leader with 207, turned 27 on
Friday. He starts the series finale against the Mariners on Sunday. ... When
Jurickson Profar struck out to end the second, he contended that the ball
bounced in the dirt after he fouled it off. Eddings got the ball back from
Quintero, who was already going back to the dugout, and confirmed the strikeout.
He showed the ball to Profar. Replays, though, showed it might have bounced into
the catchers mitt.
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BROMWICH, England -- Pepe Mel was fired by West Bromwich Albion on Monday, a day
after securing the teams status in the English Premier League. The Spanish coach
was hired in January on an 18-month deal as a replacement for the fired Steve
Clarke, winning three of his 17 league matches in charge. Mel said last week he
would be "extremely happy" to stay on at West Brom for next season, but the club
announced his departure after holding talks on Monday. "Both Pepe and the club
set out with the best intentions of making the appointment work," said Richard
Garlick, West Broms sporting and technical director. "However, having reflected
on events both on and off the field during our talks today, it became apparent
that it was in the best interests of both parties for tthere to be an amicable
parting.
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above the relegation zone. "Although we have managed to achieve a fifth
successive season of Premier League football, it has been a very disappointing
campaign and lessons have been learned," Garlick said. "We aim to find the most
suitable candidate who, with the support of the structure we have had in place
for six years and are presently strengthening, will enable the club to be more
competitive next season." Mel led Real Betis into this seasons Europa League but
was fired by the Spanish club on Dec. 2, a month before taking over at West
Brom. Assistant head coach Keith Downing, who was interim manager after Clarkes
dismissal in December, will stay at the club.
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