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OAKLAND, Calif. -- James Paxton pounded the strike zone to induce groundballs, and his defence dazzled behind him. Paxton carried a shutout into the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners held off a late rally by Oakland for a 6-5 win Tuesday night, handing the Athletics their fifth loss in six games. "This young mans got greatness written all over him, hes just got to stay healthy," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "I thought it was a dominant performance." Paxton (5-1) gave up three hits through the seventh. Ahead 6-0, he was chased in Oaklands three-run eighth, and the As nearly got even in a harried ninth. Seattle closer Fernando Rodney took over with a 6-3 lead and retired the first two batters. He then gave up consecutive doubles to Derek Norris and pinch-hitters Brandon Moss and Sam Fuld before retiring Josh Reddick on a grounder for his 40th save. The As remained 4 1/2 games back of the first-place Angels, who lost at Houston. Seattle is third in the AL wild-card standings. Oakland didnt seem too concerned afterward. "No matter what inning you score in, it was a one-run game. Were one swing of the bat away from winning it," Norris said. "They didnt score for seven innings either. Thats why you play all nine innings." The rubber game Wednesday afternoon between the division rivals and playoff contenders has the makings of quite a pitchers duel. In a matchup of 13-game winners, Seattle ace Felix Hernandez faces Jon Lester. Paxton allowed two runs and four hits in 7 2-3 innings. He improved to 8-1 with a 1.77 ERA in 12 career starts. "I was just going at them with my fastball. They werent making the adjustment and they were hitting groundballs and hitting it right at guys, so I just kept on pounding away," Paxton said. "They got themselves out." Sonny Gray (13-8) gave up six runs and seven hits in five innings. He is 1-5 in seven outings since his 5-0 July earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award. Gray came in 4-0 with a 1.10 ERA in his first five starts against the Mariners. "I thought he pitched better than the numbers would suggest," manager Bob Melvin said. Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer that helped the Mariners build a 6-0 lead. A day after hitting a home run in his first at-bat since joining the As, Adam Dunn had an RBI single as a pinch-hitter in the eighth to put Oakland on the board. Craig Gentry added a two-run double for his third hit. Endy Chavez hit a two-run double in the fourth that slowly chopped through the middle of the infield. With second baseman Alberto Callaspo in shallow centre trying to make a play, shortstop Jed Lowrie was late moving toward the bag and Chavez had already begun sliding into second and no throw was made. Austin Jackson hit a two-run single in the third. Seager homered in the fifth, Grays final inning. "Hes definitely one of those guys you have your hands full with," Seager said. TRAINERS ROOM Mariners: Chris Young (12-7), chased Monday after getting just two outs in the shortest outing of his career, will be evaluated during throwing sessions by manager Lloyd McClendon between starts to determine whether theres anything wrong physically with the 35-year-old right-hander. His 151 innings are his most since 173 in 2007 with San Diego. "We actually talked yesterday. He assured me that he felt healthy, and I assured him that I would do what I thought was best for this club," McClendon said. "Im going to evaluate it in the next day or two and well make a decision. If I deem him 100 per cent healthy, yes, hell start. Thats bullpen sessions, long toss, the whole nine yards." Athletics: CF Coco Crisp received trigger-point injections to help relieve tightness and pain in his stiff neck. ... C John Jaso (concussion) hit batting practice on the field and RHP closer Sean Doolittle (strained right intercostal) played catch. UP NEXT Mariners: Hernandez (13-5, 2.23) looks to end a three-start winless stretch in which hes 0-2 and bounce back from a loss to the Nationals after surrendering a career-high four home runs. Athletics: Lester (13-9, 2.55) hasnt faced the Mariners this year after being acquired by the As at the trade deadline. He took an 11-4 loss at Seattle on July 8, 2013, with Boston. Theo Hernandez Real Madrid Jersey .TV Series: Duck Dynasty. Marcos Llorente Real Madrid Jersey . Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., were third with 210.84 points. Teammates Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch of Toronto were fourth. Duhamel and Radford, who were seventh at the Sochi Olympics, also won bronze at last years world championships in London, Ont. http://www.realmadridfcprohop.us/Keylor-...-Madrid-Jersey/. 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The Oilers, who are headed for an eighth straight year out of the playoffs, were able to halt a two-game slide in their last trip to the ice. Justin Schultz scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period to help Edmonton edge the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-1, on the road. "Finally, our power play was able to chip in and win us a game," said Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins. Ben Scrivens made 29 saves for Edmonton, which went 2-1-1 on a four-game road trip and will now begin a six-game stay at Rexall Place. The Oilers are 12-16-3 as the home team this season. The Predators missed the playoffs for only the second time in nine seasons last spring and the club is nine points out of the last postseason berth in the West with just 14 games remaining on its schedule. Nashville hopes to pick up a much-needed win when it kicks off a four-game road trip Tuesday against the Oilers, who are 11 points behind thhe Preds in the Western Conference standings.ddddddddddddEdmonton, however, has won the first two of three meetings with the Predators this season. The Oilers posted a 3-0 win in Nashville on Nov. 28 and then recorded a 5-1 win at Rexall Place on Jan. 26. The Oilers have won three of four in the series overall and Nashville has lost two in a row and four of its last five tilts in Edmonton. Nashville was on a three-game winning streak before running into the NHL- leading St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Patrik Berglund scored twice and Ryan Miller turned away 30 shots to help the Blues record a 4-1 road triumph in the Music City. Eric Nystrom scored the only goal of the game for the Predators, while Pekka Rinne gave up all four goals on 26 shots in the loss. "It was just one of those games where we couldnt get much going," said Nashville head coach Barry Trotz. "And when we did get shots on net, their guy was on top of it." Nashville won all three games on its recent winning streak on the road and is 14-12-6 as the visiting team this season. The Preds also will make stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Chicago during this important road trip. ' ' '