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A's tie M's on two home runs in ninth, win on shot from Brown in 11th

Thursday, July 10, 2008

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Emil Brown rounded the bases, then grabbed A's hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo and nearly smothered him in a hug -- a good student acknowledging his teacher. Brown hit a solo homer in the 11th inning, after Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki hit solo shots in the ninth inning to tie the game, and Oakland rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursdsay. Brown's first career game-winning home run also gave Caesar Jimenez (0-1) his first career decision, after Huston ...

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