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MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz is playing a vital role in the Seattle Mariners postseason drive.Cruz homered twice before leaving with left wrist soreness, Jesus Sucre homered for the first time in 14 months and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday.Nick Vincent, Steve Cishek and Edwin Diaz combined for 3 2/3 innings of no-hit relief for Seattle, including Diazs 17th save in 19 chances.Trying to make the postseason for the first time since 2001, Seattle has won 12 of 17 and is 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second American League wild-card spot with a week to play.We just got to keep battling. Hopefully at the end we can come up and surprise a lot of people, Cruz said.The Seattle slugger left the game after his second home run. He was sporting a large wrap over his left wrist in the locker room.Ive been dealing with it for like, four or five days already. ... Its been like that for a few days so hopefully, it just comes down and Ill be able to go tomorrow, he said. I still have my strength, it just hurts.Cruz has 41 home runs and 100 RBI. He homered four times in the three-game series, and has nine in his last 10 games at Target Field.After his wrist was looked at by the team trainer following a big swing and miss leading off the sixth, Cruz hit the next pitch into the left-field seats for a 4-2 lead. It was his third multi-homer game of the season.One pitch after shattering his bat in the second inning, Cruz launched a 432-foot home run to the second deck in left-center field. The no-doubt shot gave Cruz three straight 40-homer seasons.Max Kepler homered and Robbie Grossman had three hits for Minnesota in its 100th loss. This is the second time in team history the Twins have had triple-digit losses: The 1982 squad finished 60-102.Its going to stare at you all winter long, said manager Paul Molitor.Keplers home run gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead in the second, but Sucre hit a two-run shot in the fifth for a 3-2 Seattle advantage.It was the first home run since July 25, 2015, for Sucre, who is 10 for 14 in four games since his Sept. 2 recall from Triple-A Tacoma.Hes not trying to kill it, hes trying to hit it and good things are happening, said manager Scott Servais.Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (7-11) danced around danger for most of his 5 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs. Minnesota was 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position through five innings before an RBI single by Juan Centeno got the Twins within 4-3 and ended Walkers day.It was just one of those games, just a lot of emotion just from everything this morning, Walker said. Everything just kind of felt odd.Hector Santiago (12-10) allowed four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings for Minnesota.UMPIRE OUTHome plate umpire and crew chief Jerry Layne took Robinson Canos foul ball off his mask in the first inning and had to leave the game with concussion-like symptoms. Layne stumbled to his right and was grabbed by catcher Juan Centeno, who was quickly aided by Cano. Layne was tended to by Minnesota trainers for a few minutes before gingerly leaving the field. Hunter Wendelstedt took over home plate duties.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: After officially missing five straight games with sore quadriceps, 1B Joe Mauer was 0 for 3 with a walk as the teams designated hitter Sunday. Hitless in his last 15 at-bats, Mauer is 2 for 32 in his past nine games. He also struck out twice Wednesday before that game was rained out.UP NEXTMariners: Seattle opens a three-game series in Houston on Monday with Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 4.04) looking to bounce back after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings against Toronto last time out. Hell face the Astros Collin McHugh (12-10, 4.61).Twins: Jose Berrios (2-7, 8.88) is to get the ball when Minnesota opens a three-game set Tuesday in Kansas City. The Royals are scheduled to counter with Ian Kennedy (11-10, 3.64). Air Max 97 Vapormax Canada . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. Vapormax Plus Canada . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. 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WASHINGTON -- National League victories leader Stephen Strasburg struggled again at home as the Washington Nationals lost to the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.Strasburg allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings, giving up home runs to Jace Peterson and Freddie Freeman on a humid night at Nationals Park. Strasburg has a 9.00 ERA over 16 innings in his last three outings (all losses) at home.This happens no matter who you are, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. These things happen. He is not infallible. Hes human and sometimes you hit a bad period of time like this.Anthony Recker also homered for the Braves, who snapped a 14-game losing streak in Washington and won for the 11th time in 17 games.Mike Foltynewicz (6-5) allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings, while Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save in 13 tries.Atlanta had not won in Washington since Sept. 10, 2014, and was 0-6 against the NL East leaders this season.The Braves scored in the first and second innings before the Nationals rallied for three runs. But after Foltynewicz doubled to lead off the fifth and Erick Aybar singled with one out, Freeman smacked his 22nd home run.Hes a really good hitter so its kind of been a back and forth for years now and I just got to do a better job of hitting my spots with him, Strasburg said. Didnt do that tonight and he beat me on it.Strasburg left trailing 5-3 with a man on base in the sixth, and Recker hitt reliever Matt Belisles first pitch deep to left for his first homer this season.dddddddddddd Washington would not get any closer than three runs.Anthony Rendon hit his 14th homer for the Nationals, who remained 7 1/2 games ahead of Miami in the NL East.WERTH EXTENDS ON-BASE STREAKNationals LF Jayson Werths RBI double in the seventh inning extended his streak of reaching base safely to 41 games. It is the longest streak in the majors and two shy of Ryan Zimmermans Nationals record set in 2009.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Atlanta selected the contract of RHP Jason Hursh from Triple-A Gwinnett and recalled RHP Akeel Morris from Double-A Mississippi, optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett and designated RHP Roberto Hernandez for assignment.Nationals: OF Bryce Harper, who has not played since Saturday, remained out of the lineup with a stiff neck. Baker said the team might have to make a decision about placing Harper on the DL in the next few days, but has not discussed the possibility based on his progress. Brian Goodwin started in right in Harpers place.UP NEXTBraves: Rookie RHP Rob Whalen (1-0, 5.73 ERA) makes his third career start and first against Washington.Nationals: The club plans to recall RHP Reynaldo Lopez (0-1, 9.35) to start Saturday. Lopez did not last more than 4 2/3 innings in either of his first two career starts. ' ' '