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Smoke's Home Run Leads to 8-6 M's Victory

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Justin Smoak homered in the eighth and drove in a run in the ninth to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

 Smoak had three hits, two runs and three RBIs.

 Seattle built a 6-0 lead in the first three innings before Texas rallied to tie the game.

 Lucas Luetge (2-1) got two outs for the victory while Tom Wilhelmsen got the final four outs for his 27th save in 30 chances.

 Tanner Scheppers (1-1) took the loss.

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