AL: OAKLAND (49-53) at SEATTLE (54-46) <h3>Mariners hope to end season-high seven-game slide</h3> Oakland (49-53) at Seattle (54-46), 10:05 pm EDT SEATTLE (Ticker) - The reeling Seattle Mariners will look toavoid their eighth consecutive setback when they host theOakland Athletics in the second of a four-game series on Friday. In Thursday's series opener, All-Star Dan Haren tossed sevenstrong innings and Nick Swisher homered from both sides of theplate as the A's posted a 6-2 win. Seattle is mired in its longest slide since dropping 11 in a rowfrom August 10-20 last season. The Mariners are now four gamesbehind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American LeagueWest standings. The Mariners send Felix Hernandez (6-6, 4.02 ERA) to the mound.The 21-year-old suffered his second straight setback when hesurrendered six runs in six innings in an 8-0 loss at Toronto onSunday. Hernandez was brilliant in his last appearance against Oakland,which has managed just five hits through 16 scoreless frames offthe hard-throwing righthander this season. The Athletics counter with rookie Dallas Braden (1-5, 5.15), whois seeking his first win since April 24 at Baltimore. Lasttime out, Braden yielded one run in seven frames but came out onthe short end of a 2-0 loss on Sunday. Braden will be making his first career appearance against theMariners, who have won seven of the previous 10 meetings in theseries overall.
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS OAKLAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .279 7 26 Ichiro Suzuki CF .344 5 42 Nick Swisher 1B .257 13 51 Jose Vidro DH .299 3 32 Shannon Stewart LF .307 7 30 Jose Guillen RF .283 12 58 Jack Cust DH .252 17 46 Adrian Beltre 3B .277 15 55 Mark Ellis 2B .260 12 46 Richie Sexson 1B .205 17 53 Mark Kotsay CF .226 1 18 Raul Ibanez LF .257 6 60 Marco Scutaro 3B .240 4 18 Kenji Johjima C .269 10 37 Donnie Murphy SS .100 0 1 Jose Lopez 2B .268 8 48 Rob Bowen C .000 0 0 Yuniesky Betancour SS .281 4 34 Dallas Braden LHP (1-5, 5.15) Felix Hernandez RHP (6-6, 4.02)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN (1-5, 5.15) SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (6-6, 4.02) UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 1B - TED BARRETT 2B - BRIAN KNIGHT 3B - MARK CARLSON WEATHER: 77 Degrees, clear</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN AND ROB BOWEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.279, 7 HR, 26 RBI) N SWISHER (.257, 13 HR, 51 RBI) S STEWART (.307, 7 HR, 30 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (14) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.307, 7 HR, 30 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.344, 5 HR, 42 RBI) J VIDRO (.299, 3 HR, 32 RBI) J GUILLEN (.283, 12 HR, 58 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 1 -- 1 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.15 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.07 Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 1-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.260, 12 HR, 46 RBI) M KOTSAY (.226, 1 HR, 18 RBI) M SCUTARO (.240, 4 HR, 18 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 1 -- 1 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.02 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.07 Pitches-strikes: D Braden 24-14; F Hernandez 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 1-0; F Hernandez 1-0. Batters faced: D Braden 4; F Hernandez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 0 1 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.205, 17 HR, 53 RBI) R IBANEZ (.257, 6 HR, 60 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.269, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 10 -- 1 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.02 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.03 Pitches-strikes: D Braden 24-14; F Hernandez 26-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 1-0; F Hernandez 4-0. Batters faced: D Braden 4; F Hernandez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 0 1 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI) R BOWEN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) T BUCK (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 10 -- 1 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.89 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.03 Pitches-strikes: D Braden 36-23; F Hernandez 26-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 1-2; F Hernandez 4-0. Batters faced: D Braden 7; F Hernandez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 2 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.268, 8 HR, 48 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.281, 4 HR, 34 RBI) I SUZUKI (.343, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 4 4 BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (2, F Hernandez). HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 1. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 100 -- 1 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.89 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 3 2 1 1 1 4 1 3.99 IBB - N Swisher (by F Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: D Braden 36-23; F Hernandez 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 1-2; F Hernandez 5-0. Batters faced: D Braden 7; F Hernandez 12. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI, JOSE VIDRO AND JOSE GUILLEN. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A BELTRE ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.205, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 2 1 SEATTLE 0 0 3 3 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.251, 0-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.259, 0-FOR-1) M KOTSAY (.224, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS SEATTLE (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 N Swisher 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259 S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 4 4 BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (2, F Hernandez). HR - N Swisher (14, 1st inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N Swisher (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - M Scutaro (8, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .343 J Vidro dh 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 J Guillen rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 A Beltre 3b 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 .279 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 13 3 3 3 2 3 5 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (28, D Braden). RBI - A Beltre 3 (58). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 100 -- 1 SEATTLE - 003 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 3 3 3 0 2 3 0 4.76 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 3 2 1 1 1 4 1 3.99 IBB - N Swisher (by F Hernandez), R Sexson (by D Braden). Pitches-strikes: D Braden 64-37; F Hernandez 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 2-4; F Hernandez 5-0. Batters faced: D Braden 15; F Hernandez 12. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 SEATTLE 0 0 3 3 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.268, 0-FOR-1) J LOPEZ (.267, 0-FOR-1) Y BETANCOURT (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>
