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SEATTLE -- Having lost six straight games and 10 of 12 before returning to Safeco Field, Mariners manager Scott Servais met with players in an attempt to get the team to play with better focus and intensity.The message was heard.Seth Smith hit his first career grand slam, homering for the fourth straight game and leading the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 Sunday for a four-game sweep. The Mariners won seven of nine on a homestand that included series against St. Louis and Pittsburgh.We didnt talk at all about wins and losses, Servais said. It was just about how we were playing. We werent playing well, and we needed to play better. Things happen in this game. You play so many games, but you can control how you play and how you prepare, and thats what we wanted to see.Seattle had 31 runs and 47 hits, including 23 for extra bases, in sweeping the AL East leaders. It was Seattles first four-game sweep since July 2012 against Kansas City.It seems like we should do it more often, Kyle Seager said of Servais talk. It worked pretty well.Seager felt the team was especially flat when it was swept four games at Detroit.Its up to us to understand that its not going to happen just by showing up, Smith added. Youve got to play with intensity, prepare yourself, and its got to show up through your effort on the field.Hisashi Iwakuma (8-6) limited Baltimore to four runs despite allowing 10 hits in six-plus innings. He struggled with command early and allowed baserunners in every inning except the third.Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8) gave up six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts.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 as well and the base was uncovered. Jimenez had Smith in an 0-2 count before Smiths slam put the Mariners ahead 4-0.Thats the hardest part, Jimenez said. To have a hitter like him who is really hot and get ahead, then give up a homer, its tough.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.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.STRIKEOUTSMariners RHP Edwin Diaz matched Randy Johnsons franchise record by recording 10 consecutive outs with strikeouts. In his last four appearances, Diaz has allowed three hits in four innings with 10 strikeouts. Johnson accomplished the feat over two starts in July 1997.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.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: RHP Felix Hernandez had another bullpen session on Sunday and is to throw a simulated game on Tuesday in Houston. If all goes well, he is expected to throw two rehab starts beginning July 10 with Class A Everett. Hernandez has been on the disabled list since June 1 with a strained right calf.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.Mariners: LHP Wade Miley (6-4) will start at Houston, his second outing since returning from the DL. 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The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007.Somerset are preparing to stage their first England fixture next season buoyed by further proof that they are one of the most financially-stable counties in the country.The 2016 accounts show a pre-tax surplus of ￡596,700 for the last fiscal year. Earnings before taxes, interest and depreciation were ￡670,111, compared with ￡411,681 twelve months ago.Continued evidence that Somerset remains a hotbed for professional cricket comes ahead of their staging of a T20I between England and South Africa on June 23 as well as hosting matches in the womens World Cup in England, a tournament which runs parallel to the Champions Trophy.Somerset reported that the club benefited from the opening of the new Somerset Pavilion and exceptional NatWest T20 Blast sales with every fixture sold out.dddddddddddd Although Somersets T20 form was disappointing, a late challenge for the Championship, conceded only on the final day, helped to ensure satisfactory catering and commercial revenues.Somersets Chairman Andy Nash said: These excellent results crown a decade of significant financial progress. The strong growth in turnover and profit last year allow us to continue investing heavily in our cricket squad and press ahead with further significant improvements to facilities at the Cooper Associates County Ground, while paying down our borrowings on schedule. ' ' '