Step towards third

It looks like the Mariners are finally putting one or two decent results together. Last night saw them beat the A's 2-1 in a four-and-a-half-hour marathon. If you have access to MLB.com's video highlights, check out some great - if scary - defensive plays.

If proof was needed that the M's luck has maybe finally turned, at least for now, it can be found in the person of the losing pitcher, Oakland's Justin Duchscherer, who, after fourteen innings of baseball, managed to balk home the winning run from third base, which is the kind of thing the M's seem to have been doing up until now. There are 101 to lose a ballgame, but if you were to choose the top 5 ways you don't want to do it (especially after extra innings), that one would definitely be up there.