SEATTLE -- Death, taxes and Rick Porcello.That is the type of consistency that the Boston Red Soxs 27-year-old starter carries into his scheduled Wednesday start at Safeco Field. He has won eight decisions in a row and each of his past six starts.On a Red Sox team that has struggled to find much even ground in recent weeks, Porcello (14-2, 3.47 ERA) has been rock steady.Hes been our stopper, manager John Farrell said after Porcellos last start, a complete-game, 6-2 win at Angel Stadium last week. And hes been very consistent, probably the most dependable guy in our rotation when you go back to the opening series of the season.Porcello hasnt lost a game since May 17, having gone 8-0 with a 3.44 ERA over his subsequent 13 starts. His dependability has been a big reason why the Red Sox (58-47) have been able to stay in the thick of the American League East race despite some recent stumbles. Boston is just 4-8 over its past 12 games yet is still within two games of the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the division standings.The Red Sox took another hit late Tuesday night, when first baseman Hanley Ramirez slipped on the dugout steps after a 5-4 loss to Seattle and hurt his left wrist. His status for Wednesdays game was up in the air.Earlier in the night, new reliever Fernando Abad gave up the game-winning homer to the first batter he faced: Seattles Robinson Cano. It was an inauspicious debut for the left-hander the Red Sox were counting on to help shore up their bullpen.Seattle (53-52) has its share of issues as well, but the interest in the Mariners is nowhere near what it is for the contending Red Sox. Seattle gave the home fans another exciting, comeback win Tuesday night, but those victories have been few and far between for a team that is falling out of contention.The Mariners collected five of their eight hits Tuesday night in the eighth inning.We havent done that in a long time, Cano said. Late in a game, get three, four, five hits in a row.Seattle is going to need some more big offense if Wednesday starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitches as he did the last time out. Iwakuma (11-7, 4.21 ERA) endured his shortest outing of the season in an 11-0 loss to the Cubs on Friday, giving up five runs in three innings.With a right-hander on the mound for the Mariners, the Red Sox plan to give Andrew Benintendi, a recent call-up from Triple-A, his first start. The outfielder went 0-for-2 as a late-game replacement Tuesday in his major league debut, but he is expected to bring his left-handed bat to the starting lineup Wednesday.Seattle has a prized prospect of its own, new closer Edwin Diaz. The flame-throwing rookie, who possesses a 100 mph fastball, made his debut as closer on Tuesday night and struck out three of the four batters he faced to earn his first career save.Diaz was moved into the ninth-inning role before the game, as veteran Steve Cishek blew a save Sunday and gave up the game-winning homer in a non-save situation Monday.The first time being a closer, thats tough for anyone, especially at home, Cano said of Diazs Tuesday performance. But he was the same guy: 1-2-3. Harmon Killebrew Jersey . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. C. J. 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STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jawun Evans scored 25 points, along with five steals, four assists and four rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to a 101-85 victory over Rogers State Wednesday night.Averaging 98.5 points per game entering the contest, ranking second in the nation, Oklahoma State (6-1) surpassed the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season and went over 95 for the sixth.In a game that was much closer than the final score might indicate, seven Oklahoma State players scored at least 10 points, including Jeffrey Carroll, who had 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Freshman Brandon Averette added a career-high 15 points.Awfully glad to escape, and thats what we did tonight, said Cowboys coach Brad Underwood. A lot of credit to Rogers State. I knew that was a good basketball team. It was basically about their commitment to win and our lack of. Just tremendous credit to them and the fight that they had. We were fortunate tonight.Jeylyn Sharpe scored 18 points and added eight rebounds to lead Rogers State (4-2), a Division II school that did not look outmatched and remained within striking distance most of the night. The Hillcats shot 56.9 percent.I thought we did an excellent job competing, said Rogers State coach Justin Barkley. When we play Division I guys, we get pretty amped up, and I thought we competed for 40 minutes, and yes we lost the game, but there were some positives. I thought our guys responded. This is something build on and go forward.When Travis Hester swished a 3-pointer with 7:43 remaining, the Hillcats pulled to within 77-73, but Oklahoma State went on a 17-3 run over the next 4:13 to put the game away.We just had to pick it up on defense and our defensive intensity got us ahead as much as we could, Evans said.BIG PICTURERogers State: The Hillcats, the defending Heartland Conference champions, played well, hanging with Oklahoma State until the final few minutes. Rogers State controlled the action for much of the games first 12 to 15 minutes, going up 6-2 and 11-7, and was tied 25-25 with 7:34 to go in the first half before Oklahoma State reeled off a 12-1 run to build up a big lead. After that, despite falling behind by as many as 11 on multiplle occasions in the first half and early in the second, Rogers State continued to battle back.ddddddddddddOklahoma State: After a strong showing against Power 5 Conference teams, defeating Connecticut and Georgetown to finish third at the Maui Invitational last week, the Cowboys looked a bit sluggish in this one. They didnt take their first lead until 7:24 had elapsed in the game, going up 14-13 on Carrolls free throw, and even after finally opening up a big lead, allowed Rogers State to remain within striking distance much of the night.TIP-INSAll of Evans five steals came in the first half, just one shy of the school record for one half of play. . Oklahoma State entered the contest averaging 20.5 turnovers forced per game, ranking third in the nation, and forced Rogers State into 22 in this one, while committing just 10 to outscore the Hillcats 32-13 off turnovers. . Rogers States Hester scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from 3-point range, increasing his season percentage to 53.2 (25 of 47). . OSUs Mitchell Solomon tied a career-high with 10 points -- all in the second half -- and added five rebounds, in just 15 minutes off the bench. . The Cowboys set season highs with 35 free throws made and 44 attempts.HE SAID ITThey controlled the whole tempo of the game with their effort, Underwood said of Rogers State. You can overcome a lot of things with effort. And you saw what happens tonight when you dont have that and you dont have energy. To grow as a basketball team, it doesnt matter who you play, we have to continue to work. Will we get better? Absolutely. But we cant afford to take a day off in practice. We have to grow in that. That is this teams challenge right now.UP NEXTRogers State: After traveling the short trip home, 95 miles east to Claremore, Oklahoma, the Hillcats are right back in action Thursday night against Dallas Christian.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys will have a much tougher test on Saturday when they go on the road to face Maryland. The 7-1 Terrapins will be coming off their first loss of the season, on Tuesday to Pittsburgh. ' ' '