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Hoffman nearing saves record

ONE TO TIE The Padres' closer will catch Lee Smith at 478 with the next game he wraps up and leads NL relievers this year with 41

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Mariners 9, White Sox 0

At Chicago, Raul Ibanez drove in three runs and Adrian Beltre hit a ninth-inning grand slam as Seattle handed the White Sox their sixth loss in seven games. The defending World Series champions, who have nine games left this season, dropped six games behind AL Central-leading Detroit and 5 1/2 games behind Minnesota, which heads the wild-card race.

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