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By Meg Wochnick
Staff writer
SEATTLE — In the most important game of the season to date, the Seattle Mariners’ grip on the wild-card chase got harder to reach, taking a step back instead of inching closer.
Dropping two out of three on the weekend series to the Oakland Athletics — including Sunday’s 4-0 loss in the finale — has the Mariners going backward in a race for their first playoff appearance since 2001.
“We had a lot of opportunities — that was good part,” manager Lloyd McClendon said. “… the bad part is we couldn’t …