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SEATTLE -- Edwin Diaz lost his command just long enough that the ninth inning became uncomfortable for Seattle.Fortunately the Mariners did enough at the plate to withstand an off night from their young closer.You cant walk out of this thinking `Oh my gosh, Seattle manager Scott Servais said. We won the game. We got three outs before they got three runs. Thats what the job called for tonight.Home runs from Kyle Seager, Robinson Cano and Adam Lind were enough to hold off Milwaukees rally in the ninth inning, and the Mariners won their seventh straight at home beating the Brewers 7-6 on Friday night.Seager got Seattle started with a solo home run, Cano added a two-run shot and Linds solo homer in the eighth became a huge insurance run as the Mariners pulled within two games of Baltimore for the second wild card in the American League.Seattle also got key RBI hits from Stefan Romero, Nelson Cruz and Ketel Marte as the Mariners added on and didnt rely solely on the long ball.We havent done that always this season, Servais said. We just put pressure on them every inning, which was really important tonight.Ryan Braun had a two-out, two-run single in the ninth off Diaz to pull the Brewers within 7-6 after Diaz walked the bases loaded. But Diaz struck out Hernan Perez to close out his ninth save with the tying run at third.Diaz struggled throwing his fastball for strikes in the ninth but believed the problem is mechanical.I was feeling like I dropped my arm a little bit. I need to work on that, Diaz said.Chris Carter hit the longest recorded home run in Safeco Field history, estimated at 465 feet after hitting the batting backdrop in center field for the first of Milwaukees three home runs. Jonathan Villar and Keon Broxton added back-to-back homers off Seattle starter Wade LeBlanc leading off the sixth inning.LeBlanc (3-0) was able to limit the damage to those three solo homers, although he lasted just 5 1/3 innings.The homers are getting a little ridiculous, said LeBlanc, who has allowed seven in his last three starts.Brent Suter (0-1) made his major league debut for Milwaukee but was unable to make it out of the fifth inning, giving up four runs and seven hits.For the first three innings, Suter was just fine. Aside from three walks, he didnt allow a hit through the first 10 outs. Seager ended that streak with a long home run to right field. Suter was unable to make it out of the fifth inning, giving up Canos two-run shot and Romeros base hit before being lifted.A little bit of nerves, walking a couple guys in the early innings, Suter said. Then I just made a couple mistakes in the third and fourth innings that came back to haunt us.Seattle also took advantage of three Milwaukee errors. Marte reached on shortstop Orlando Arcias throwing error leading off the sixth and scored when left fielder Jake Elmore couldnt hold on to Cruzs sinking line drive. Elmore initially made the catch but lost the ball as he hit the ground.Carters home run was his 28th of the year and according to Mariners records was 3 feet longer than Mark Teixeiras 462-foot home run in 2007.RIGHTIES ONLYSuter became the first left-handed pitcher to start a game for the Brewers since Aug. 23, 2013. Milwaukee had used just right-handers in its starting rotation for nearly three calendar years -- a span of 474 games. Suter snapped the second-longest streak in major league history of right-handed starters. The longest streak still belongs to the Dodgers, who used just right-handed starters for 681 straight games from 1992-97.ROSTER SHUFFLEBrewers: Along with bringing up Suter to make the start, Milwaukee also optioned RHP Damien Magnifico to Triple-A Colorado Springs, designated OF Ramon Flores for assignment and reinstated OF Domingo Santana from the 15-day DL.Mariners: Seattle optioned slumping slugger Dae-Ho Lee to Triple-A Tacoma, along with RHP Joe Wieland. Romero was recalled from Tacoma and RHP Steve Cishek was activated from the 15-day DL.UP NEXTBrewers: Wily Peralta (5-8) goes for his second straight victory. 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IRVING, Texas -- Sarah Thomas was never hit by the pressure of being the first woman to be a full-time NFL game official until after her first season on the job.It wasnt until this past offseason that Thomas pondered what really happened after accomplishing her goal, which was to work full-time at footballs highest level and not necessarily be a trailblazer in doing so.When I first started all this last year, I said I dont feel the pressure of it or anything like that, and I dont feel as if I did during the season, she said. But once I reflected back, I knew that there was a lot of pressure. ... When I reflected back on it, I thought if something major had happened with being a first, not that I recognize myself as that, but just being a first, that it could have gone one of two ways. So Im glad that it was a very smooth, under-the-radar, first year.Thomas is now preparing for her second season as a side judge. While still the only woman on the field in the NFL, she considers it a compliment that there is much less fanfare this time around.Dean Blandino, the NFLs vice president of officiating, agrees and said Thomas had the same bumps as any first-year official.It was obviously big news last year, but she handled everything so well, and she had such a poise and grace about herself, Blandino said this month at the NFLs annual officiating clinic. Its a challenge for any first-year official. For a first-year official to also be the first female official, there were a lot of other challenges that came with that and she handled everything really well, and had a good season.All nine first-time officials from last season are back this season, and there are three rookies among the 124 officials hired for 2016.When Pittsburghs LeVeon Bell scored on a wildcat run as time expired for a victory at San Diego to wrap up Week 5 last season, Thomas was the line judge who signaled the touchdown. Bell initially appeared to be stopped, but pushed forward and reached the ball across the goal line just before his knee hit the ground. A replay review confirmed the call was rightt.ddddddddddddImagine the uproar on social media and the general reaction had the NFLs first female official blown that call. Most fans never even realized she was there.We just want to be officials, we want to go unseen, Thomas said in general, and not about that particular play. Youve heard it for years and years and years, and it is the truth. If you dont notice the officials then weve done a great job, and thats what set out to do.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said during the first NFL Womens Summit in San Francisco, which was part of Super Bowl 50, that Thomas in her first season did a fantastic job, and were very proud of her.Thomas, the mother of three children, was part of the NFLs officiating development program in 2013 and 2014 and had worked at minicamps, training camps and exhibition games before getting hired full-time last year. She had officiated for Conference USA since 2007, with assignments including bowl game and two league championship games.I never set out to be the first, but when I did speak or I was encouraged with womens groups, its good to hear them ask questions how did you approach it, and for me to be able to say the National Football League had the utmost respect for me as they did any other official, she said.Last March, Thomas hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi, renamed its recreational gym in honor of the former high school basketball and softball standout who was also given a key to the city.Blandino said there are more women in the development program.Were seeing more women officiating football in general, and I think were going to see them continue to develop, Blandino said. At some point, were going to see another female official in the NFL. ... Women are officiating and thats part of our program, and I think its really moving in the right direction.---Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---This story has been corrected to children instead of boys in 12th paragraph. ' ' '