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    As of Wednesday, Seattle must win at least one of its final five games to finish with a .500 record while Oakland is trying to salvage a sub-.500 mark for 2009. "We’ve gone through a lot this year with injuries. We don’t have Russell Branyan, Sean White is down, (Erik) Bedard’s down ... There’s a lot of injuries, maybe the most in the American League. Eighty-one (victories) is a stepping stone. There’s more that we’re looking to do here, but under the circumstances I’m awfully proud of these guys." Seattle earned a win in Game 1 of this series Tuesday night and have won 12 of the teams 17 meetings heading into Wednesday's game. Full Article at Covers
    We’ve gone through a lot this year with injuries. We don’t have Russell Branyan, Sean White is down, (Erik) Bedard’s down ... There’s a lot of injuries, maybe the most in the American League. Eighty-one (victories) is a stepping stone. There’s more that we’re looking to do here, but under the circumstances I’m awfully proud of these guys.
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