Jays hand M's fifth straight loss

SEATTLE (AP) - Brett Cecil pitched into the seventh inning and Kevin Gregg hung on for the save Wednesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Seattle 3-2, sending the Mariners to their fifth straight loss.

The Mariners put two runners on base with two outs in the ninth, but left fielder Fred Lewis ran down Mike Sweeney's long fly into the alley to end it.

Milton Bradley returned to the Mariners and had his fourth two-hit game of the season. He was out for two weeks after asking the team for counseling help to deal with personal and emotional issues.

Gregg retired pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. on an infield popup and Ichiro Suzuki on a fly out before walking Chone Figgins in the ninth. Franklin Gutierrez singled and Sweeney flied out, giving Gregg his AL-leading 12th save in 13 chances.

Seattle's Doug Fister entered the night leading the AL with a 1.72 ERA. Then in the first four innings Fister (3-2) allowed three runs, as many as he had allowed in any of seven previous starts this season.

Fister retired the last 14 batters he faced. But Toronto had done enough damage by then to improve the majors' best record since April 29 to 15-5.

Bradley thanked the team for its support for an ongoing process, and Seattle's fans for what he called an "overwhelming" amount of encouraging mail and cards while he was gone on the restricted list.