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Griffey homers as Mariners win opener (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ken Griffey Jr. got off to a great second start with the Seattle Mariners, hitting an opening-night home run to back Felix Hernandez in a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday. Hernandez pitched eight innings and Franklin Gutierrez had a two-run homer against Francisco Liriano as the Mariners -- with five new faces in their lineup -- took the first step toward forgetting the futility of...