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. Steve Atwater Broncos Jersey .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Bradley Chubb Broncos Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Gary-Zimmerman-Jersey/ . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Karl Mecklenburg Jersey . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. Courtland Sutton Womens Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Armon Fletcher scored a career-high 19 points, Thik Bol added a career-high 16 points with 12 rebounds and Southern Illinois rallied to beat Mount St. Marys 73-63 on Monday night for its third straight win.Trailing 36-35 after eight first-half lead changes, the Salukis rallied to a 42-39 lead on Leo Vincents 3-pointer, then pulled ahead 48-41 on Aaron Cooks 3 with 11:48 left in the second half.Bol capped an 8-0 run with a layup for a 61-50 Aggies lead with 5:36 to play and the Salukis got no closerr than seven the rest of the way.ddddddddddddFreshman Sean Lloyd scored 11 points and Sean OBrien grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and made nine assists for the Salukis (3-2), who outrebounded the Mountaineers 45-20 overall and 16-5 on offensive boards.Junior Robinson led the Mountaineers (1-4) with 18 points and made 4 of 8 3-pointers. Will Miller added 15 points and Elijah Long added 11. ' ' '