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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SEATTLE, May 7 (UPI) -- Eddie Guardado struck out Torri Hunter in the top of the ninth Thursday night, allowing Seattle to nail down a 2-1 win over Minnesota.
Seattle starter Freddy Garcia (1-1) yielded one run and six hits in seven innings, striking out eight and walking one in his first win of the season. Guardado pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Two nights earlier, Guardado surrendered a game-tying double to Hunter in the ninth inning of a contest the Mariners won in 16 innings.
Seattle managed just one run and four hits in six innings against Twins starter Brad Radke, but had success against Juan Rincon (4-2) in the seventh.
Edgar Martinez led off with a single and John Olerud walked. Rich Aurilia sacrificed, but Rincon -- trying to start a double play -- took his eye off the ball and rushed a throw to first base that Aurilia narrowly beat to load the bases.
Dan Wilson grounded into a double play that scored pinch-runner Quinton McCracken with the go-ahead run.
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DETROIT, May 31 (UPI) --
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 20-year career.
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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) --
The London house where singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning last summer is being sold for $4.2 million, the New York Post reported.
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NASHVILLE, May 31 (UPI) --
"Supervolcano" eruptions with potential to cause widespread extinctions of life may have surprisingly short fuses, U.S. earth scientists say.
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
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