AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Benoit relieved J Rheinecker. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Lopez (.270, 1-FOR-2)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - BRANDON MORROW TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.294, 1-FOR-3, RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.302, 1-FOR-3) S SOSA (.244, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS TEXAS (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS (1ST GAME) SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .343 J Lopez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .269 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 A Beltre 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .204 K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 W Bloomquist cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 J Ellison lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 Totals 30 1 6 1 2 6 10 BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (17, J Rheinecker). RBI - A Beltre (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 2, J Lopez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - W Bloomquist. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Sexson-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 M Young ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 S Sosa dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 M Byrd cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358 A Melhuse c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 B Wilkerson lf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 D Relaford 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .205 Totals 26 2 7 2 1 4 7 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (23, R Feierabend); S Sosa (20, R Feierabend); T Metcalf (8, R Feierabend). 3B - M Byrd (6, R Feierabend). RBI - M Byrd (34), M Young (56). 2-out RBI - M Byrd, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, A Melhuse 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Melhuse. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Wilkerson (1st base, R Feierabend). FIELDING: E - M Young (11, ground ball). PB - A Melhuse. DP: 1 (M Young-D Relaford-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 100 000 00 -- 1 TEXAS - 000 110 0 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era R Feierabend 5 6 2 2 0 2 0 8.47 B Morrow 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.49 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 3.60 J Benoit 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.87 WP - R Feierabend. HBP - B Wilkerson (by R Feierabend). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 89-56; B Morrow 31-22; J Rheinecker 94-56; J Benoit 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 8-4; B Morrow 3-1; J Rheinecker 11-6; J Benoit 1-0. Batters faced: R Feierabend 21; B Morrow 7; J Rheinecker 28; J Benoit 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - BRANDON MORROW TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.276, 0-FOR-3) Y BETANCOURT (.274, 1-FOR-3) W BLOOMQUIST (.291, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS TEXAS (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS (1ST GAME) SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .343 J Lopez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .269 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 A Beltre 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .204 K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 W Bloomquist cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 J Ellison lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 Totals 30 1 6 1 2 6 10 BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (17, J Rheinecker). RBI - A Beltre (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 2, J Lopez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - W Bloomquist. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Sexson-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 M Young ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 S Sosa dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 M Byrd cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358 A Melhuse c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 B Wilkerson lf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 D Relaford 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .205 Totals 29 2 7 2 1 5 7 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (23, R Feierabend); S Sosa (20, R Feierabend); T Metcalf (8, R Feierabend). 3B - M Byrd (6, R Feierabend). RBI - M Byrd (34), M Young (56). 2-out RBI - M Byrd, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, A Melhuse 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Melhuse. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Wilkerson (1st base, R Feierabend). FIELDING: E - M Young (11, ground ball). PB - A Melhuse. DP: 1 (M Young-D Relaford-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 100 000 00 -- 1 TEXAS - 000 110 00 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era R Feierabend 5 6 2 2 0 2 0 8.47 B Morrow 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.40 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 3.60 J Benoit 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.87 WP - R Feierabend. HBP - B Wilkerson (by R Feierabend). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 89-56; B Morrow 43-31; J Rheinecker 94-56; J Benoit 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 8-4; B Morrow 3-3; J Rheinecker 11-6; J Benoit 1-0. Batters faced: R Feierabend 21; B Morrow 10; J Rheinecker 28; J Benoit 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Laird catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K Johjima (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS (1ST GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: ERIC GAGNE (2-0, 2.30) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2 DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Gagne relieved J Benoit. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K Johjima (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Vidro hit for Y Betancourt. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K JOHJIMA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.307, 3 HR, 31 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Broussard hit for W Bloomquist. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J VIDRO ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B Broussard (.280, 5 HR, 18 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Ibanez hit for J Ellison. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J VIDRO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R Ibanez (.258, 6 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 2 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, BRANDON MORROW (6TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, JOAQUIN BENOIT (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND ADAM MELHUSE, GERALD LAIRD (9TH) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE TEX - NONE</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 2 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, BRANDON MORROW (6TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, JOAQUIN BENOIT (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND ADAM MELHUSE, GERALD LAIRD (9TH) WP - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0) LP - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4) SAVE - ERIC GAGNE (15) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE TEX - NONE TIME: 2:21 ATT: 0 PROBABLES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4, 8.47) & SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7, 4.02) TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0, 3.60) & TEX - KAMERON LOE (5-8, 5.69)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS TEXAS (2) - FINAL (1ST GAME) SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .343 J Lopez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .269 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 A Beltre 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .204 K Johjima c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 a-J Vidro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 W Bloomquist cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 b-B Broussard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 J Ellison lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 c-R Ibanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Totals 34 1 7 1 2 8 13 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for Y Betancourt in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for W Bloomquist in the 9th; c-struck out swinging for J Ellison in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (17, J Rheinecker). RBI - A Beltre (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 2, J Lopez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - W Bloomquist. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Sexson-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 M Young ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 S Sosa dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 M Byrd cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358 A Melhuse c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 B Wilkerson lf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 D Relaford 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .205 Totals 29 2 7 2 1 5 7 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (23, R Feierabend); S Sosa (20, R Feierabend); T Metcalf (8, R Feierabend). 3B - M Byrd (6, R Feierabend). RBI - M Byrd (34), M Young (56). 2-out RBI - M Byrd, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, A Melhuse 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - A Melhuse. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Wilkerson (1st base, R Feierabend). FIELDING: E - M Young (11, ground ball). PB - A Melhuse. DP: 1 (M Young-D Relaford-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 100 000 000 -- 1 TEXAS - 000 110 00x -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era R Feierabend (L, 1-4) 5 6 2 2 0 2 0 8.47 B Morrow 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.40 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker (W, 1-0) 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 3.60 J Benoit (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.87 E Gagne (S, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.23 WP - R Feierabend. HBP - B Wilkerson (by R Feierabend). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend 89-56; B Morrow 43-31; J Rheinecker 94-56; J Benoit 20-10; E Gagne 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 8-4; B Morrow 3-3; J Rheinecker 11-6; J Benoit 1-0; E Gagne 1-0. Batters faced: R Feierabend 21; B Morrow 10; J Rheinecker 28; J Benoit 4; E Gagne 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Lance Barksdale. T--2:21. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (1) AT TEXAS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki flied out to center. J Lopez walked. J Guillen safe at second on error by shortstop M Young, J Lopez to third. A Beltre grounded out to second, J Lopez scored, J Guillen to third. R Sexson grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 4TH: M Young lined out to center. M Teixeira lined out to right. S Sosa doubled to deep left. M Byrd tripled to deep center, S Sosa scored. A Melhuse struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 5TH: B Wilkerson grounded out to second. D Relaford grounded out to third. T Metcalf doubled to deep left. F Catalanotto reached on infield single to shortstop, T Metcalf to third. M Young singled to left, T Metcalf scored, F Catalanotto to second. M Teixeira grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 2 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, BRANDON MORROW (6TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, JOAQUIN BENOIT (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND ADAM MELHUSE, GERALD LAIRD (9TH) WP - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0) LP - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4) SAVE - ERIC GAGNE (15) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE TEX - NONE TIME: 2:21 ATT: 0 PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7, 4.02) TEX - KAMERON LOE (5-8, 5.69)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 2 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, BRANDON MORROW (6TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, JOAQUIN BENOIT (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND ADAM MELHUSE, GERALD LAIRD (9TH) WP - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0) LP - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-4) SAVE - ERIC GAGNE (15) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE TEX - NONE TIME: 2:21 ATT: N/A PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7, 4.02) TEX - KAMERON LOE (5-8, 5.69)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (1) AT TEXAS (2) - EVENT LOG (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki DH, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist CF, J Ellison LF, R Feierabend LHP. Texas Starting Lineups -- J Hairston Jr RF, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, S Sosa DH, M Byrd CF, A Melhuse C, B Wilkerson LF, D Relaford 2B, T Metcalf 3B, J Rheinecker LHP. Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Angel Campos (1B), Tim Welke (2B), Lance Barksdale (3B). Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 9 mph. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki flied out to center. J Lopez walked. J Guillen safe at second on error by shortstop M Young, J Lopez to third. A Beltre grounded out to second, J Lopez scored, J Guillen to third. R Sexson grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 1ST: J Hairston Jr struck out swinging. M Young grounded out to third. M Teixeira doubled to deep right. M Teixeira to third on wild pitch by R Feierabend. S Sosa grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima flied out to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 2ND: M Byrd grounded out to third. A Melhuse grounded out to shortstop. B Wilkerson hit by pitch. B Wilkerson picked off first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. SEATTLE 3RD: J Ellison struck out swinging. I Suzuki flied out to right. J Lopez singled to right. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Lopez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 3RD: D Relaford grounded out to shortstop. T Metcalf flied out to center. J Hairston Jr popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. SEATTLE 4TH: A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. R Sexson flied out to center. K Johjima grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 4TH: M Young lined out to center. M Teixeira lined out to right. S Sosa doubled to deep left. M Byrd tripled to deep center, S Sosa scored. A Melhuse struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 1. SEATTLE 5TH: F Catalanotto in left field. B Wilkerson in right field. Y Betancourt struck out looking. W Bloomquist singled to center. J Ellison singled to right, W Bloomquist to third. I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 5TH: B Wilkerson grounded out to second. D Relaford grounded out to third. T Metcalf doubled to deep left. F Catalanotto reached on infield single to shortstop, T Metcalf to third. M Young singled to left, T Metcalf scored, F Catalanotto to second. M Teixeira grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. SEATTLE 6TH: J Guillen lined out to left. A Beltre lined out to right. R Sexson doubled to left. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. TEXAS 6TH: B Morrow relieved R Feierabend. S Sosa walked. M Byrd singled to right, S Sosa to third. A Melhuse grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Byrd out at second. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. SEATTLE 7TH: Y Betancourt singled to center. W Bloomquist grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Betancourt out at second. J Ellison reached on infield single to pitcher. I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. TEXAS 7TH: D Relaford grounded out to first. T Metcalf struck out swinging. F Catalanotto flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. SEATTLE 8TH: J Benoit relieved J Rheinecker. J Lopez struck out swinging. J Guillen grounded out to third. A Beltre walked. A Beltre to second on passed ball by A Melhuse. R Sexson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. TEXAS 8TH: M Young struck out looking. M Teixeira flied out to center. S Sosa flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2. SEATTLE 9TH: G Laird catching. E Gagne relieved J Benoit. K Johjima singled to left. J Vidro hit for Y Betancourt. J Vidro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Johjima out at second. B Broussard hit for W Bloomquist. B Broussard struck out swinging. R Ibanez hit for J Ellison. R Ibanez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 2.</div>
Rheinecker shuts down Mariners in first game of doubleheader <h3>TEXAS 2, SEATTLE 1 (1st Game)</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Rheinecker is worth 19 points inscrabble. However, the Seattle Mariners managed just one offthe Texas Rangers lefthander on Tuesday. Rheinecker threw six solid innings and Marlon Byrd had a pair ofhits and an RBI as the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 2-1, inthe first game of a doubleheader. With the Rangers demoting Robinson Tejeda to Class AAA Oklahomaon Monday, Texas has an opening for a fifth starter in theirrotation and Rheinecker served notice that he deservesconsideration. The 28-year-old Rheinecker (1-0) limited the Mariners to one runand five hits with four strikeouts in just his second start ofthe season. After Seattle took an early lead in the first on a RBI groundoutby Adrian Beltre, Texas answered with runs in the fourth andfifth to take a 2-1 lead and Rheinecker made it stand up. With two outs in the fourth, Sammy Sosa doubled to left fieldoff Mariners starter Ryan Feierabend (1-4) and scored as Byrdtripled to left-center for his 34th RBI since joining theRangers on May 26. <div class="pre">Meanwhile, Feierabend allowed base runners in four of his five</div>innings. The 21-year-old lefthander allowed two runs and fivehits in six innings. Texas took a 2-1 lead in the fifth as Michael Young singled homeTravis Metcalf, who had doubled to left field to start theinning. Young is now hitting .464 (13-28) with five RBI in hislast six games. Joaquin Benoit allowed the tying run to reach with two outs inthe eighth, when he walked Beltre and threw a wild pitch, but hestruck out Richie Sexson to get out of trouble. Eric Gagne worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to recordhis 15th save in 16 chances as the Rangers handed the Marinerstheir fourth straight loss.
