AL: OAKLAND (69-75) at SEATTLE (75-66) <h3>Mariners open three-game series vs. A's</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (69-75) at Seattle (75-66) 10:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners will look to build offtheir recent success when they host the Oakland Athletics in theopener of a three-game series on Monday. The Mariners pounded out 19 hits en route to a 14-7 victory overthe Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Despite the win, Seattle isfive games behind the New York Yankees (81-62) in the AmericanLeague wild card chase. Seattle's Horacio Ramirez (8-5, 6.45 ERA) finally returns homeafter four straight starts on the road, including 12-3 loss atYankee Stadium on Tuesday. The lefthander is 2-0 with a 6.48 ERA through three careerstarts against Oakland, which was held to three runs over sixinnings in a loss to Ramirez on July 28. Joe Blanton (12-9, 3.81) gets the ball for the A's. In his lastouting, the righthander yielded two runs and six hits in eightframes for a win at Anaheim on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Blanton looking for his first win against theMariners this season after posting a 0-2 record through threestarts. But he is 6-3 all-time in the series.
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS OAKLAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .282 12 45 Ichiro Suzuki CF .351 6 59 Marco Scutaro SS .266 7 40 Adrian Beltre 3B .283 23 90 Nick Swisher CF .263 19 67 Raul Ibanez LF .285 17 91 Jack Cust RF .259 23 73 Jose Guillen RF .289 19 88 Mark Ellis 2B .268 17 63 Ben Broussard 1B .283 7 27 Dan Johnson DH .227 14 51 Jose Vidro DH .313 6 55 Jack Hannahan 3B .266 3 15 Kenji Johjima C .287 14 56 Daric Barton 1B .000 0 0 Jose Lopez 2B .260 8 54 Kurt Suzuki C .248 6 26 Yuniesky Betancour SS .285 9 58 Joe Blanton RHP (12-9, 3.81) Horacio Ramirez LHP (8-5, 6.45)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: OAK - JOE BLANTON (12-9, 3.81) SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (8-5, 6.45) UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE DRECKMAN 1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 2B - PHIL CUZZI 3B - TOM HALLION WEATHER: 79 Degrees, clear WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: OAK - JOE BLANTON AND KURT SUZUKI SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.282, 12 HR, 45 RBI) M SCUTARO (.266, 7 HR, 40 RBI) N SWISHER (.263, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.351, 6 HR, 59 RBI) A BELTRE (.283, 23 HR, 90 RBI) R IBANEZ (.285, 17 HR, 91 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Barton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.38 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 1-2. Batters faced: H Ramirez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.259, 23 HR, 73 RBI) M ELLIS (.268, 17 HR, 63 RBI) D JOHNSON (.227, 14 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Barton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.38 Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 11-8; H Ramirez 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 2-0; H Ramirez 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 3; H Ramirez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED MARK ELLIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HANNAHAN ON FIRST, D JOHNSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE GRAND SLAM BY KURT SUZUKI (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ SCORED DAN JOHNSON, JACK HANNAHAN AND DARIC BARTON. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE SEA: RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4, 7.78) IN THE 2ND SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Feierabend relieved H Ramirez. SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N Swisher (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 5 5 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.289, 19 HR, 88 RBI) B BROUSSARD (.283, 7 HR, 27 RBI) J VIDRO (.313, 6 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 N Swisher cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 D Barton 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 K Suzuki c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .253 Totals 10 5 4 5 2 2 1 BATTING: HR - K Suzuki (7, 2nd inning off H Ramirez 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hannahan (16), K Suzuki 4 (30). Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 05 -- 5 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.80 R Feierabend 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71 Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 11-8; H Ramirez 44-28; R Feierabend 6-3. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 2-0; H Ramirez 2-2; R Feierabend 0-0. Batters faced: J Blanton 3; H Ramirez 11; R Feierabend 1. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 5 5 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.258, 0-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.269, 1-FOR-1) D JOHNSON (.227, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 N Swisher cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 D Barton 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 K Suzuki c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .253 Totals 10 5 4 5 2 2 1 BATTING: HR - K Suzuki (7, 2nd inning off H Ramirez 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hannahan (16), K Suzuki 4 (30). Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B Broussard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 05 -- 5 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.80 R Feierabend 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71 Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 21-16; H Ramirez 44-28; R Feierabend 6-3. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 3-2; H Ramirez 2-2; R Feierabend 0-0. Batters faced: J Blanton 7; H Ramirez 11; R Feierabend 1. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 5 0 5 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.260, 8 HR, 54 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.285, 9 HR, 58 RBI) I SUZUKI (.350, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 N Swisher cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 M Ellis 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 D Johnson dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .229 J Hannahan 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .272 D Barton 1b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 K Suzuki c 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 .252 Totals 15 5 6 5 3 3 6 BATTING: HR - K Suzuki (7, 2nd inning off H Ramirez 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hannahan (16), K Suzuki 4 (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Suzuki 2. Team LOB - 4. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B Broussard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 050 -- 5 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.80 R Feierabend 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 7.51 Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 21-16; H Ramirez 44-28; R Feierabend 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 3-2; H Ramirez 2-2; R Feierabend 1-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 7; H Ramirez 11; R Feierabend 7. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 5 0 5 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.281, 0-FOR-2) M SCUTARO (.268, 1-FOR-2) N SWISHER (.262, 0-FOR-2)</div>
