GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (80-70) at OAKLAND (74-79)

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Thompson ran for M Piazza.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K THOMPSON ON FIRST, R BOWEN ON SECOND, M
SCUTARO ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7
OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S Stewart (.287, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SHANNON STEWART SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K THOMPSON ON FIRST, R BOWEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7
OAKLAND 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: GEORGE SHERRILL (2-0, 2.47) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K THOMPSON ON FIRST, R BOWEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 5

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Sherrill relieved S Green.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K THOMPSON ON FIRST, R BOWEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7
OAKLAND 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Barton (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 13 1
OAKLAND 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - GEORGE SHERRILL
OAK - ANDREW BROWN

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.317, 1-FOR-4)
A JONES (.294, 2-FOR-4)
J BURKE (.317, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (7) VS OAKLAND (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .353
J Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254
R Ibanez dh 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .287
J Guillen rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .285
A Beltre 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276
J Vidro 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317
A Jones lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .294
J Burke c 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .317
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 .289

Totals 36 7 13 7 4 5 16

BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (38, D Meyer); J Burke (8, R Lugo); J Guillen (25, A
Brown). 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). SF - I Suzuki. RBI - R Ibanez (101), J
Guillen (91), J Burke 2 (9), Y Betancourt 2 (66), I Suzuki (65). 2-out RBI - Y
Betancourt, J Burke. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2, J
Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 2. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - F Hernandez (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Lopez-J Vidro).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .287
D Barton 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .310
J Cust rf 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .262
D Johnson dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .236
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274
J Hannahan 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .298
M Scutaro ss 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .257
R Bowen c 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .308
J DaVanon cf 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .233
a-M Piazza ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
K Thompson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 30 5 8 4 9 6 21

a-walked for J Davanon in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (10, F Hernandez). HR - J Cust (24, 5th inning off F
Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - S Stewart. RBI - M Ellis (73), J Hannahan (20), J
Cust (78), S Stewart (48). 2-out RBI - M Ellis, J Hannahan. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, D Johnson 2. Team LOB - 11.



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SEATTLE - 230 001 10 -- 7
OAKLAND - 012 010 01 -- 5
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 7 4 3 4 3 1 4.07
R Rowland-Smith 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.65
J Huber 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5.06
S Green 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.12
G Sherrill 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.44

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Meyer 4 2/3 6 5 5 2 2 0 8.62
R Lugo 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.56
J Blevins 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.40
A Brown 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.54

J Huber pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - D Meyer. IBB - I Suzuki (by R Lugo). Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez
110-64; R Rowland-Smith 38-20; J Huber 12-4; S Green 10-5; G Sherrill 10-4; D
Meyer 98-63; R Lugo 28-16; J Blevins 30-19; A Brown 23-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: F Hernandez 7-4; R Rowland-Smith 1-3; J Huber 0-0; S Green 0-1; G
Sherrill 0-1; D Meyer 2-10; R Lugo 3-1; J Blevins 0-1; A Brown 0-2. Batters
faced: F Hernandez 25; R Rowland-Smith 8; J Huber 2; S Green 2; G Sherrill 3; D
Meyer 22; R Lugo 7; J Blevins 6; A Brown 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Thompson in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7
OAKLAND 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: HUSTON STREET (4-2, 2.93) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 5

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Street relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7
OAKLAND 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.317, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED ADAM JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y BETANCOURT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 8
OAKLAND 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.353, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ICHIRO SUZUKI SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I SUZUKI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 9
OAKLAND 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.254, 0-FOR-5)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 16 1
OAKLAND 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - GEORGE SHERRILL
OAK - HUSTON STREET

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.274, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
J HANNAHAN (.298, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
M SCUTARO (.257, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (9) VS OAKLAND (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .354
J Lopez 2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .256
R Ibanez dh 6 2 2 1 0 3 3 .286
J Guillen rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .285
A Beltre 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276
J Vidro 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317
A Jones lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .288
J Burke c 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .314
Y Betancourt ss 5 2 4 3 0 0 3 .291

Totals 43 9 16 9 4 8 19

BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (38, D Meyer); J Burke (8, R Lugo); J Guillen (25, A
Brown). 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). SF - I Suzuki. RBI - R Ibanez (101), J
Guillen (91), J Burke 2 (9), Y Betancourt 3 (67), I Suzuki 2 (66). 2-out RBI -
Y Betancourt 2, J Burke, I Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ibanez 1, A Beltre 2, J Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 2. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Jones (2, 3rd base off H Street/R Bowen), Y Betancourt
(5, 2nd base off H Street/R Bowen).

FIELDING: E - F Hernandez (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Lopez-J Vidro).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .287
D Barton 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .310
J Cust rf 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .262
D Johnson dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .236
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274
J Hannahan 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .298
M Scutaro ss 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .257
R Bowen c 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .308
J DaVanon cf 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .233
a-M Piazza ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
K Thompson pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 30 5 8 4 9 6 21

a-walked for J Davanon in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (10, F Hernandez). HR - J Cust (24, 5th inning off F
Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - S Stewart. RBI - M Ellis (73), J Hannahan (20), J
Cust (78), S Stewart (48). 2-out RBI - M Ellis, J Hannahan. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, D Johnson 2. Team LOB - 11.


FIELDING: E - J Cust (4, fly ball).


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SEATTLE - 230 001 102 -- 9
OAKLAND - 012 010 01 -- 5
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 7 4 3 4 3 1 4.07
R Rowland-Smith 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.65
J Huber 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5.06
S Green 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.12
G Sherrill 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.44

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Meyer 4 2/3 6 5 5 2 2 0 8.62
R Lugo 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.56
J Blevins 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.40
A Brown 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
H Street 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 2.87

J Huber pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - D Meyer. IBB - I Suzuki (by R Lugo). Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez
110-64; R Rowland-Smith 38-20; J Huber 12-4; S Green 10-5; G Sherrill 10-4; D
Meyer 98-63; R Lugo 28-16; J Blevins 30-19; A Brown 23-16; H Street 30-21.
Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 7-4; R Rowland-Smith 1-3; J Huber 0-0; S
Green 0-1; G Sherrill 0-1; D Meyer 2-10; R Lugo 3-1; J Blevins 0-1; A Brown
0-2; H Street 0-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 25; R Rowland-Smith 8; J Huber 2;
S Green 2; G Sherrill 3; D Meyer 22; R Lugo 7; J Blevins 6; A Brown 6; H Street
7.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: J.J. PUTZ (4-1, 1.36) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 9, OAKLAND 5

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.274, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Putz relieved G Sherrill.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 9
OAKLAND 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.274, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Broussard at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 9
OAKLAND 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.274, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 16 1
OAKLAND 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH), JON HUBER (8TH),
SEAN GREEN (8TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND
JAMIE BURKE

OAK - DAN MEYER, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), JERRY BLEVINS (7TH),
ANDREW BROWN (7TH), HUSTON STREET (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN

HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE

OAK - JACK CUST (24) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 16 1
OAKLAND 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH), JON HUBER (8TH),
SEAN GREEN (8TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND
JAMIE BURKE

OAK - DAN MEYER, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), JERRY BLEVINS (7TH),
ANDREW BROWN (7TH), HUSTON STREET (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN


WP - FELIX HERNANDEZ (13-7)
LP - DAN MEYER (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE

OAK - JACK CUST (24) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:42 ATT: 21,171

PROBABLES: OAK - JOE BLANTON (14-9, 3.78)
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (17-8, 3.07)

PROBABLES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4, 6.80)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (12-7, 3.90)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (9) VS OAKLAND (5) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .354
J Lopez 2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .256
R Ibanez dh 6 2 2 1 0 3 3 .286
J Guillen rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .285
A Beltre 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276
J Vidro 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317
B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Jones lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .288
J Burke c 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .314
Y Betancourt ss 5 2 4 3 0 0 3 .291

Totals 43 9 16 9 4 8 19

BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (38, D Meyer); J Burke (8, R Lugo); J Guillen (25, A
Brown). 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). SF - I Suzuki. RBI - R Ibanez (101), J
Guillen (91), J Burke 2 (9), Y Betancourt 3 (67), I Suzuki 2 (66). 2-out RBI -
Y Betancourt 2, J Burke, I Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ibanez 1, A Beltre 2, J Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 2. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Jones (2, 3rd base off H Street/R Bowen), Y Betancourt
(5, 2nd base off H Street/R Bowen).

FIELDING: E - F Hernandez (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Lopez-J Vidro).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .287
D Barton 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .310
J Cust rf 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .262
D Johnson dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .236
M Ellis 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274
J Hannahan 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .296
M Scutaro ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .259
R Bowen c 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 .300
J DaVanon cf 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .233
a-M Piazza ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
K Thompson pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 34 5 9 4 9 7 22

a-walked for J Davanon in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (10, F Hernandez). HR - J Cust (24, 5th inning off F
Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - S Stewart. RBI - M Ellis (73), J Hannahan (20), J
Cust (78), S Stewart (48). 2-out RBI - M Ellis, J Hannahan. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, R Bowen 1, D Johnson 2. Team
LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - J Cust (4, fly ball).


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SEATTLE - 230 001 102 -- 9
OAKLAND - 012 010 010 -- 5
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez (W, 13-7) 5 7 4 3 4 3 1 4.07
R Rowland-Smith (H, 2) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.65
J Huber (H, 4) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5.06
S Green (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.12
G Sherrill (H, 22) 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.44
J Putz 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.34

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Meyer (L, 0-2) 4 2/3 6 5 5 2 2 0 8.62
R Lugo 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.56
J Blevins 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.40
A Brown 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
H Street 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 2.87

J Huber pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - D Meyer. IBB - I Suzuki (by R Lugo). Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez
110-64; R Rowland-Smith 38-20; J Huber 12-4; S Green 10-5; G Sherrill 10-4; J
Putz 14-8; D Meyer 98-63; R Lugo 28-16; J Blevins 30-19; A Brown 23-16; H
Street 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 7-4; R Rowland-Smith 1-3; J
Huber 0-0; S Green 0-1; G Sherrill 0-1; J Putz 1-1; D Meyer 2-10; R Lugo 3-1; J
Blevins 0-1; A Brown 0-2; H Street 0-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 25; R
Rowland-Smith 8; J Huber 2; S Green 2; G Sherrill 3; J Putz 4; D Meyer 22; R
Lugo 7; J Blevins 6; A Brown 6; H Street 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

T--3:42. Att--21,171.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 9
OAKLAND 5 FINAL</div>