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Suzuki slams 29th leadoff HR of career to give M's victory over Padres

Associated Press

Thursday, June 25, 2009

SEATTLE -- That soft bubble in the schedule the Seattle Mariners took advantage of last month to climb back above the .500 mark is done. Now comes the real challenge to see how long this surprise team can stick around in the AL West race. Ichiro Suzuki lined the 29th leadoff homer of his career into the right-field seats and finished a triple short of the cycle, and the Mariners gave starter Jarrod Washburn his first win in more than two months, 9-3 over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The ...

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