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(APNewsNow. Mariners 8, Athletics 7.)

*Lopez's single gets Seattle past Oakland 8-7* ==============================================

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE(AP) -- Jose Lopez hit an RBI single to right field on the 14th pitch from Russ Springer with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied from five runs down to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Friday night.

It was Lopez's third career game-winning hit, and he had to work a little extra for this one. After going to a 2-2 count against Springer, Lopez fouled off nine consecutive pitches. With the crowd and his entire dugout standing, Lopez lined the final pitch, a fastball, into right-center field to score Chavez.

It was Lopez's third RBI of the game, as Seattle came back after being down 6-1 early on.

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