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SEATTLE -- Poor pitching and mental mistakes made a sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners inevitable for the Baltimore Orioles.We didnt pitch very well, and we were constantly trying to dig ourselves out of a hole, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said after Sundays 9-4 loss.Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8) gave up six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.With the game scoreless in the third, Chris Iannetta walked leading off, Ketel Marte blooped a single and Leonys Martin reached when he bunted, Jimenez picked up the ball and looked to throw to third, only to find Manny Machado had charged in and the base was uncovered.As a pitcher you are trying to get the lead runner. I think we got confused, Jimenez said. We didnt get on the same page and thats something we need to do better.Smiths 10th homer put the Mariners ahead 4-0. Jimenez had gotten ahead 0-2 in the count before Smith hit a fastball for his first career slam. He homered in every game of the sweep.He was crisp too, had a lot of good stuff early on, Showalter said. Just a lot of counts early on.Jimenez walked three and struck out three.Its disappointing, Jimenez said. You have to find a way to get back on track.Mark Trumbos solo homer and J.J. Hardys two-run double pulled Baltimore to 4-3 in the fourth, but Ketel Marte had an RBI double in the bottom half and Jimenez balked with two outs and runners at the corners, breaking his hands and stopping his motion when Martin took off to steal second.Seattle had 31 runs and 47 hits, including 23 for extra bases, in sweeping the AL East leaders.Were getting in good counts. Even when were not, were not giving up at bats, Seattle manager Scott Servais said.Hisashi Iwakuma (8-6) allowed four runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings.Trumbo had an RBI single against Edwin Diaz in the seventh, cutting Seattles lead to 6-4. Kyle Seager hit a two-run double off Ariel Miranda in the bottom half and scored on Adam Linds double.BEREAVEMENT LEAVEOrioles 3B Pedro Alvarez is heading to the Dominican Republic after Sundays series finale in Seattle after his grandfathers death. Alvarez is expected to miss a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers before rejoining the team in Baltimore for Fridays game against the Los Angeles Angels.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-1) is to start Monday at the Dodgers. He is 2-0 with a 4.41 ERA in three starts since returning to the rotation on June 18 following a stint on the DL caused by right biceps tendinitis. Discount Soccer Jerseys . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Authentic Soccer Jerseys Online . 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Dempsey, the new chairman of USA Basketball, said Thursday that whether Team USA players ever embrace President-elect Donald Trump is not that important.They are not representing President-elect Trump, Dempsey said on the ESPN/ABC News podcast Capital Games. They are representing the country where we have a system that stood the test of time with three separate and equal branches of government, representing 350 million people.Dempsey is the new chairman of USA Basketball, but he wont have a primary role with the senior mens national team for the next four years.Outgoing chairman Jerry Colangelo will remain as the managing director of the national team for the next four years and thus work most closely with new Team USA coach Gregg Popovich. Colangelo will essentially serve as the teams general manager.Popovich, who coaches the San Antonio Spurs, has been outspoken in his criticism of Trump since the Nov. 8 election.Dempsey said the Team USA coach is the one who has to take a team that is representative of the country by ethnicity and race and has to pull it together, and that Popovich is expresssing concern about how easy its going to be to do that in the next four years.ddddddddddddBut thats something weve been asked to do.Dempsey said the national anthem is appropriate to be played at sporting events.Its absolutely the appropriate place to celebrate our country, Dempsey said, adding there are other venues to express disagreement and that he doesnt disparage others for making those choices.Dempsey said he spoke to the mens and womens national teams at the past two Olympic Games and the World Cup of Basketball about what it means to wear the U.S. uniform in that setting.I tell them this is different since you are representing the United States, Dempsey said. ?Celebrate the freedoms we enjoy that arent available around the world. It is different representing the USA national team.Dempsey said the connection that outgoing President Barack Obama had with basketball and USA Basketball was unique because of his love of the game. He added that wont be the case with President-elect Trump. ' ' '