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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kyle Seager never realized just how bad a slump he was in until after hitting a go-ahead homer for the Seattle Mariners. Seager snapped a career-worst 0-for-21 slide with a two-run drive in the eighth inning of a 3-1 victory over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers on Friday night. "I didnt know until the postgame (TV) interview that it was 0-for-21," he said. "Its one of those things I had kind of realized that I hadnt gotten a hit in a little while." Derek Holland pitched two-hit ball with six strikeouts over seven scoreless innings for Texas before Neal Cotts (4-2), whose 0.93 ERA was the lowest among American League relievers, walked Nick Franklin. Seager then lined an 0-2 pitch into the Rangers bullpen in right-centre field, his 18th homer of the season but first in 13 games. "We knew hes struggling a little bit," acting manager Robby Thompson said. "The thing about him, you would never know it, the way he handles it, carries himself whether hes 10 for 20 or 0 for 21. Thats the sign of a pro right there. Hes a battler, thats why hes in there in the third hole." Cotts was clearly frustrated leaving a pitch over the middle of the plate against a fellow lefty. Justin Smoak added a homer in the ninth for Seattle, which won for only the seventh time in 19 games. Hisashi Iwakuma (11-6) struck out eight and allowed one run in seven innings. The Rangers had the bases loaded in the eighth when A.J. Pierzynski, whose RBI single in the fourth produced the only Texas run, had an inning-ending popout to third baseman Seager. After Mariners reliever Oliver Perez walked and hit a batter to start the eighth, the only batters he faced, Elvis Andrus had a sacrifice bunt before Ian Kinsler struck out against Yoervis Medina. Adrian Beltre, already with two hits and hitting .452 over a 16-game span, was intentionally walked before Charlie Furbush came on to retire Pierzynski. "I didnt think he hit it too good," Furbush said. "I heard the bat break." Danny Farquhar struck out two in a perfect ninth for his sixth save in nine chances, bouncing back from a blown save in his last appearance two nights earlier. Rangers manager Ron Washington twice went out to argue calls by Angel Hernandez, an umpire he publicly criticized in the past. Both calls were for players coming off second base -- one defensively, the other a Texas base runner. In the Seattle third, Rangers second baseman Kinsler was taking a throw for a force out when he shuffled his feet while trying to get out of the way of an oncoming runner. Hernandez immediately motioned that Kinsler came off the base before making the catch, and replays showed that to be the case. An inning later, on his RBI single to left-centre, Pierzynski was called out at second after sliding in ahead of the tag by Franklin before briefly coming off the base. It didnt appear on replays that Pierzynski was being tagged when he came off before reaching out with his hand to get back on the base. Hernandez, behind the tangled bodies, called the runner out, bringing Washington out again as Pierzynski was flat on back screaming in disgust. "He overslid the bag, and you got the benefit of a replay," Washington said diplomatically. Two years ago, after Washington and first base coach Gary Pettis got ejected by Hernandez on a disputed balk call, the Rangers manager said, "Angel is bad. Thats all there is to it." Even before his reunions with Hernandez, Washington had gone out to talk with umpire Doug Eddings about an inning-ending play in the first when Andrus tried to score from first on Beltres single to right. Andrus dived head-first, but was initially blocked from reaching the plate while catcher Humberto Quintero made a sweeping tag. It was unclear on replays if he actually tagged Andrus, or if the runner ever did touch the plate. NOTES: Seager has a 12-game hitting streak at Rangers Ballpark. ... When Andrus tried to reach on a bunt leading off the sixth, Quintero bounced up to field the ball and then made a strong throw even while one of his cleats came off his feet. ... Rangers ace Yu Darvish (12-5), the major league strikeout leader with 207, turned 27 on Friday. He starts the series finale against the Mariners on Sunday. ... When Jurickson Profar struck out to end the second, he contended that the ball bounced in the dirt after he fouled it off. Eddings got the ball back from Quintero, who was already going back to the dugout, and confirmed the strikeout. He showed the ball to Profar. 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The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes.CLEVELAND -- Whether rewatching it on NBA TV or on DVR, or reliving it at parties or on social media, watching the historic Game 7 of the NBA Finals has become a pastime over the past three months in Cleveland. Add in some tearing up at the end of the game when the Cleveland Cavaliers win, even though the outcome is well known.Certainly this is true for Cavs fans, but its also true for the Cavs themselves.The 2016-17 season is officially open, but the Cavs are still savoring their championship, specifically by repeatedly rewatching their historic upset victory in Oakland on June 19. They rewind the Kyrie Irving 3-pointer that broke the tie, they play the LeBron James block of Andre Iguodala in slow motion, and they half laugh, half well up when seeing Kevin Love move his feet like hed never moved them before in defending Steph Curry. And then they tell each other about it.I was rewatching the games and talking to my teammates about it, sending them snapchats of me watching, Irving said. I got chills. My stomach was dropping knowing the ball is going in but knowing exactly, emotionally how I felt at the time. It still gets me excited thinking about it. Its such a huge moment for not only Cleveland but our team, our families, our friends.Irvings face lit up as he talked about it, as if he were reliving a favorite Christmas memory from childhood. It was a shared experience. While not every Cavs player indulged, it became clear throughout the summer that the Cavs wanted to keep clutching the moment.Ive seen it a few times, James said. It was on NBA TV throughout the summer. I watch it from a fans perspective. I see what we couldve done better, but I also watch it for enjoyment, to see those three zeros on the clock.This is a possible pitfall. The NBA is always moving forward, and it can be dangerous to stay in the past. This is commonplace for champs, and it even has a term: championship hangover. But after becoming the first team ever to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals and following two seasons full of adversity, including injuries and a coaching change, the feeling of satisfaction and relief is still washing over them.As it became popular for fans to rewatch the game over the summer, the players fell into the crowd along with them, still in awe of what happened.ddddddddddddIve watched it over and over, Iman Shumpert said. Oh, it was enjoyable.There are still stories coming out about the remarkable run, adding to the growing lore. This week coach Ty Lue revealed a motivational move after the team won Game 5 to send the series back to Cleveland. He called for every player, coach, trainer, staff member, executive and even owner to pull out $100 and put it into an envelope. When it was all collected, the enveloped contained more than $5,000 in cash. Lue then told everyone theyd get their money back after winning Game 6 and bringing the series back for a Game 7 in Oakland.Team owner Dan Gilbert recorded Lue standing on the desk in the visiting coachs office at Oracle Arena and hiding the cash in the ceiling. It was a trick Lue lifted from Doc Rivers, who collected money from his Boston Celtics players after a Christmas Day loss in Los Angeles to the Lakers in 2009 as incentive for the team to get back to the same Staples Center locker room for the 2010 Finals. Six months later the money was there when the Celtics came back.Some people got it back. Some people didnt, Lue said. We charged $100 for a championship for some guys, and some guys we gave it back. We got it back to the right people. Some of it went toward my fine, too, so I had to keep players money.Lue was fined $25,000 for criticizing officials after Game 4 of the Finals. One of the players who didnt get his $100 bill back was James, though he did sign a three-year, $100 million deal a few weeks later.Im still looking for my money, James said with a laugh.At some point all this reminiscing will have to end. The Cavs dont get to carry anything over from last year. Theres new game film soon to be watched. All that is understood, even as the fun still flows.That moment will never be forgotten, James said. It will go down in history. I always look forward. I try not to dwell in the past. There are going to be so many challenges for us. We have to be mentally focused. And we will. ' ' '