AL: TAMPA BAY (61-85) at SEATTLE (76-68) <h3>Weaver and fading Mariners face Devil Rays</h3> <div class="pre">Tampa Bay (61-85) at Seattle (76-68) 10:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners late season swoon mayhave cost them a chance at their first playoff appearance since2001. Jeff Weaver and the Mariners open a four-game series with thelast-place Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday. Seattle has lost 15 of its last 18 games to fall 6 1/2 gamesbehind the New York Yankees (83-62) in the American League wildcard race with 19 games to play. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a walk-off single in the ninth inninghelped the Mariners earn a 6-5 win and salvage the final game ofa three-game series with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.Seattle has not won two straight since August 23-24. Weaver (6-12, 6.05 ERA) will have his hands full with a TampaBay squad that has been playing like it is the team in a playoffrace. The righthander was pounded for six earned runs and ninehits in five innings of a 12-6 loss to Detroit on Saturday, andis winless in his last three starts. The Devil Rays have won 13 of 19, but are coming off adisappointing loss to Boston after David Ortiz hit a walk-offhomer in a 5-4 win on Wednesday. Jason Hammel (2-4, 6.57) takes the mound for Tampa Bay, whichhas lost seven of the eight meetings here. Hammel has just onewin in his last 10 starts, and allowed two runs and five hits insix innings, but did not factor into the decision in a 5-4 winover Toronto on Saturday.
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS TAMPA BAY SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brendan Harris 2B .284 11 56 Ichiro Suzuki CF .349 6 60 Greg Norton DH .220 3 17 Adrian Beltre 3B .281 24 91 Carlos Pena 1B .279 39 110 Raul Ibanez LF .283 17 94 B.J. Upton CF .310 24 78 Jose Guillen RF .290 20 89 Delmon Young RF .295 12 81 Ben Broussard 1B .286 7 27 Jonny Gomes LF .244 15 42 Jose Vidro DH .319 6 56 Raul Casanova C .250 6 10 Kenji Johjima C .285 14 58 Joel Guzman 3B .250 0 3 Willie Bloomquist 2B .284 2 13 Jorge Velandia SS .000 0 0 Yuniesky Betancour SS .289 9 60 Jason Hammel RHP (2-4, 6.57) Jeff Weaver RHP (6-12, 6.05)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL (2-4, 6.57) SEA - JEFF WEAVER (6-12, 6.05) UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION 1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN 2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 3B - PHIL CUZZI WEATHER: 68 Degrees, clear WIND: 7 mph, out to center</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL AND RAUL CASANOVA SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.284, 11 HR, 56 RBI) G NORTON (.220, 3 HR, 17 RBI) C PENA (.279, 39 HR, 110 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED CARLOS PENA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.295, 12 HR, 81 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.349, 6 HR, 60 RBI) A BELTRE (.281, 24 HR, 91 RBI) R IBANEZ (.283, 17 HR, 94 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 B Upton cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 J Gomes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Velandia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (29, J Weaver). RBI - B Upton (79). 2-out RBI - B Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (17, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.57 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.07 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 2-0. Batters faced: J Weaver 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL SEA - JEFF WEAVER</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 0 SEATTLE 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.244, 15 HR, 42 RBI) R CASANOVA (.250, 6 HR, 10 RBI) J GUZMAN (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 B Upton cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 J Gomes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Velandia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (29, J Weaver). RBI - B Upton (79). 2-out RBI - B Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (17, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.47 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.07 Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 22-17; J Weaver 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 1-0; J Weaver 2-0. Batters faced: J Hammel 5; J Weaver 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED RAUL CASANOVA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, J VELANDIA ON SECOND, J GUZMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.219, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO GREG NORTON SCORED JOEL GUZMAN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G NORTON ON FIRST, B HARRIS ON SECOND, J VELANDIA ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.281, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO CARLOS PENA SCORED JORGE VELANDIA. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, G NORTON ON SECOND, B HARRIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.311, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE SEA: SEAN WHITE (1-1, 6.67) IN THE 2ND SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, G NORTON ON SECOND, B HARRIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B UPTON (.311, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S White relieved J Weaver. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, G NORTON ON SECOND, B HARRIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Upton (.311, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO B.J. UPTON SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, G NORTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 4 5 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL SEA - SEAN WHITE DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.319, 6 HR, 56 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.285, 14 HR, 58 RBI) W BLOOMQUIST (.284, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (5) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285 G Norton dh 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .219 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .281 B Upton cf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .311 D Young rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 J Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 R Casanova c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Guzman 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Velandia ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 11 5 6 5 3 1 4 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (29, J Weaver). RBI - B Upton 2 (80), B Harris (57), G Norton (18), C Pena (111). 2-out RBI - B Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (17, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-K Johjima-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 14 -- 5 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.47 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 1/3 6 5 5 2 1 0 6.34 S White 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.51 Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 22-17; J Weaver 45-25; S White 5-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 1-0; J Weaver 2-1; S White 2-0. Batters faced: J Hammel 5; J Weaver 12; S White 2. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 4 5 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL SEA - SEAN WHITE DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.243, 0-FOR-1) R CASANOVA (.263, 1-FOR-1) J GUZMAN (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (5) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285 G Norton dh 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .219 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .281 B Upton cf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .311 D Young rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 J Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 R Casanova c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Guzman 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Velandia ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 11 5 6 5 3 1 4 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (29, J Weaver). RBI - B Upton 2 (80), B Harris (57), G Norton (18), C Pena (111). 2-out RBI - B Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (17, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 W Bloomquist 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 3 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-K Johjima-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 14 -- 5 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 6.37 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 1/3 6 5 5 2 1 0 6.34 S White 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.51 Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 41-29; J Weaver 45-25; S White 5-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 2-1; J Weaver 2-1; S White 2-0. Batters faced: J Hammel 8; J Weaver 12; S White 2. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
