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 SEATTLE (AP) - Jose Lopez was watching unpredictable Manny Ramirez — just like many curious people do at a Red Sox game. Lopez noticed that Ramirez was positioned close to the left-field line in the bottom of the 11th, creating a large gap in left-center. Lopez pulled Joel Pineiro's pitch into the gap for a double, scoring Ichiro Suzuki and helping the surging Mariners beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday.
Suzuki drew a one-out walk off Pineiro (1-1), the former Mariners starter. Lopez then hit a 1-0 pitch that eluded a leaping, twisting Ramirez, the ball caroming past center fielder Coco Crisp and allowing Suzuki to score easily.
"I'm not going to make excuses. I hung a pitch," Pineiro said, before adding the ankle he twisted stepping on teammate Eric Hinske's heel during pregame stretching Monday still hurts.
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