July 3, 2012 in Sports

Seattle Times

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Seattles Casper Wells broke up Baltimores perfect game with a seventh-inninghomer. (Full-size photo)

SEATTLE Two and a half months after Philip Humber achieved immortality at Safeco Field, and a mere four days after Aaron Cook raised Eric Wedges ire with an 81-pitch shutout at the same venue, Wei-Yin Chen took the Seattle mound on Tuesday.

Something magical and maddening almost happened for Chen. Almost. And then something totally unforeseen happened for the Mariners, who charged hard after what would have been their most rousing victory of the season.

But in the end, it was the Orioles who rallied last, and best, to pull out a 5-4 victory at Safeco Field.

After the Mariners scored three in the eighth to tie the game, Robert Andino delivered a two-out homer in the top of the ninth off left-hander Charlie Furbush to provide the margin of victory. Andinos homer to left his first since May 7, and fourth of the year came on a 2-2 pitch and ended Furbushs scoreless streak at 22-2/3 innings.

The Orioles All-Star closer, Jim Johnson, worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 24th save, and the Mariners stirring rally had an anti-climactic ending

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