GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (61-87) at SEATTLE (78-68)

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (6) VS SEATTLE (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284
C Crawford lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .274
B Upton cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .309
D Young rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .292
B Harris 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283
J Gomes dh 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .252
D Navarro c 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .227
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275

Totals 37 6 14 6 4 6 17

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, J Campillo); J Gomes 2 (17, R Feierabend, J
Campillo). HR - B Harris (12, 5th inning off R Feierabend 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes 2 (44), B Harris (58). 2-out RBI - J Gomes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 1, A Iwamura 1.
GIDP - B Harris, B Upton. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (50, 2nd base off J Campillo/K Johjima), J Gomes
(11, 3rd base off J Campillo/K Johjima). CS - C Crawford (10, 2nd base by J
Campillo/K Johjima), J Gomes (3, Home by R Feierabend).

FIELDING: E - C Pena (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Navarro-B Harris).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350
A Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .279
J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .288
R Ibanez dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .282
K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
J Vidro 1b 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .319
Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Jones lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289
W Bloomquist 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272
a-J Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 27 1 3 1 3 12 8

a-grounded to first for W Bloomquist in the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W
Bloomquist 1, K Johjima 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - I Suzuki (5, 2nd base by S Kazmir/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro, K Johjima-Y Betancourt, W
Bloomquist-Y Betancourt-J Vidro).


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TAMPA BAY - 401 010 000 -- 6
SEATTLE - 000 010 00 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 3 1 0 2 11 0 3.54
S Dohmann 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.67
G Glover 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16
J Campillo 4 7 1 1 2 2 0 2.25
R Feierabend 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 1 6.80
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.77
E O'Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
B Morrow 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st.

WP - R Feierabend. Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 99-67; S Dohmann 14-6; G Glover
11-8; H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 73-42; R Feierabend 34-18; S Green 20-14; E
O'Flaherty 18-15; B Morrow 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 3-3; S Dohmann
2-0; G Glover 2-1; H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 5-4; R Feierabend 1-2; S Green
3-0; E O'Flaherty 2-0; B Morrow 2-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 23; S Dohmann 4; G
Glover 3; H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 19; R Feierabend 7; S Green 5; E O'Flaherty
3; B Morrow 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: JUAN SALAS (1-1, 3.78) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.282, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Salas relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R Ibanez (.282, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RAUL IBANEZ (18) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF JUAN SALAS.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (2-3, 4.91) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHJIMA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.287, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved J Salas.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHJIMA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y Betancourt (.287, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, SCOTT DOHMANN (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), JUAN
SALAS (9TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, JORGE CAMPILLO (1ST), RYAN
FEIERABEND (5TH), SEAN GREEN (6TH), ERIC O'FLAHERTY (8TH),
BRANDON MORROW (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA

HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (12) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SEA - RAUL IBANEZ (18) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, SCOTT DOHMANN (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), JUAN
SALAS (9TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, JORGE CAMPILLO (1ST), RYAN
FEIERABEND (5TH), SEAN GREEN (6TH), ERIC O'FLAHERTY (8TH),
BRANDON MORROW (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA


WP - SCOTT KAZMIR (13-8)
LP - HORACIO RAMIREZ (8-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (12) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SEA - RAUL IBANEZ (18) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:07 ATT: 33,793

PROBABLES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (5-9, 5.96)
SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (9-14, 4.49)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (6) VS SEATTLE (2) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284
C Crawford lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .274
B Upton cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .309
D Young rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .292
B Harris 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283
J Gomes dh 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .252
D Navarro c 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .227
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275

Totals 37 6 14 6 4 6 17

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, J Campillo); J Gomes 2 (17, R Feierabend, J
Campillo). HR - B Harris (12, 5th inning off R Feierabend 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Upton (81), D Young 2 (83), J Gomes 2 (44), B Harris (58). 2-out RBI - J Gomes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 1, A Iwamura 1.
GIDP - B Harris, B Upton. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (50, 2nd base off J Campillo/K Johjima), J Gomes
(11, 3rd base off J Campillo/K Johjima). CS - C Crawford (10, 2nd base by J
Campillo/K Johjima), J Gomes (3, Home by R Feierabend).

FIELDING: E - C Pena (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Navarro-B Harris).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350
A Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .279
J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .288
R Ibanez dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .284
K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
J Vidro 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .318
Y Betancourt ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
A Jones lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .283
W Bloomquist 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272
a-J Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 31 2 4 2 4 13 11

a-grounded to first for W Bloomquist in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - R Ibanez (18, 9th inning off J Salas 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Jones
(4), R Ibanez (95). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Bloomquist 1, A
Jones 1, K Johjima 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - I Suzuki (5, 2nd base by S Kazmir/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Campillo-Y Betancourt-J Vidro, K Johjima-Y Betancourt, W
Bloomquist-Y Betancourt-J Vidro).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 401 010 000 -- 6
SEATTLE - 000 010 001 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir (W, 13-8) 6 3 1 0 2 11 0 3.54
S Dohmann 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.67
G Glover 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25
J Salas 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.01
Al Reyes 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez (L, 8-7) 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 7.16
J Campillo 4 7 1 1 2 2 0 2.25
R Feierabend 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 1 6.80
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.77
E O'Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
B Morrow 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

H Ramirez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st.

WP - R Feierabend. Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 99-67; S Dohmann 14-6; G Glover
11-8; J Salas 18-8; Al Reyes 7-7; H Ramirez 20-13; J Campillo 73-42; R
Feierabend 34-18; S Green 20-14; E O'Flaherty 18-15; B Morrow 6-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 3-3; S Dohmann 2-0; G Glover 2-1; J Salas 0-1; Al
Reyes 0-1; H Ramirez 0-0; J Campillo 5-4; R Feierabend 1-2; S Green 3-0; E
O'Flaherty 2-0; B Morrow 2-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 23; S Dohmann 4; G Glover
3; J Salas 3; Al Reyes 2; H Ramirez 4; J Campillo 19; R Feierabend 7; S Green
5; E O'Flaherty 3; B Morrow 3.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

T--3:07. Att--33,793.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 6
SEATTLE 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (6) AT SEATTLE (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to left. C Crawford singled to right,
A Iwamura to second. C Pena walked, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second.
B Upton singled to left center, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third, C Pena to
second. J Campillo relieved H Ramirez. D Young singled to right, C Crawford
and C Pena scored, B Upton to third. B Harris grounded into double play,
pitcher to shortstop to first, D Young out at second. J Gomes singled to left,
B Upton scored. D Navarro singled to center, J Gomes to second. J Wilson
popped out to first. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Young doubled to deep center. B Harris grounded out to
third. J Gomes doubled to deep left, D Young scored. J Gomes stole third.
D Navarro walked. J Wilson struck out swinging. A Iwamura fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: R Feierabend relieved J Campillo. B Harris homered to left.
J Gomes doubled to deep left. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. J Wilson
flied out to center. J Gomes to third on wild pitch by R Feierabend. A Iwamura
walked. J Gomes caught stealing home, pitcher to first to shortstop to
third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: K Johjima flied out to center. J Vidro singled to right.
Y Betancourt safe at first on error by first baseman C Pena, J Vidro to third.
A Jones grounded out to second, J Vidro scored, Y Betancourt to second.
W Bloomquist struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 6,
SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 9TH: J Salas relieved G Glover. R Ibanez homered to left.
K Johjima walked. J Vidro flied out to right. Al Reyes relieved J Salas.
Y Betancourt flied out to left. K Johjima to second on fielder's indifference.
A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (6) AT SEATTLE (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF,
D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson SS, S Kazmir LHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, A Beltre 3B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez DH,
K Johjima C, J Vidro 1B, Y Betancourt SS, A Jones LF, W Bloomquist 2B,
H Ramirez LHP.

Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Mark Carlson (1B), Angel Hernandez (2B), Derryl Cousins (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 5 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to left. C Crawford singled to right,
A Iwamura to second. C Pena walked, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second.
B Upton singled to left center, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third, C Pena to
second. J Campillo relieved H Ramirez. D Young singled to right, C Crawford
and C Pena scored, B Upton to third. B Harris grounded into double play,
pitcher to shortstop to first, D Young out at second. J Gomes singled to left,
B Upton scored. D Navarro singled to center, J Gomes to second. J Wilson
popped out to first. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki singled to left. A Beltre struck out swinging.
I Suzuki caught stealing second, catcher to second. J Guillen struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: A Iwamura grounded out to second. C Crawford singled to
right. C Crawford stole second. C Pena flied out to center, C Crawford to
third. B Upton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4,
SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez grounded out to shortstop. K Johjima grounded out to
second. J Vidro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4,
SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Young doubled to deep center. B Harris grounded out to
third. J Gomes doubled to deep left, D Young scored. J Gomes stole third.
D Navarro walked. J Wilson struck out swinging. A Iwamura fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt flied out to center. A Jones singled to left.
W Bloomquist struck out swinging. I Suzuki lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: C Crawford reached on infield single to shortstop. C Pena
struck out swinging. C Crawford caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
B Upton walked. D Young grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: A Beltre struck out swinging. J Guillen struck out swinging.
R Ibanez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, SEATTLE 0.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: R Feierabend relieved J Campillo. B Harris homered to left.
J Gomes doubled to deep left. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. J Wilson
flied out to center. J Gomes to third on wild pitch by R Feierabend. A Iwamura
walked. J Gomes caught stealing home, pitcher to first to shortstop to
third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: K Johjima flied out to center. J Vidro singled to right.
Y Betancourt safe at first on error by first baseman C Pena, J Vidro to third.
A Jones grounded out to second, J Vidro scored, Y Betancourt to second.
W Bloomquist struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Crawford singled to center. C Pena lined out to left.
S Green relieved R Feierabend. B Upton grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, C Crawford out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 6TH: I Suzuki struck out swinging. A Beltre walked. J Guillen
struck out swinging. R Ibanez walked, A Beltre to second. K Johjima struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. B Harris struck out
swinging. J Gomes reached on infield single to third. D Navarro struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 7TH: S Dohmann relieved S Kazmir. J Vidro struck out swinging.
Y Betancourt grounded out to second. A Jones walked. J Reed hit for
W Bloomquist. J Reed grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Lopez at second base. E O'Flaherty relieved S Green.
J Wilson struck out looking. A Iwamura grounded out to second. C Crawford
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 8TH: G Glover relieved S Dohmann. I Suzuki bunt popped out foul to
catcher. A Beltre grounded out to pitcher. J Guillen grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. C Pena grounded out to
shortstop. B Upton struck out swinging. D Young grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 9TH: J Salas relieved G Glover. R Ibanez homered to left.
K Johjima walked. J Vidro flied out to right. Al Reyes relieved J Salas.
Y Betancourt flied out to left. K Johjima to second on fielder's indifference.
A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2.</div>

 

Kazmir dominates as Devil Rays down Mariners

<h3>TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer




SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir dominated the Seattle Marinersover six innings and Jonny Gomes and Delmon Young drove in tworuns a piece as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays snapped a four-gamelosing streak with a 6-2 victory Saturday night.


Kazmir (13-8) earned his fourth consecutive victory as helimited the Mariners to three hits and an unearned run whilestriking out 11 and walking one. The 23-year-old lefthanderimproved his career mark against Seattle to 3-0.


Gomes matched his career high with four hits and Carl Crawfordreturned to the lineup following a two-game suspension to alsogo 4-for-4.


The loss ended a three-game winning streak for Seattle (78-68)and cost it the chance to pick up a game on the New York Yankees(84-64) in the American League wild card chase. The Marinerstrail by five games.


The Devil Rays struck for four runs in the first inning as theychased starter Horacio Ramirez (8-7) before the lefthander couldrecord an out. Akinori Iwamura and Crawford singled and CarlosPena walked to load the bases. When B.J. Upton followed withan RBI single, Jorge Campillo relieve Ramirez and gave up atwo-run single by Delmon Young.


Campillo got Brendan Harris to hit into a double play, but Gomessingled to give Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead.


Gomes doubled in another run in the third and Harris' 12th homermade it 6-0 in the fifth.


Kazmir gave up an unearned tally in the fifth when Jose Vidrosingled and went to third when Yuniesky Betancourt's liner wentunder first baseman Pena's glove for an error. Vidro camearound to score on rookie Adam Jones' high chopper to second.

 

Kazmir dominates as Devil Rays down Mariners

<h3>TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir dominated the Seattle Marinersover six innings and Jonny Gomes and Delmon Young drove in tworuns a piece as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays snapped a four-gamelosing streak with a 6-2 victory Saturday night.


Kazmir (13-8) earned his fourth consecutive victory as helimited the Mariners to three hits and an unearned run whilestriking out 11 and walking one. The 23-year-old lefthanderimproved his career mark against Seattle to 3-0.


Gomes matched his career high with four hits and Carl Crawfordreturned to the lineup following a two-game suspension to alsogo 4-for-4.


The loss ended a three-game winning streak for Seattle (78-68)and cost it the chance to pick up a game on the New York Yankees(84-64) in the American League wild card chase. The Marinerstrail by five games.


The Devil Rays struck for four runs in the first inning as theychased starter Horacio Ramirez (8-7) before the lefthander couldrecord an out. Akinori Iwamura and Crawford singled and CarlosPena walked to load the bases. When B.J. Upton followed withan RBI single, Jorge Campillo relieve Ramirez and gave up atwo-run single by Delmon Young.


Campillo got Brendan Harris to hit into a double play, but Gomessingled to give Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead.


Gomes doubled in another run in the third and Harris' 12th homermade it 6-0 in the fifth.


Kazmir gave up an unearned tally in the fifth when Jose Vidrosingled and went to third when Yuniesky Betancourt's liner wentunder first baseman Pena's glove for an error. Vidro camearound to score on rookie Adam Jones' high chopper to second.

 

Kazmir dominates as Devil Rays down Mariners

<h3>TAMPA BAY 6, SEATTLE 2</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir dominated the Seattle Marinersover six innings and Jonny Gomes and Delmon Young drove in tworuns apiece as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays snapped a four-game losingstreak with a 6-2 victory Saturday night.


Kazmir (13-8) earned his fourth consecutive victory as helimited the Mariners to three hits and an unearned run whilestriking out 11 and walking one. The 23-year-old lefthanderimproved his career mark against Seattle to 3-0.


"That might have been his best fastball all year," Devil Raysmanager Joe Maddon said. "There have been times when he pitchedwith all three pitches, but tonight his fastball wasexceptional. It was exploding at the end."


Kazmir, who needs one more victory to tie Rolando Arrojo formost wins in a season by a Devil Ray with 14, said everythingwas working for him Saturday night.


"In the bullpen my arm felt live," Kazmir said. "It felt loose,you might say. I was showing my fastball early and trying toget ahead with it and my other pitches felt like they werethere, too."


Gomes matched his career high with four hits and Carl Crawfordreturned to the lineup following a two-game suspension to alsogo 4-for-5 and steal his 50th base, becoming only the 23rdplayer in major league history to swipe that many bases in ayear four times.


"That's a milestone I try to reach every year," Crawford said."I was just anxious to get back out there. I didn't think Iwould have four hits, but I'll take it."


The loss ended a three-game winning streak for Seattle (78-68)and cost it the chance to pick up a game on the New York Yankees(84-64) in the American League wild card chase. The Marinerstrail by five games.


The Devil Rays struck for four runs in the first inning as theychased starter Horacio Ramirez (8-7) before the lefthander couldrecord an out. Akinori Iwamura and Crawford singled and CarlosPena walked to load the bases. When B.J. Upton followed withan RBI single, Jorge Campillo relieve Ramirez and gave up atwo-run single by Young.


Campillo got Brendan Harris to hit into a double play, but Gomessingled to give Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead.


Mariners manager John McLaren was clearly frustrated with theperformance of his starting pitcher.


"You can't start behind 5-0 every day," McLaren said. "You justcan't do it. We tried to come back and we just weren't able todo it. We try to give our guys a chance to work their way outof it, but we just don't have that luxury anymore."

Gomes doubled in another run in the third and Harris' 12th homermade it 6-0 in the fifth.


Kazmir gave up an unearned tally in the fifth when Jose Vidrosingled and went to third when Yuniesky Betancourt's liner wentunder first baseman Pena's glove for an error. Vidro camearound to score on rookie Adam Jones' high chopper to second.