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M's rally twice to beat Rays in extra innings

Published Aug. 8, 2009 9:06 a.m. ET

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Never has coming off the bench felt — or tasted — so good for Ryan Langerhans.

Seattle's reserve pinch-ran in the seventh inning after sitting for two-plus hours, then stayed in the game. In the 11th, Langerhans hit a 2-2 pitch from closer J.P. Howell into the right-field bleachers for a game-ending, two-run home run and the Mariners twice rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Friday night - one of the wildest wins of their surprising season.

Langerhans, acquired on June 28 from Washington as third baseman Adrian Beltre went out for shoulder surgery, bent his knees and golfed a fifth consecutive curveball from Howell (6-3) for his first career game-ending homer.

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