is one hurts, Hurns said. When it comes down to it, we want to finish out the game and get these wins. Its been a tough time

OAKLAND, Calif. -- After more than two weeks of close games decided by three runs or fewer, the Seattle Mariners finally had a relaxing ninth inning.Seattle also inched closer to division-leading Texas -- a small but significant step for manager Scott Servais ballclub.Kyle Seager doubled twice and drove in four runs and the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games, beating the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.Its nice to build a little bit of a lead there and really let our pitchers settle in and not throw quite as many stressful pitches, Seager said. Weve been putting pretty good at-bats, top to bottom. I like the way our offense is swinging the bat.Adam Lind homered, Nori Aoki had three singles and Shawn OMalley added two hits and scored twice for Seattle.The Mariners moved within 5 1/2 games of AL West-leading Texas, matching the closest theyve been to the division leaders since early June.A lot of guys chipped in, contributed, Servais said. We needed it. To go out and win the series, you need to score a few runs in the last game, and we got it done today.Wade LeBlanc (2-0) gave up three runs over six innings to earn his second win since being acquired from Toronto in June. The lefty struck out seven and walked one.Khris Davis hit his third home run in three days. He became the first As player with at least 30 homers since Brandon Moss hit 30 in 2013.Im just trying to do me and help the club out and have fun with the boys, Davis said.Ryon Healy and Brett Eibner also homered for the As.Zach Neal (2-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.Every Seattle player except designated hitter Dae-Ho Lee had at least one hit. Lee, a late lineup addition, was hit by a pitch in the fourth.Lind homered in the second. Seager hit an RBI double in the third and a three-run double in the sixth.The Mariners also scored in the fourth after an inning-ending double play was overturned by replay. OMalley singled in Lee following the reversal.COLLISION COURSELind is significantly bigger than OMalley but it hardly mattered when the Mariners first baseman and shortstop collided chasing a pop-up near the mound in the third inning. Lind crashed to the ground while OMalley, who made the catch, barely moved. Second baseman Robinson Cano helped Lind to his feet then playfully held up two fingers to see if Lind was coherent.Shawn always talks about he was a really good football player, that he might have been a better football player than baseball player in high school, Seager said. Im kind of starting to believe him. But he kind of hit a helpless receiver there.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: Lee was in the lineup after Seth Smith was a late scratch due to a right foot contusion. ... James Paxton emerged from his bullpen session feeling fine and is slated to start Tuesday in Anaheim. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Minutes after losing for the seventh time in eight games, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith stood in the middle of the locker room, surrounded by teammates and coaches, and let it all out.It was an emotional mix of disappointment, frustration and failure.It may have been needed, especially considering the Jaguars (0-1) believe this is their most talented team in nearly a decade.The passion for the game runs deep, Smith said Monday. And the expectations for this season I just feel like are so much higher and every game is important. That was a close one. Thats one we should have won, and everybody in this locker room truly feels that way that we should have won that game. So when we came back in, I just felt like it was something I needed to get off my chest to the team and let them know from this point forward these are the expectations.We cant sit back and let one loss dictate where we go from here or let that team dictate where we go from here.Although the Jaguars are reluctant to say it, their latest season-opening setback -- a 27-23 loss to Green Bay on Sunday -- shows theyre making progress. They might even be close to turning the corner despite losing for the 37th time in coach Gus Bradleys 49 games.Jacksonville led early, made a crucial stop late and had a chance in the final minute. The offense scored on five of its last seven possessions. The defense was decent against the run and better than most against two-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers. And Jacksonvilles special teams were nearly perfect.Yet, the Jags ended with another loss -- their fifth in a row to open the season.Nonetheless, players and coaches should view the opener as a positive sign since the Packers have made the playoffs seven straight years and Jacksonville has 22 losses by double digits over the last three years.We want to see everything that we put in work and come out during the game, and unfortunately a win is the only way, defensive tackle Roy Miller said. When (people) look back, no ones going to say, `They only lost by whatever. The only thing theyre going to see is an `L.Its going to haunt us every night until next Sunday.dddddddddddd. Hopefully we take this and use it next week against the Chargers.Jacksonville plays at San Diego (0-1) on Sunday, a cross-country flight to a place the Jags have never won. They are 0-3 in San Diego and 2-10 on the West Coast, with both victories (1997, 2004) coming in Oakland.The Jaguars have plenty to clean up this week, most notably finding a way to run the ball better and generate more pass rush.Running back Chris Ivory remains hospitalized with an undisclosed medical issue. His status for Sundays game is in question. Without Ivory, the Jaguars averaged just 1.8 yards a carry.And they managed little pressure on Rodgers, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.Still, Jacksonville had a chance in the closing minutes, forcing a punt and moving to the Packers 14. But on a fourth-and-1 play with 23 seconds left, Allen Hurns was tackled for a loss on a bubble screen.Quarterback Blake Bortles knew the play was in trouble when he suspected Green Bay was blitzing. But Bortles had no timeouts and didnt have enough time on the play clock to change the call.This one hurts, Hurns said. When it comes down to it, we want to finish out the game and get these wins. Its been a tough time for us and this organization these last couple years, but I think were headed in the right direction.Smiths reaction in the locker room was proof. In recent years, losing games to any team would have been somewhat expected in Jacksonville. Now, though, they want and demand more.That is a good sign, Bradley said. There is a difference between you expecting to win and you knowing you are going to win. When you know you are going to win, you are shocked if you lost, and that is what this team is feeling now. I think that is a good step for our team. We do not accept the loss. We do not accept it. How they are handling it now shows me a lot about them.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '