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MARSEILLE, France -- A look at some of the tactical choices for France coach Didier Deschamps ahead of the European Championship semifinal against Germany:---DEFENSEDeschamps must either recall Adil Rami or stick with the inexperienced Samuel Umtiti at center half.The 22-year-old Umtiti made his international debut in the 5-2 win against Iceland in the quarterfinals, because Rami was suspended. Although Umtiti completed 100 percent of his passes, he looked vulnerable at times.Rami has been a weak link.Slow, ponderous and clumsy, his slip against Ireland in the last 16 created confusion that led to a second-minute penalty.The left flank of Frances defense is also vulnerable, with left back Patrice Evra twice caught out of position inside the first five minutes against Iceland. He also gave away a penalty against Romania.---MIDFIELDDeschamps faces the tough decision whether to leave out NGolo Kante -- one of his best players -- in favor of keeping Moussa Sissoko.The team will be chosen with counterattacking in mind.Germany is used to dominating opponents and used to having the ball more, Deschamps said Wednesday.Kante offers better protection in front of the defense in a 4-3-3 formation, but offers less going forward than Sissoko in the 4-2-3-1 deployed convincingly against Iceland. Sissokos presence also seems to improve Paul Pogbas play.With Sissoko on the right of midfield against Iceland, Pogba formed a two-man central midfield with Blaise Matuidi.Pogba, who scored with a header from a corner, had his best game of the tournament.Sissoko, with his speed, technique and athleticism, is a perfect counter-attacking option for France and his inclusion also allows Pogba to sit deep and deploy his strong passing range to hit Germany on the break.---FORWARD LINEThis should be easy for Deschamps, considering France has scored the most goals at Euro 2016.Mobile forward Antoine Griezmann has a tournament-leading four goals so far, striker Olivier Giroud has scored three, while attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet also has three.They have combined for 10 of Frances 11 goals.---BENCHDeschamps has kept fringe players involved throughout the tournament.Wingers Kingsley Coman and Anthony Martial are good options if France struggles to break teams down -- which was the case against Ireland in the last 16 -- and powerful striker Andre Pierre-Gignac offers solid backup for Giroud if France needs a late goal.Yohan Cabaye is playing in his third major tournament and provides valuable experience should Deschamps need a change in midfield.---PENALTY SHOOTOUTDeschamps does not get his players to practice penalty shootouts in training, saying it is no comparison to the nerve-wracking experience of shooting with tired legs in front of a full stadium after extra time.It remains to be seen if this will prove a wise choice, given Frances poor track record.Les Bleus lost on penalties to West Germany in the 1982 World Cup semifinals, to the Czech Republic in the Euro 96 semis, and to Italy in the World Cup final in 2006. 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Felix Hernandez surrendered a grand slam in his shortest outing of the season when the fading Seattle Mariners needed their ace to end a losing streak.Now theyll go home looking to stay in the AL wild-card race after a three-game sweep by Texas essentially ended their hopes of winning the AL West.Weve just got to go out there and play with everybody and show people who we are, Hernandez said after giving up Carlos Gomezs grand slam in the Rangers 14-1 romp Wednesday. Weve got some good pitching here to win games. Just got to have fun.The Mariners, losers of five straight and now 11 1/2 behind the Rangers in the AL West, will be at least four games back in the wild card when they face the Los Angeles Angels on Friday to start a homestand that includes four more games with Texas.The Mariners went 1-6 on a trip that started at the Chicago White Sox after finishing a homestand with two straight losses to the Yankees.We have bounced back all year, manager Scott Servais said. We need to pick it up, no doubt. Its been a rough trip. Guys are down a little bit and rightfully so. Off day tomorrow, well come back and bring the energy that we need to have to get out and play.Rougned Odor followed his game-ending shot Tuesday night with two more homers Wednesday, giving him a team-leading 27 for the season.Odor tied a career high with five RBI and Adrian Beltre and Ryan Rua also homered as the Rangers tied their season high with five homers. Texas (80-54) moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with a fifth straight win going into a three-game home series against second-place Houston.The Rangers matched the 1999 and 2012 Texas teams as the fastest to reach 80 wins.So far the body of work speaks for itself, Texas manager Jeff Banister said. We still have some work to do.Martin Perez (9-10) pitched six shutout innings despite giving up seven hits and three walks. Kyle Seager hit his 25th homer for Seattlle in the eighth against Tony Barnette.ddddddddddddernandez (9-5) matched a season high by allowing six runs, coming out after four innings in his first loss since May 27. He was trying to finish 5-0 in August.Gomez hit a soaring fly ball about a dozen rows above the 14-foot wall in left field for his second grand slam this season and a 6-0 lead in the fourth. The other slam also was against Seattle on July 17 when he was still with Astros.Odor had a two-run shot for a 10-0 lead in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. On Tuesday, his two-run homer in the ninth gave Texas an 8-7 win.Beltres 25th homer of the season was a two-run shot in the fifth.CAMINERO EJECTIONSeattle reliever Arquimedes Caminero was ejected after hitting Texas Elvis Andrus with a pitch in the seventh. Caminero hit Andrus in the ribs with a high 98 mph fastball two batters after allowing Odors two-run homer. In the second inning, Andrus ran into Mariners first baseman Dae-Ho Lee while running out a groundball. Andrus tried to apologize, but Lee, who had three hits, didnt look pleased.Caminero was ejected May 24 while with Pittsburgh after hitting two Arizona batters in the head.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: DH Nelson Cruz missed his second straight game with a nerve issue in his left hand that affects his grip on the bat. Servais said he was responding to medication and should be in the lineup Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners are off Thursday. ... Servais said he expects LHP James Paxton to make his next start after he ripped a fingernail Tuesday.UP NEXTBoth teams are off Thursday. Seattle LHP Ariel Miranda (1-1, 4.98 ERA) will open a home series against the Angels on Friday night. Texas RHP A.J. Griffin (6-3, 4.39) gets the opener of a home series against Houston, which has won 10 of 12. ' ' '