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                                      SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners salvaged the third game of a pretty big September series against fellow wild-card contender Houston on Sunday. Dillon Brooks Jersey .That series was nothing compared to the enormity of the three games that could make or break Seattle over the next three days. The Mariners (79-70) come off their Sunday win over Houston with a huge series against a Toronto team that lost Sunday and now holds a two-game lead over Seattle in the American League wild-card standings.The approach the Mariners are taking into this series with all-or-nothing consequences is to treat it like the rest.Anyone can beat anyone, catcher Mike Zunino said after Sundays 7-3 win over the Astros. To put added pressure on ourselves is out of our style. Thats not something we need to do.Center fielder Leonys Martin said the Mariners arent getting too wrapped up in the standings.Were in a situation now where weve got to win every game, no matter who were playing, Martin said. We just need to keep fighting and never give up, like weve been doing.Seattle will send right-hander Taijuan Walker to the mound for Mondays opener, and its hard to know what to expect whenever the 24-year-old former top prospect is on the mound. Walker struggled with inconsistency and a foot injury to the point that he was demoted to Triple-A in August, and he endured one of the worst starts of his career in a 10-3 loss to the Angels on Sept. 3. But hes bounced back to put together two solid outings, including a complete-game shutout his last time out.The Mariners credit Walkers latest turnaround -- albeit for only two starts -- to a dramatic change in his delivery. Its worked out so far, as the new delivery has produced good results.Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. told MLB.com recently that Walkers willingness to adapt was a big part of his improvement.At the tail end of the season for a team that is possibly in a playoff run, to go out and kind of create a new delivery is not easy to do, Stottlemyre said.Toronto is hoping starter Marco Estrada (8-9, 3.78 ERA) can change the teams fortunes after losing the final two games of the Angels series over the weekend. The Blue Jays managed to score just one run in those two losses, causing them to fall a game behind Baltimore in the wild-card standings.Sundays loss left manager John Gibbons to tell reporters: Sometimes you run into a road block and you struggle.The Blue Jays hope to navigate the obstacle and keep moving forward this week -- and on into their final three series against the Yankees, Orioles and Red Sox.Were right there, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki told MLB.com on Sunday. We play those teams that are right there with us, too, with our remaining schedule. We like where were at, obviously we know we can play better and hopefully that comes out real soon. Dillon Brooks Grizzlies Jersey . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Allen Iverson Grizzlies Jersey . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. http://www.grizzliesbasketballpro.info/Mike-Bibby-Grizzlies-Jersey/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. TORONTO -- The NHL on Monday met with the International Ice Hockey Federation and the NHL Players Association regarding future Olympic participation. It doesnt appear any progress was made.Status quo, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Monday of the Olympic meeting.The NHLs participation in South Korea for the 2018 Olympics remains in doubt as long as the International Olympic Commission stands by its desire to curb back the costs it has covered iin past Games that NHL players have played in. Shareef Abdur-Rahim Jersey. Such costs include travel and insurance.There is no official deadline in place, but most agree all sides have until the New Years Day at the latest to iron out their differences. Otherwise, there may not be NHL players in the Olympics for the first time since 1994. ' ' '