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SEATTLE -- The Mariners finally landed the established shortstop theyve long been trying to find.To do it, they had to part with a talented young pitcher who still has the potential to blossom.Seattle and Arizona pulled off a five-player trade on Wednesday night, with the Mariners acquiring speedy infielder Jean Segura?and the?Diamondbacks?getting right-hander Taijuan Walker as the centerpieces of the deal.Segura immediately projects as Seattles leadoff hitter and starting shortstop, solidifying an infield that already includes Kyle Seager at third base and Robinson Cano at second. Segura hit .319 with 20 home runs and 63 RBIs last season for the Diamondbacks, led the National League with 203 hits and posted a career-high 5.7 WAR.Segura was one of the premier offensive players in the majors last season, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said. His combination of average, power and speed is extremely difficult to find, especially at a position like shortstop and at the top of our lineup.We believe pairing him with Robinson Cano gives us tremendous offensive potential in the middle of our infield.But getting Segura meant the Mariners had to give up on the inconsistent Walker, a power arm who has showed occasional flashes of brilliance.Its always hard. Its hard any time you give up talent like Taijuan, Dipoto said. Frankly, you have to give to get ... and Segura fit this club.Arizona also obtained shortstop Ketel Marte, while Seattle received outfielder Mitch Haniger and left-hander Zac Curtis.The addition of Walker could help a dreadful Arizona pitching staff that posted a 5.09 ERA last season, tied with Minnesota for worst in the majors. He joins a rotation that includes ace Zack Greinke, Shelby Miller, Patrick Corbin and Archie Bradley.The Diamondbacks finished 69-93 last season, fourth in the NL West.A touted prospect, the 24-year-old Walker went 8-11 with a 4.22 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 25 starts for Seattle last season. He would be outstanding one game and then struggle the next.Young, controllable pitching is hard to find, and adding Taijuan to the rotation gives us significant depth in that area, new Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said.In Ketel, we believe we have acquired a talented, switch-hitting shortstop to join a very solid core of young middle infielders.Segura is also an immediate upgrade at shortstop for Seattle, which went 86-76 last season and finished three games out of a playoff spot.This trade made more sense for where our roster is, and Jean Segura fit this club about as well as any player we were looking at, Dipoto said.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. 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NORMAN, Okla. -- Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook have become a dynamic duo for the Oklahoma Sooners.Mayfield completed all but six of his 31 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns, Westbrook had nine receptions for 184 yards and three scores and No. 19 Oklahoma pulled away to beat Kansas State 38-17 on Saturday.One week after Mayfield passed for 390 yards and Westbrook had a school-record 232 yards receiving, they were electric once again as Oklahoma (4-2, 3-0 Big 12) won its third straight game after starting out 1-2.When Mayfield hit a wide open Westbrook for an 88-yard touchdown -- the longest pass play at home and fourth-longest overall in Oklahoma history -- in the fourth quarter, it was Westbrooks eighth TD in the last three games, a new school record.Two talented guys, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. Of course, Bakers just great. Im just looking at 25 out of 31 -- thats a great day against a good defense. And then Dedes just got that speed and polish in his route running to get open.With Samaje Perine sidelined by a muscle injury in the first quarter, Joe Mixon stepped up for Oklahoma. He rushed for 88 yards, caught three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown and became the first Sooners running back since Joe Washington in 1973 to throw a touchdown pass. The 26-yarder to Westbrook in the second quarter put the Sooners ahead 21-7.We trust Joe, Mayfield said. We were able to come out there and still run the same plays, even when Samaje wasnt out there, so thats why you saw some success in our passing game because those guys were still worried about our run game.Stoops noted that Perine was held out for precautionary reasons.Samaje just had a slight pulled muscle, and if forced to play, he could have, Stoops said. We wanted to see if we could get away with it, and hopefully allow it to heal this week.Kansas State (3-3, 1-2) had its own injury issues as starting quarterback Jesse Ertz left for good just after halftime with an apparent problem with his right throwing shoulder. He completed 8 of 14 passes for 68 yards and ended the game as the Wildcats leading rusher with 40 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.Joe Hubener came in and threw for 157 yards on 12 of 23 passes, with a specttacular 54-yard touchdown to Dominique Heath early in the fourth quarter that pulled K-State to within 31-17.dddddddddddd. Heath ended up with seven receptions for 101 yards, both career-highs.Its never as good as I would like, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said of his quarterbacks. I think Jesse did some good things, Joe did some good things, but they made some mistakes. Its still a work in progress.TAKEAWAYKansas State: K-State entered the game with the Big 12s top defense, allowing just 17.6 points and 310.2 yards per game, but Oklahoma had 21 points less than five minutes into the second quarter and piled up 510 total yards.You have to stay aggressive against a defense like K-State, said Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley. If you start to get conservative and hand it off every time, they will prey on you, and theyve done it against everybody, theyre one of the best run defenses in the country.Oklahoma: The Sooners need to keep feeding the ball to Mixon, even when Perine is healthy. Even as Perines backup, Mixon entered the day ranking fourth in the nation averaging 179 yards per game in all-purpose yards, and put up 177 in this one. His 19 rushes were a career high.Joe was sensational running the football, Stoops said, making a really good defense miss him on a good number of occasions to get extra yards. He ran tough in a lot of instances, caught the ball well, had a big kickoff return, and then goes and throws a touchdown pass.PLAY OF THE GAMEWhich Mixon play to choose? There was the 8-yard touchdown reception where he made a one-handed catch on a short shovel pass from Mayfield and then hurdled over K-State safety Dante Barnett on his way to the end zone, which made it 14-0. Or would it be his 26-yard touchdown pass to Westbrook early in the second quarter?Well have to work on his spiral, Mayfield said of Mixons pass. That was a pretty ugly duck, but he got it there, thats all that matters.UP NEXTKansas State: The Wildcats host Texas next Saturday.Oklahoma: The Sooners visit Texas Tech next Saturday.---This story corrects Oklahomas overall record. ' ' '