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It's that point in the major league season when teams jockey for position like NASCAR drivers coming down the stretch.
A day after the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves moved into first place in the National League East for the first time this season, they fell a half-game behind theNew York Mets with a 3-1 defeat in Seattle.
The Braves (87-52) and host Mariners (78-61) will play the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.
The Mariners remained a half-game behind Toronto but pulled within a game of Tampa Bay in the American League's three-team wild-card chase.