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MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz is playing a vital role in the Seattle Mariners postseason drive.Cruz homered twice before leaving with left wrist soreness, Jesus Sucre homered for the first time in 14 months and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday.Nick Vincent, Steve Cishek and Edwin Diaz combined for 3 2/3 innings of no-hit relief for Seattle, including Diazs 17th save in 19 chances.Trying to make the postseason for the first time since 2001, Seattle has won 12 of 17 and is 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second American League wild-card spot with a week to play.We just got to keep battling. Hopefully at the end we can come up and surprise a lot of people, Cruz said.The Seattle slugger left the game after his second home run. He was sporting a large wrap over his left wrist in the locker room.Ive been dealing with it for like, four or five days already. ... Its been like that for a few days so hopefully, it just comes down and Ill be able to go tomorrow, he said. I still have my strength, it just hurts.Cruz has 41 home runs and 100 RBI. He homered four times in the three-game series, and has nine in his last 10 games at Target Field.After his wrist was looked at by the team trainer following a big swing and miss leading off the sixth, Cruz hit the next pitch into the left-field seats for a 4-2 lead. It was his third multi-homer game of the season.One pitch after shattering his bat in the second inning, Cruz launched a 432-foot home run to the second deck in left-center field. The no-doubt shot gave Cruz three straight 40-homer seasons.Max Kepler homered and Robbie Grossman had three hits for Minnesota in its 100th loss. This is the second time in team history the Twins have had triple-digit losses: The 1982 squad finished 60-102.Its going to stare at you all winter long, said manager Paul Molitor.Keplers home run gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead in the second, but Sucre hit a two-run shot in the fifth for a 3-2 Seattle advantage.It was the first home run since July 25, 2015, for Sucre, who is 10 for 14 in four games since his Sept. 2 recall from Triple-A Tacoma.Hes not trying to kill it, hes trying to hit it and good things are happening, said manager Scott Servais.Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (7-11) danced around danger for most of his 5 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs. Minnesota was 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position through five innings before an RBI single by Juan Centeno got the Twins within 4-3 and ended Walkers day.It was just one of those games, just a lot of emotion just from everything this morning, Walker said. Everything just kind of felt odd.Hector Santiago (12-10) allowed four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings for Minnesota.UMPIRE OUTHome plate umpire and crew chief Jerry Layne took Robinson Canos foul ball off his mask in the first inning and had to leave the game with concussion-like symptoms. Layne stumbled to his right and was grabbed by catcher Juan Centeno, who was quickly aided by Cano. Layne was tended to by Minnesota trainers for a few minutes before gingerly leaving the field. Hunter Wendelstedt took over home plate duties.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: After officially missing five straight games with sore quadriceps, 1B Joe Mauer was 0 for 3 with a walk as the teams designated hitter Sunday. Hitless in his last 15 at-bats, Mauer is 2 for 32 in his past nine games. He also struck out twice Wednesday before that game was rained out.UP NEXTMariners: Seattle opens a three-game series in Houston on Monday with Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 4.04) looking to bounce back after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings against Toronto last time out. Hell face the Astros Collin McHugh (12-10, 4.61).Twins: Jose Berrios (2-7, 8.88) is to get the ball when Minnesota opens a three-game set Tuesday in Kansas City. The Royals are scheduled to counter with Ian Kennedy (11-10, 3.64). Jordan Scarlett Youth Jersey . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. The promotion boasts 14-straight years of business and is operated by MFC president Mark Pavelich, who is often overlooked in this country for the foundation hes established for MMA in Canada. Custom Carolina Panthers Jerseys . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. 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He added that this was a time when every Pakistani could rejoice and feel proud of the teams achievements.Pakistan recently squared their four-match Test series in England - even as Australia were whitewashed 3-0 by Sri Lanka - to move into the No. 2 position and put the heat on India. After Indias fourth Test against West Indies ended in a draw, Pakistan assumed top spot with 111 points, with India slipping to second place with 110.Its a proud moment for the whole nation, Waqar told ESPNcricinfo. Its a huge moment for Misbah and for the entire team, as all the hard work finally paid off. Its always the ultimate dream to become the No. 1 team in the world, and there is no team other than Pakistan that deserves to be at the top. They suffered a lot in last seven-eight years but they have played outstanding cricket all along.There were a lot of problems in the background - those controversies and especially cricket not being played in the country and the boys being always on the road and away from home. So that is the major part I feel the team should be proud off. We kept moving forward after every hurdle, never stayed down and kept on fighting against all odds. That struggle makes this a remarkable moment for the country.Waqar had two stints with Pakistan as head coach. Between March 2010 and August 2011, he oversaw five series, of which one was won, one was lost and three were drawn. During his second spell, between May 2012 and April 2016, the team won four series, drew one and lost one, results that laid a solid foundation in the teams run to the top. Waqar was replaced as head coach by Mickey Arthur, who joined the team 10 days before the recent England tour.I am honestly touched and, no, its not about taking credit for what I have done. I would rather give full credit to Misbah-ul-Haq, who has shown resilience against his critics and never spoke a harsh word when things were going wrong. People were crushing him down because of his style of play, but now I think those people should be proud as Pakistanis. What else could you want from him? He did everything in his own way and, whether or not people like his way, it is working for the country and has taken us to the top of the world. What else do you want to achieve?It was Misbahs hhonesty and good intent that made a huge difference.dddddddddddd His positive intentions and his characteristics are outstanding. His calmness - I have never seen him cursing his critics. Even though former and current players let him down, he never responded. But look what he has achieved. This is the kind of thing that made him the best. Pakistan is the team that deserves to be the No. 1 side.Pakistan, in the 1990s, had bigger names on paper, many of whom went on to achieve great individual feats for the country. Apart from Waqar himself, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Saeed Anwar and Shoaib Akhtar were among the biggest names Pakistan has produced in its cricketing history. But that Pakistan side still did not achieve what the present lot has done - climbing to the pinnacle of the Test rankings.We were very good individually and were different, Waqar said of the teams that he had played in. Its not like we didnt win much, but we were not the No. 1 team. That is why I feel more proud of this present team. Because this team is more gelled, know their role and are very well settled. Of course, these are not yet great players - none apart from Younis Khan has reached that mark - but they have done what we in the 90s were not able to do. This team could easily have fallen short of greatness, but they have achieved it with their hard work and unity.We struggled to step up in limited-overs cricket, which has a reason as well; we didnt change ourselves to adapt to modern cricket. But in Tests it is relatively easier to rise, because it hasnt changed that much. Test cricket has been played for 150 years and it has always been played in one spirit and one style of game. It was easy and of course our experienced players like Younis Khan, Misbah, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq in the last few years have all contributed really well.In recent times, there are so many players who have come through my era. Players like Saeed Ajmal, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah have done a great job to take Pakistan to certain level and it gives me immense happiness for them as I feel like a father figure to them. It gives me goosebumps thinking about what they have achieved. I hope they continue this for long, and keep the countrys name up and alive at the top of the world. ' ' '