Mark Buehrle's 8 strong key Blue Jays' shutout of teetering Mariners

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    Mark Buehrle figured his streak of 200-inning seasons was destined to end after he failed to reach the fifth inning three times in four starts in late July and early August.

    "I kind of did the math and said, `You have eight starts and you need X amount of innings," Buehrle said. "I didn't like my chances."

    Turns out those chances were better than the veteran left-hander could have guessed.

    Buehrle pitched eight shutout innings to reach 200 innings for the 14th consecutive season, Ryan Goins drove in the only run of the game and Toronto pushed Seattle closer to playoff elimination, beating the slumping Mariners 1-0 Wednesday night.

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