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The M's fought back from 8-1 down to make this respectable, even getting the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth. Still, the score was secondary in this one after Franklin Gutierrez took a horrific spill after crashing into the Comerica Park scoreboard chasing a flyball. Luckily for those of us having 1995 flashbacks Gooters suffered only bruises -- nothing broken, nothing torn. M's 49-44, 5.5 GB. Box score. Next game Tues @ DET, 4:05 p.m.; King Felix vs. Galarraga.

Let’s say that you that you excelled at your job to the point where people mentioned you as one of the tops in your field. Also, let’s say that your co-workers kept messing up repeatedly to where it was costing you clients. Well then, you might sit like this after Doug from accounting screwed up your masterful PowerPoint presentation:

Franklin Gutierrez' three-run eighth inning homer gives the M's game one of a crucial four-game series vs. division leading Texas. King Felix kept the M's in the game while the offense sputtered, going eight innings to get the win. His next appearance will be in Tuesday's All-Star Game. M's 44-41, 3.5 GB. Box score. Next game Fri vs. TEX, 7:10 p.m.; Morrow vs. Feldman.

They rallied from behind twice, but a three-run Yankee eighth off the usually reliable Sean White put the Mariners away. The Brandon Morrow experiment continued to deliver inconclusive results, with Morrow going just 4.2 IP and walking 5 batters. Chris Woodward, replacing Beltre at 3B, made two errors on the same play on the first ball hit to him. M's 39-37, 3.5 GB. Box score. Next game Wednesday @ NYY, 4:05 p.m.; Washburn vs. Pettitte.

Franklin Gutierrez' solo homer in the eight breaks a 3-3 tie, as the M's are victorious for the first time in a Brandon Morrow start. The bullpen pitched four scoreless; Aardsma saves it, starting the ninth by striking out Adrian Gonzalez swinging on a mid-90s fastball. Russell Branyan's 18th homer provided the other three runs. Bad news: B'court left the game with an apparent muscle strain. M's 36-35, 2.5 GB. Box score. Next game Thu vs. SD, 1:40 p.m., Washburn vs. LeBlanc.

After putting on one of the worst offensive performances we've ever seen through the first seven innings, striking out 11 times vs. 5.98-ERA-having Chad Gaudin, the M's stormed back in the final two innings, getting the winning run to the plate with one out in the ninth. T'wasn't to be, as Griffey and Gooters both made outs. M's 35-35, 2.5 GB. Box score. Next game Wed vs. SD, 7:10 p.m.; Morrow vs. Geer.

The M's finish their nine-game road trip 4-5 after letting the Padres only decent hitter, Adrian Gonzalez, record a four hit day and score the winning run after a two-out double. Brandon Morrow pitched respectably, throwing four innings and walking only one hitter; but this was the Padres. Gooters had two homers, the first multiple HR game of his career. M's 32-34, 5.5 GB. Box score. Next game Fri. vs. ARI, 7:10 p.m.; Washburn vs. Garland.

King Felix was amazing, throwing a two-hitter for his third career shutout. Sure, it's San Diego, but this is still the major leagues, folks. Padres starter Kevin Correia wasn't much worse, allowing two hits over eight innings -- but those hits were homers, to Gooters and Beltre. The M's tacked on three more in the ninth, two on a Griffey single. M's 31-33, 5.5 GB. Box score. Next game Weds. @ SD, 7:05 p.m.; Olson vs. Gaudin.

Well, you got your money's worth if you went to today's game, and out of one half-inning alone. The top of the tenth included a web gem for the ages in Franklin Gutierrez' home-run robbing catch, a botched suicide squeeze, and a Wladimir Balentien error that looked like, according to Seattlest David "a guy trying to catch a fly ball on the first day of 11th grade gym class." That error allowed the winning run to score. Also, Ichiro struck out to end the game, also ending his franchise-record hitting streak at 27. Box score. Next game Saturday vs. MIN, 1:10 p.m.; Wash vs. Nick Blackburn.