GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (54-39) at TORONTO (46-50)

AL: SEATTLE (54-39) at TORONTO (46-50)

<h3>Mariners look to continue to inch closer to division lead</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (54-39) at Toronto (46-50) 1:07 pm EDT</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jeff Weaver goes for his first win in threestarts when the Seattle Mariners face the Toronto Blue Jays inthe second of a three-game series Saturday.


On June 19, the Mariners had just capped a six-game losingstreak and fell to third in the American League West, 7 1/2games back. Since then, they have posted a 19-7 record andclosed within one game of the division-leading Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim.


Seattle has been paced by leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki, who isbatting .352, and closer J.J. Putz, who has 28 saves in as manyopportunities.


Weaver (2-7, 6.82 ERA) was tagged for seven runs and 10 hitswith three walks and four strikeouts over five innings in an11-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers last Sunday.


The Blue Jays will counter with Josh Towers (4-6, 5.40), whogave up a season-high six runs over 5 2/3 innings in a 6-4 lossto the New York Yankees on Monday.


Toronto has lost four of its previous five contests.

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .352 5 42 Matt Stairs LF .280 14 36
Jose Vidro DH .297 3 29 Lyle Overbay 1B .269 8 28
Raul Ibanez LF .264 6 57 Alex Rios RF .307 19 56
Jose Guillen RF .285 12 56 Troy Glaus 3B .288 14 44
Adrian Beltre 3B .274 15 49 Vernon Wells CF .251 13 50
Richie Sexson 1B .203 15 49 Frank Thomas DH .252 14 46
Jose Lopez 2B .269 8 48 Aaron Hill 2B .278 10 54
Jamie Burke C .344 0 6 Gregg Zaun C .230 3 21
Yuniesky Betancour SS .282 4 34 Royce Clayton SS .251 1 12

Jeff Weaver RHP (2-7, 6.82) Josh Towers RHP (4-6, 5.40)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
WARMUPS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER (2-7, 6.82)
TOR - JOSH TOWERS (4-6, 5.40)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - RICK REED
3B - CHUCK MERIWETHER

WEATHER: 73 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 12 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
STARTING BATS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND JAMIE BURKE
TOR - JOSH TOWERS AND GREGG ZAUN

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.352, 5 HR, 42 RBI)
J VIDRO (.297, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
R IBANEZ (.264, 6 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.280, 14 HR, 36 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.269, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
A RIOS (.307, 19 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.82

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.33

Pitches-strikes: J Towers 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 2-1. Batters
faced: J Towers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.285, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
A BELTRE (.274, 15 HR, 49 RBI)
R SEXSON (.203, 15 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.72

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.33

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 9-6; J Towers 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver
1-1; J Towers 2-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 3; J Towers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.288, 14 HR, 44 RBI)
V WELLS (.251, 13 HR, 50 RBI)
F THOMAS (.252, 14 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.72

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 9-6; J Towers 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 1-1; J Towers 2-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 3; J Towers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 19 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AARON HILL SCORED VERNON WELLS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A HILL ON FIRST, F THOMAS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.230, 3 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.269, 8 HR, 48 RBI)
J BURKE (.344, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.282, 4 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TORONTO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - A Hill (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton
1. Team LOB - 2.


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 01 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.75

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 28-20; J Towers 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 2-3; J Towers 2-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 9; J Towers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 19 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.279, 0-FOR-1)
L OVERBAY (.268, 0-FOR-1)
A RIOS (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TORONTO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - A Hill (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton
1. Team LOB - 2.


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SEATTLE - 000 -- 0
TORONTO - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.75

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 28-20; J Towers 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 2-3; J Towers 3-4. Batters faced: J Weaver 9; J Towers 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 19 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.351, 0-FOR-1)
J VIDRO (.296, 0-FOR-1)
R IBANEZ (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TORONTO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - A Hill (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton
1. Team LOB - 2.


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SEATTLE - 000 -- 0
TORONTO - 010 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.65

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 42-30; J Towers 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 3-5; J Towers 3-4. Batters faced: J Weaver 12; J Towers 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 19 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
TOR - JOSH TOWERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.287, 0-FOR-1)
V WELLS (.253, 1-FOR-1)
F THOMAS (.254, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TORONTO

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TORONTO (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
J Guillen rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 13 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - A Hill (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton
1. Team LOB - 2.


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SEATTLE - 000 0 -- 0
TORONTO - 010 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.65

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.13

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 42-30; J Towers 46-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 3-5; J Towers 5-5. Batters faced: J Weaver 12; J Towers 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 19 mph, out to center.</div>