GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (81-70) at LA ANGELS (90-62)

AL: SEATTLE (81-70) at LA ANGELS (90-62)

<h3>Angels hope to move closer to division title</h3>



<div class="pre">Seattle (81-70) at LA Angels (90-62) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners looked likeserious contenders less than a month ago. A lot can change in amonth.


The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will look to move closer tolocking up the American League West when they host the Marinersin the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.


At the end of the day on August 24, Seattle had won seven ofeight to pull within one game of the Angels in the division.Since then, the Mariners have won just eight of 25 to fall 8 1/2games back with just 11 games to play.


Los Angeles' magic number stands at three, making adivision-clinching celebration a likelihood during the seriesthis weekend.


The Angels now have their sights set on the best record inbaseball. Anaheim is currently tied with the Cleveland Indians(90-62), one-half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox (90-63).

Jered Weaver (12-7, 3.90 ERA) will get the start for the Angels,looking for his fifth win in his last six outings. The24-year-old righthander picked up a win at Chicago lastSaturday, and held Seattle to two runs - one earned - in eightinnings to earn a win on August 29.


The Mariners will try to fight off elimination with rookie RyanFeierabend (1-4, 6.80). The 22-year-old lefthander will bemaking his return to the rotation in place of fellow lefthanderHoracio Ramirez, who failed to record an out in his last start.

 

AL: SEATTLE (81-70) at LA ANGELS (90-62)

<h3>Angels look to move closer to AL West title</h3>



<div class="pre">Seattle (81-70) at La Angels (90-62) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners lookedlike serious contenders less than a month ago. A lot can changein a month.


The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will look to move closer tolocking up the American League West when they host the Marinersin the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.


At the end of the day on August 24, Seattle had won seven ofeight to pull within one game of the Angels in the division.Since then, the Mariners have won just eight of 25 to fall 8 1/2games back with just 11 games to play.


Los Angeles' magic number stands at three, making adivision-clinching celebration a likelihood during the seriesthis weekend.


The Angels now have their sights set on the best record inbaseball. Anaheim is currently tied with the Cleveland Indians(90-62), one-half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox (90-63).

Jered Weaver (12-7, 3.90 ERA) will get the start for the Angels,looking for his fifth win in his last six outings. The24-year-old righthander picked up a win at Chicago lastSaturday, and held Seattle to two runs - one earned - in eightinnings to earn a win on August 29.


The Mariners will try to fight off elimination with rookie RyanFeierabend (1-4, 6.80). The 22-year-old lefthander will bemaking his return to the rotation in place of fellow lefthanderHoracio Ramirez, who failed to record an out in his last start.

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT LA ANGELS -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .354 6 66 Reggie Willits CF .290 0 34
Adrian Beltre 3B .276 25 94 Orlando Cabrera SS .302 8 83
Raul Ibanez LF .286 19 101 Vladimir Guerrero DH .323 25 120
Jose Guillen RF .285 20 91 Garret Anderson LF .306 16 77
Ben Broussard 1B .272 7 27 Maicer Izturis 3B .283 5 47
Jose Vidro DH .317 6 56 Howie Kendrick 2B .324 5 35
Kenji Johjima C .290 14 59 Juan Rivera RF .200 2 4
Jose Lopez 2B .256 9 58 Casey Kotchman 1B .293 9 65
Yuniesky Betancour SS .291 9 67 Jeff Mathis C .226 4 22

Ryan Feierabend LHP (1-4, 6.80) Jered Weaver RHP (12-7, 3.90)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4, 6.80)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (12-7, 3.90)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND AND KENJI JOHJIMA
LAA - JERED WEAVER AND JEFF MATHIS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.354, 6 HR, 66 RBI)
A BELTRE (.276, 25 HR, 94 RBI)
R IBANEZ (.286, 19 HR, 101 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.290, 0 HR, 34 RBI)
O CABRERA (.302, 8 HR, 83 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.323, 25 HR, 120 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.80

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.87

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 2-1.
Batters faced: J Weaver 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B BROUSSARD (.272, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
J VIDRO (.317, 6 HR, 56 RBI)
K JOHJIMA (.290, 14 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
V Guerrero dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Willits (1st base, R Feierabend).


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.65

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.87

Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 21-11; J Weaver 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Feierabend 0-1; J Weaver 2-1. Batters faced: R Feierabend 4; J Weaver 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.283, 5 HR, 47 RBI)
H KENDRICK (.324, 5 HR, 35 RBI)
J RIVERA (.200, 2 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Vidro dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Broussard (1st base, J Mathis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
V Guerrero dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Willits (1st base, R Feierabend).

FIELDING: E - J Weaver (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C
Kotchman).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.65

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.85

Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 21-11; J Weaver 41-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Feierabend 0-1; J Weaver 4-1. Batters faced: R Feierabend 4; J Weaver 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.291, 9 HR, 67 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.353, 0-FOR-1)
A BELTRE (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Vidro dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Broussard (1st base, J Mathis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
V Guerrero dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Willits (1st base, R Feierabend).

FIELDING: E - J Weaver (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C
Kotchman).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 6.50

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.85

Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 34-19; J Weaver 41-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Feierabend 0-4; J Weaver 4-1. Batters faced: R Feierabend 8; J Weaver 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT AND
ADRIAN BELTRE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
LA ANGELS 0 END TOP, 3RD</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.226, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
R WILLITS (.292, 1-FOR-1)
O CABRERA (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353
A Beltre 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
R Ibanez lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287
J Guillen rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .286
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Vidro dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Y Betancourt ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 13 2 6 2 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (26, J Weaver). RBI - J Guillen 2 (93). 2-out RBI - J
Guillen 2. GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Broussard (1st base, J Mathis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
V Guerrero dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Willits (1st base, R Feierabend).

FIELDING: E - J Weaver (2, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Rivera (J
Guillen at 3rd base). DP: 1 (O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C Kotchman).


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SEATTLE - 002 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 6.50

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 6 2 2 0 1 0 3.94

Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 34-19; J Weaver 62-41. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Feierabend 0-4; J Weaver 4-2. Batters faced: R Feierabend 8; J Weaver 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED REGGIE WILLITS AND ORLANDO
CABRERA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON SECOND, V GUERRERO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HOWIE KENDRICK SCORED VLADIMIR GUERRERO AND
GARRET ANDERSON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, H KENDRICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
LA ANGELS 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J RIVERA (.190, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN RIVERA SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J RIVERA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
LA ANGELS 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>