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SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino admitted that a year ago when he was struggling at the plate, he would have gotten too aggressive and chased one of the pitches out of the strike zone being offered by Tim Lincecum. Genard Avery Jersey .With more confidence and command of the zone, Zunino made Lincecum deliver a strike -- and in turn delivered a decisive blow for the Mariners.Zunino capped Seattles six-run first inning with a three-run home run off Lincecum, and the Mariners held on for a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.After falling behind 0-2, Zunino fouled off a pair of 0-2 pitches, then watched Lincecum miss low with three straight changeups. He didnt miss the fourth changeup, thrown at his knees, golfing it into the bullpen beyond the left field wall.I probably would have chased a pitch or two in there and be over aggressive and not trust myself, Zunino said. Its just a process of being in those situations in the minor leagues and trusting yourself, getting into an 0-2 count and being able to work it back.Seattle overcame a rough first from starter Felix Hernandez and rallied with its largest first-inning output since scoring seven runs on May 15, 2013 against the New York Yankees. Seattle sent up 10 batters and recorded seven hits against Lincecum (2-6), capped by Zuninos sixth homer of the season.Hernandez (6-4) settled down after giving up a three-run shot to Mike Trout in the first. He retired 12 of the next 13 after Trouts 20th homer and picked up his second win since coming off the disabled list.Hernandez gave up a double to Yunel Escobar on the first pitch of the game, Trouts homer two batters later and a solo shot by Jett Bandy leading off the fifth. Otherwise, the Angels could not solve Hernandez, who struck out six and walked three. Hernandez completed eight innings for the first time since Sept. 10, 2015 against Texas.Rookie Edwin Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his third save in three chances, hitting triple digits more than once. Diaz now has 56 strikeouts in 28 innings since being called up from the minors.No chance. That was unbelievable. Hes got unbelievable stuff, Hernandez said of Diaz.Down 3-0, Seattle started its first inning with four straight singles, including an RBI base hit by Robinson Cano. After a pop out, Adam Lind singled and Leonys Martins sacrifice fly that was deep enough to score Cano from third.Zunino followed with one of the more impressive at-bats of his young career.UNWELCOME HOMELincecum, a Seattle area native, made just his second career start at Safeco Field. He was already teetering in the Angels rotation, and Fridays rough start could finally lead them to make a move. It was his third straight start giving up at least four earned runs and he almost didnt make it out of the first inning. Lincecum finished 3 1/3 innings, giving up nine hits and six earned runs.The six runs in the first were the most ever surrendered in a single inning by Lincecum.Were going to have to sit down and review his video and see where the positives were and see what we are, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.TRAINERS ROOM:Angels: RHP Garrett Richards has shown additional healing in the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Richards will begin internal-rotation exercises to test his readiness to begin throwing. Richards received a stem-cell injection in May in an attempt to avoid Tommy John surgery.Mariners: SS Ketel Marte was scheduled to play six or seven innings in the field for Class A Everett on Friday. 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"The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some 5,000 miles away from Brazil, longtime racewalking coach and competitor Don Lawrence was watching an online feed of Fridays mens 20-kilometer event at the Rio Games when the conversation turned to doping within the sport.The question was if it will ever be considered clean.I dont see that coming in the near future, Lawrence said.A grim answer, yet that is the reality for racewalking right now. Dogged by doping issues for years, and with one of the highest-profile people in the niche sport being handed an eight-year ban just one day before the first racewalk of these Olympics, it presses on -- with predictable insistence from those that the worst days are in the past.Wang Zhen of China won the gold medal Friday in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 14 seconds, 12 seconds ahead of countryman Cai Zelin. Australias Dane Bird-Smith was another 11 seconds back to take the bronze medal, in a field that had no Russians as part of the massive fallout from the discovery of a state-sponsored doping program.Even the Russians had turned up for this race, it wouldnt have changed a thing, said Bird-Smith, the son of a two-time Olympian. Im still here to bring it to them. So theres no backing off, even if theres guys that are doping in the race. ... Ill always advocate that we crack down hard on anyone whos caught in doping. It just got to a point where it was a bit ridiculous, wasnt it?Oh, its been ridiculous.Fridays race came one day after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the appeal of Italian racewalker Alex Schwazer -- the 2008 Olympic champion in the 50-kilometer racewalk -- and imposed an eight-year ban for steroid usage. Its a double-whammy for Schwazer, who also missed the 2012 London Games following a ban for another doping offense.Doping is one of the most frustrating things in this sport, Bird-Smith said. Theres not much you can do.Wang won the bronze medal at the London Games four yeears ago, and the 1-2 finish for the Chinese marked the third time that one country took the top two spots in the 20-kilometer walk. Browns Jerseys Hoodies. And its the second straight gold for China in the event, after Chen Ding won in London.I just followed my heart, Wang said.Russia had claimed 11 medals in racewalking in the last five Olympics. Theres also been at least 33 doping cases involving Russian walkers in recent years, with 26 of those leading to bans -- and almost all out of the same training program.Its well-established that the sport is rather peculiar to watch, especially for those unfamiliar with the rules and nuance of racewalking. A tightly packed mass of athletes start en masse, elbows swinging, hips swaying, legs straightening with every stride and ensuring that one foot makes contact with the ground at all times.I tend to think that those who put down the sport because of its silly gait have never tried it, Lawrence said in a telephone interview from the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. You have to have a thick skin to do it.But the cloud of cheating, whether real or imagined, certainly doesnt help.And for those within the sport, frustration is clear.Its been kind of disappointing since our sport doesnt get that much attention and publicity anyway, and then this is what its known for now, said U.S. junior womens racewalker Meaghan Podlaski, a future Olympic hopeful who attends Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Im hopeful that one day everyone will see the positive things, not just see it as a bunch of cheaters and dopers.Bird-Smith has the same hope.Its something that all athletes have dealt with for the last couple years, Bird-Smith said. And its something were going to continue to deal with, because its such a tough problem to overcome. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2018 NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' '
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