The Mariners finally shake off the shadows and win in Oakland behind complete team effort

The Seattle nine finally, and perhaps futilely, show that they can really step up.

Dark, ugly clouds have been hanging over the Seattle Mariners. None so heavy as the results of the last two games, both devastating walk-off losses to the Oakland Athletics in their soon-to-be-former home in the Oakland Coliseum, the second of which plunged the Mariners below the .500 line for the season. Still not technically eliminated from a post-season appearance...