MINNEAPOLIS -- Already battling the Tigers, Astros, Orioles and Blue Jays for a wild-card slot in the American League playoffs, the Mariners now face another potentially daunting opponent as they head into the second game of their current six-game road swing -- distraction.Seattle faces the Twins on Saturday evening in Minnesota having won big in the series opener on Friday by a 10-1 score. The Mariners will send lefty Ariel Miranda (5-1) out to face Minnesota right-hander Tyler Duffy (8-11). But the weekend started with some big Mariners news off the field, when the team on Friday suspended catcher Steve Clevenger for the rest of the season, without pay. Clevenger, who was already on the 60-day disabled list with a broken right hand, sent out a pair of Tweets on Thursday that were critical of Black Lives Matter protestors in Charlotte and of President Obama.As soon as we became aware of the tweets posted by Steve yesterday, we began to examine all of our options in regard to his standing on the team, said Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto in a statement on Friday. Today we have informed him that he is suspended for the remainder of the season without pay.Its an unnecessary sideshow for a Mariners team still in the thick of the wild-card race, but needing to leapfrog at least two teams to get to the postseason. But after manager Scott Servais addressed the team about the Clevenger situation on Friday, the Seattle players say theyre focused on the task at hand.The only thing we care about is what we can do on the field, said designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Dont worry about whats going on outside the lines, and well be all right.For Minnesota, pretty much nothing inside the white lines is going right lately. The season was lost weeks ago, and the Twins are limping to the offseason having dropped seven in a row. With 99 losses, theyre likely to have just the second triple-digit loss season in franchise history.I think we just need to forget about whats happened here the last week or so, said pitcher Tommy Milone after Fridays blowout. Obviously we know that things havent been good. I guess we just have to forget about it, go out there. We know that were a better team than the way were playing. Its easier said than done, so obviously you can look back and just really kind of dwell on it. But I think we really need to dig down and use these last eight games and kind of see what were made of and go after them.The Twins also lost 99 games in 2011 (63-99) and are currently at risk of recording the most losses in franchise history. 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The United States needs 14+ points to win the cup.Series: United States leads 25-13-2.Last time: A strong and united European team built a 10-6 lead going into Sunday singles at Gleneagles and overcame a few early deficits to win the singles sessions for a 16+-11+ victory. Europe won for the third straight time and eighth time in the last 10 Ryder Cups. Justin Rose was unbeaten in five matches. Phil Mickelson, benched all of Saturday, called out Tom Watsons captaincy during the Americaans closing news conference.ddddddddddddCaptains: Darren Clarke (Europe), Davis Love III (United States).European roster: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Thomas Pieters, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Danny Willett, Chris Wood.U.S. roster: Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes, Matt Kuchar, x-TBD.Key statistic: Phil Mickelson and J.B. Holmes are the only U.S. players at Hazeltine who have played on a winning Ryder Cup team.Noteworthy: Europe is going for its fourth straight victory, its longest streak in the Ryder Cup.Quoteworthy: What well ultimately look at is, are we playing our best golf the week of the Ryder Cup. Thats what we have to do to be successful, to win. Were not going to get it handed to us. -- Phil Mickelson, on how to measure whether the Ryder Cup task force worked.Television (all times EDT): Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (NBC Sports); Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. (NBC Sports).---x-Final U.S. pick to be announced Sunday. ' ' '