AL: TAMPA BAY (61-87) at SEATTLE (78-68) <h3>Devil Rays look to rebound when ace takes the mound</h3> <div class="pre">Tampa Bay (61-87) at Seattle (78-68) 9:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - After suffering a walk-off loss on Friday,the Tampa Bay Devil Rays will look to rebound when ace ScottKazmir takes the mound against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Kazmir (12-8, 3.65 ERA), who is 7-2 with a 2.82 ERA since theAll-Star break, was brilliant in his last start against theBoston Red Sox. The lefthander struck out 10 over sevenstrong innings en route to a 1-0 victory. Jose Guillen lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, platingIchiro Suzuki in the bottom of the ninth as the Mariners edgedthe Devil Rays, 2-1, on Friday. The Mariners remained 5 1/2 games back of the New YorkYankees (84-63) in the American League wild card race. They are7 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the theWest. Horacio Ramirez (8-6, 6.80) will try to give Seattle its fourthstraight win when he toes the rubber on Saturday. The lefthanderlasted just 1 2/3 innings in losing to Oakland in his last start.It marked his second straight loss.
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS TAMPA BAY SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Akinori Iwamura 3B .284 7 30 Ichiro Suzuki CF .351 6 62 Carl Crawford LF .311 11 78 Adrian Beltre 3B .280 24 92 Carlos Pena 1B .277 39 111 Jose Guillen RF .290 20 90 B.J. Upton CF .309 24 80 Raul Ibanez DH .283 17 94 Delmon Young RF .291 12 81 Kenji Johjima C .288 14 59 Brendan Harris 2B .283 11 57 Jose Vidro 1B .319 6 56 Jonny Gomes DH .243 15 42 Yuniesky Betancour SS .289 9 63 Dioner Navarro C .226 8 40 Adam Jones LF .279 2 3 Josh Wilson SS .280 2 23 Willie Bloomquist 2B .276 2 13 Scott Kazmir LHP (12-8, 3.65) Horacio Ramirez LHP (8-6, 6.80)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (12-8, 3.65) SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (8-6, 6.80) UMPIRES: HP - JAMES HOYE 1B - MARK CARLSON 2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 3B - DERRYL COUSINS WEATHER: 65 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 5 mph, out to right</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND DIONER NAVARRO SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.284, 7 HR, 30 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.311, 11 HR, 78 RBI) C PENA (.277, 39 HR, 111 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, C CRAWFORD ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.291, 12 HR, 81 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE SEA: JORGE CAMPILLO (0-0, 2.25) IN THE 1ST SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, C CRAWFORD ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: D YOUNG (.291, 12 HR, 81 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Campillo relieved H Ramirez. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, C CRAWFORD ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Young (.291, 0-FOR-0)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARL CRAWFORD AND CARLOS PENA. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.283, 11 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED B.J. UPTON. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.226, 8 HR, 40 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 4 4 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - JORGE CAMPILLO DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.351, 6 HR, 62 RBI) A BELTRE (.280, 24 HR, 92 RBI) J GUILLEN (.290, 20 HR, 90 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 C Pena 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 B Upton cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 D Young rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 J Gomes dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Totals 8 4 6 4 1 0 4 BATTING: RBI - B Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes (43). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 2. 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 .280 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 R Ibanez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 4 -- 4 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16 J Campillo 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 2-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 5. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl Cousins. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 4 4 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - JORGE CAMPILLO DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.286, 1-FOR-1) C CRAWFORD (.312, 1-FOR-1) C PENA (.277, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 C Pena 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 B Upton cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 D Young rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 J Gomes dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Totals 8 4 6 4 1 0 4 BATTING: RBI - B Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes (43). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Navarro-B Harris). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 R Ibanez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - I Suzuki (5, 2nd base by S Kazmir/D Navarro). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 4 -- 4 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16 J Campillo 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 14-10; H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 0-0; H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 2-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 3; H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 5. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl Cousins. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 4 0 4 7 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - JORGE CAMPILLO DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.283, 17 HR, 94 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.288, 14 HR, 59 RBI) J VIDRO (.319, 6 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 C Crawford lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 B Upton cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .310 D Young rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 J Gomes dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Totals 12 4 7 4 1 0 5 BATTING: RBI - B Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes (43). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (50, 2nd base off J Campillo/K Johjima). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Navarro-B Harris). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 R Ibanez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - I Suzuki (5, 2nd base by S Kazmir/D Navarro). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 40 -- 4 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16 J Campillo 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 14-10; H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 0-0; H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 3-3. Batters faced: S Kazmir 3; H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 9. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl Cousins. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 4 0 4 7 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - JORGE CAMPILLO DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.293, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) B HARRIS (.282, 0-FOR-1) J GOMES (.245, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 C Crawford lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 B Upton cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .310 D Young rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 J Gomes dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Totals 12 4 7 4 1 0 5 BATTING: RBI - B Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes (43). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (50, 2nd base off J Campillo/K Johjima). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Navarro-B Harris). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - I Suzuki (5, 2nd base by S Kazmir/D Navarro). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 40 -- 4 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.62 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16 J Campillo 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 30-21; H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 2-0; H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 3-3. Batters faced: S Kazmir 6; H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 9. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl Cousins. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED DELMON YOUNG. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.228, 1-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 4 0 1 5 9 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR SEA - JORGE CAMPILLO DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.289, 9 HR, 63 RBI) A JONES (.279, 2 HR, 3 RBI) W BLOOMQUIST (.276, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>
