Seattle gets pitcher off waivers

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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners claimed right-hander Brett Evert off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma.

Evert, 23, had a combined 5-3 record and 2.03 ERA in 29 games, including 14 starts, at Triple-A Richmond and Double-A Greenville this season. He had 92 strikeouts in 97 1-3 innings.

Evert was chosen in the seventh round of the 1999 June draft by Atlanta.

He is a native of Salem, Ore., and a 1999 graduate of North Salem High School.

Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press

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