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Cespedes HR moves A's closer to playoff berth Associated Press, ESPN.com Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to move Oakland a win closer to the club's first playoff berth in six years, and the Athletics beat the Mariners 5-2 on Sunday to stay right on the heels of Texas in the AL West race.
	A's trim Rangers' lead in AL West by beating Mariners Sep 30, 2012 CNNSI.com A's trim Rangers' lead in AL West by beating Mariners
	Gutierrez exits Sunday with left groin tightness Sep 30, 2012 Greg Johns, MLB.com Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez was removed from Sunday's game against the A's in the bottom of the third inning after feeling tightness in his left groin muscle, after he had already doubled twice and scored a run.