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Teixeira hit solo drives batting left-handed in the second and fourth innings, and a two-run shot from the right side in the seventh for his 13th homer of the season. It was his second career three-homer game and the first for an Atlanta player at Turner Field.
Tim Hudson (8-5) allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 2.96 and finally win an interleague game with Atlanta. Before Sunday, Hudson was 0-10 with a 7.82 ERA in 12 interleague starts with the Braves. He was 0-3 with an 11.25 ERA against AL West teams.
Brian McCann followed Teixeira's fourth-inning homer with a drive over the center-field wall against Carlos Silva (3-9), who left after the inning and allowed four runs and nine hits.
Jeff Clement hit a two-run homer off Mike Gonzalez in Seattle's three-run ninth. Gonzalez was making his second appearance in his return from elbow ligament-replacement surgery.
Gregor Blanco had an RBI single in the fourth and Ruben Gotay drove in two with a base hit in the fifth for Atlanta, which finished with 14 hits.
Teixeira's first three-homer game came on July 13, 2006, for Texas at Baltimore. It's the fourth time in his career he has connected from both sides of the plate.
Notes: Teixeira is the fifth player overall to hit three homers in a game at Turner Field. Alfonso Soriano, who hit three homers for the Chicago Cubs in Atlanta in 2007, was the last to accomplish the feat. ... Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre missed his second straight game with a bruised left index finger. He could return Monday at the New York Mets. ... Seattle RHP Brandon Morrow (back spasms) is expected to rejoin the team in New York on Monday. ... Braves 3B Chipper Jones (strained quadriceps) missed his second straight start.
[Associated Press; By CHARLES ODUM]
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