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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A King Felix bids farewell to Seattle Mariners NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Eagles hold off Green Bay Packers ■ Nigel Bradham intercepts Aaron Rodgers’ pass with 20 seconds left to seal win ■ Pitcher makes what’s likely the final start of his 15-year career, all of which he spent as a Mariner By Tim Booth By Les Bowen AP Sports Writer The Philadelphia Inquirer SEATTLE — When the time fi nally arrived for Félix Hernández to say goodbye to Seattle and all the history of 15 seasons with one franchise, his manager had a message as he walked off the mound. “You will always be the king in this town,” Scott Servais said to Hernandez as he took the ball. With tears in his eyes, the emotional Hernández walked off the mound as a Mariner probably for the last time in his career on Wednesday night. He was the losing pitcher in a 3-1 loss to Oakland as the Ath- letics moved to the brink of clinching an AL wild-card berth. It was his fi nal start in his fi nal year under contract with Seattle, the only place he’s called home as a professional. Both sides seem ready for a separation, which turned the night into a farewell and thank you all wrapped into one. He wasn’t the “King Felix” of his dominant years on this night. He was a 33-year-old pitcher looking for one more magical outing to thrill the thousands of fans who turned out for his farewell. “I didn’t want to just give up fi ve runs in fi ve in- nings. I wanted to go out there and do my job and just give the team a chance to win,” Hernandez said. “That was a fun night.” Unfortunately for Hernández (1-8), the A’s have something to play for and weren’t willing to go along with festivities. Oakland can clinch one of the two wild-card spots in the AL with a win or Cleveland loss on Friday. Even in the middle of a playoff race, the A’s under- stood the magnitude of the night. “That was awesome. I grew up watching him, defi - nitely watched a lot of YouTube videos on him just try- ing to kind of do mechanics like him in my living room at the house,” winning pitcher Sean Manaea said. “Lot of memories watching him pitch, and seeing him walk off the mound like that was pretty incredible. I’m glad I got to watch that. It was really, really cool.” GREEN BAY, Wis. — The tattered Eagles defense, playing with its back to the goal line one more time, got a defl ection from new corner- back Craig James, in for an injured Avonte Maddox, and Nigel Bradham caught the Aaron Rodgers pass, with 20 seconds remaining, sealing a huge 34-27 Eagles victory. The Eagles had just watched Maddox leave the fi eld on a stretcher after col- liding with teammate Andrew Sendejo. Rodgers was 34-for- 52 for an incredible 422 yards when he stepped to the line, and nearly everyone at Lam- beau Field not wearing Eagles colors thought he was going to pull out another magical victory. Bradham, who dropped a sure interception earlier, had other ideas, as did James, just up from the practice squad, who jumped the slant to Mar- quez Valdes-Scantling. The Eagles are 2-2. Carson Wentz and the Eagles offense showed up Thursday night determined to reclaim their status as top NFC contenders against the unbeaten Packers. The Eagles defense wasn’t reading from the same script at fi rst, as the evening became a tennis match between Wentz and future Hall of Famer Rodgers, on Rodgers’ home court. The defense helped Wentz break serve, stopping Rodg- ers four times on the Eagles’ 1-yard-line, giving Wentz the ball with a 34-27 lead and nine minutes remaining. From there, the Eagles’ offensive line and suddenly potent running game almost Quinn Harris / Getty Images-TNS Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zach Brown is called for a face mask penalty in the fi rst quarter at the expense of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (83) at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday took over, pounding a defense that had given up a total of 35 points in the fi rst three games. The visitors had 177 rushing yards on 32 carries as the clock ticked to the two-minute warning. But by that time, Rodgers had the ball back — Wentz missed Alshon Jeffery on third-and-6 from the Packers’ 49, a few fi rst downs short of a fi eld goal attempt that might have put the game away. Rodgers was 3 yards from a tying touchdown when he threw the fatal interception. The defense’s troubles began very early. On the Pack- ers’ fi rst play, Rodgers dumped the ball to running back Ja- maal Williams, who was stood up by Nigel Bradham at the line of scrimmage, the Green Bay 11. This seemed encour- aging, until Derek Barnett came fl ying in, helmet-fi rst, and leveled Williams. That was worth 15 yards, probably should have brought an ejection, and did bring a stretcher onto the fi eld. Wil- liams was wheeled away to be evaluated for a head and neck injury. It was an ugly night in that regard, Maddox going out the same way with 1 minute, 6 seconds remaining. The Williams hit began a fi ve-play, 89-yard Green Bay touchdown drive, keeping alive the Eagles’ perfect record of allowing opponent points on the fi rst drive of the game in every game so far. The key play came when the Eagles blitzed on second- and-1 from the Packers’ 35, and Rodgers fl oated a beauty to Davante Adams for a 58- yard gain, singeing Sidney Jones, who soon left with a hamstring problem. The Eagles secondary seemed to dissolve into chaos. Adams caught six passes for 107 yards in the fi rst quarter, the fi rst 100-yard quarter for a Packers receiver in 15 years. He had eight catches for 158 at halftime. He left the game with a toe injury after catch- ing 10 for 180. When Mason Crosby added a 30-yard fi eld goal, the Eagles had dug a double-digit hole for the fourth successive time. Miles Sanders got the Ea- gles back into the game with a 67-yard kickoff return to the Green Bay 34. Five plays later, Wentz found Alshon Jef- fery for a 6-yard touchdown. It was 13-7 Green Bay when Crosby, not wanting to get burned by another return, tried to place a kickoff in the corner and put it out of bounds instead. Wentz authored an 11-play scoring drive, fi nd- ing Dallas Goedert on a slant from 3 yards out that gave the Eagles a 14-13 lead. S COREBOARD BRIDGE Baker Ladies Golf Association Sept. 25 1. Dianne Ellingson. 2. Ginny Kostol. 3. Jessie Ritch Sept. 17 1. Marlene Cross. 2. 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