Date: 07/10/2015 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez threw seven shutout innings to become the third pitcher with at least 11 wins before the All-Star break, Logan Morrison hit the first leadoff home run of his career and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 last night. Seattle opened a key four-game series before the break by cooling off the surging Angels, who had won the first five games of their road trip. The Mariners had a season-high 19 hits.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Zack Greinke allowed one hit in eight innings, extending his career-high scoreless streak to 35 2-3 innings and lowering his major league-best ERA to 1.39 in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig ended an RBI drought of 51 at-bats with a two-run homer and two-run double for the NL West leaders.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers and point guard Damian Lillard have completed the five-year contract extension worth more than $120 million they agreed to last week. The Blazers also announced the deals with free agents Al-Farouq Aminu and Ed Davis yesterday. The team held news conferences for all three in Portland.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs has announced the addition of forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The 6-11 Aldridge spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. Last year, he averaged a career-high 23.4 points per game along with 10.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
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