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SEATTLE, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena had a solo homer and two RBI for Tampa Bay, which beat Seattle 5-3 Friday to boost its first-place lead in the American League East to 3 1/2 games.
The Rays won for the 69th time this season, gaining a game on the second-place Boston Red Sox, who lost 5-3 to the Chicago White Sox.
B.J. Upton drove in a run and scored another for Tampa Bay.
James Shields (10-7) got the win, yielding three runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Wladimir Balentien hit a two-run home run for the Mariners.
Carlos Silva (4-13) lost his fourth straight decision. Silva worked into the seventh inning, surrendering all five Tampa Bay runs.
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BELLEFONTE, Pa., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Jerry Sandusky, the ex-Penn State assistant football coach charged with child sex abuse, can have contact with most of his grandchildren, a judge ruled Monday.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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