GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (20-36) at SEATTLE (27-25)

AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE

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TEXAS 6
SEATTLE 11 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE

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TEXAS (6) AT SEATTLE (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki lined out to center. J Lopez reached on infield
single to pitcher, J Lopez to third on throwing error by pitcher R Tejeda.
J Guillen singled to center, J Lopez scored. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's
choice to second, J Guillen out at second. R Sexson flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 2ND: M Teixeira homered to left center. V Diaz popped out to second.
M Byrd lined out to shortstop. G Laird singled to center. N Cruz struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 4TH: M Young singled to center. M Teixeira walked, M Young to
second. V Diaz homered to right, M Young and M Teixeira scored. M Byrd
grounded out to shortstop. G Laird singled to shallow left. N Cruz struck out
swinging. M Kata flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4,
SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: R Ibanez singled to center. R Sexson flied out to right.
B Broussard walked, R Ibanez to second. Y Betancourt fouled out to third.
W Bloomquist hit by pitch, R Ibanez to third, B Broussard to second. J Burke
reached on infield single to third, R Ibanez scored, B Broussard to third,
W Bloomquist to second. I Suzuki walked, B Broussard scored, W Bloomquist to
third, J Burke to second. J Lopez doubled to deep left, W Bloomquist, J Burke
and I Suzuki scored, J Lopez to third advancing on throw. J Guillen struck out
swinging. (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 6.

SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt doubled to center. W Bloomquist struck out
swinging. Y Betancourt stole third. J Burke sacrificed to pitcher,
Y Betancourt scored. I Suzuki walked. W Littleton relieved R Tejeda. J Lopez
reached on infield single to second, I Suzuki to second, I Suzuki to third,
J Lopez to second on throwing error by second baseman I Kinsler. J Guillen
doubled to deep center, I Suzuki and J Lopez scored. R Ibanez singled to
center, J Guillen scored, R Ibanez thrown out at second attempting to advance
on play. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 10.

TEXAS 8TH: R Vazquez grounded out to first. J Huber relieved R Feierabend.
M Young grounded out to second. M Teixeira singled to left center. V Diaz
homered to left, M Teixeira scored. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 8TH: C Wilson relieved W Littleton. W Bloomquist struck out
looking. J Burke walked. I Suzuki struck out looking. J Lopez singled to
center, J Burke to second. J Guillen walked, J Burke to third, J Lopez to
second. R Ibanez struck out swinging, R Ibanez safe at first on passed ball by
C Stewart, J Burke scored, J Lopez to third on passed ball, J Guillen to second
on passed ball. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 6, SEATTLE 11.</div>

 

Lopez, Guillen pace Mariners to rout of Rangers

<h3>SEATTLE 11, TEXAS 6</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jose Lopez and Jose Guillen each drove inthree runs to help rookie lefthander Ryan Feierabend earn hisfirst major league victory as the Seattle Mariners came frombehind to rout the Texas Rangers 11-6 Sunday afternoon.

Feierabend (1-1), making his second start of the year, went 71/3 innings, allowing seven hits, walking one and striking outfive after surviving a pair of Ranger home runs which had giventhem an 4-1 lead in the fourth inning.

Rangers right-fielder Victor Diaz hit a pair of home runs toaccount for five RBI's.

After Diaz' three-run homer in the fourth, Feierabend allowedjust two singles the rest of the way before leaving with one outin the eighth.

Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (4-6) went 5 2/3 innings,allowing eight hits and eight runs, walking three and strikingout four to absorb his third consecutive loss.

Jose Lopez hit a base-loaded double to cap a five-run fourthinning and give the Mariners a 6-4 advantage.

Raul Ibanez extended his hitting streak to 11 games when heopened the fourth inning with a single and Ben Broussard drew aone-out walk. Tejeda hit Willie Bloomquist with two outs toload the bases and backup catcher Jamie Burke singled to thirdto score one run.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk to score the second runof the inning. Lopez followed with his bases-clearing doubleoff the top of the left-field fence to give the Mariners a 6-4lead.

Seattle added four runs in the sixth to make it 10-4. YunieskyBetancourt blooped a double that fell at the feet of centerfielder Marlon Byrd, who appeared to lose the ball in the sun.After Betancourt stole third, Burke scored him with a suicidesqueeze bunt. Tejeda walked Ichiro, then departed for relieverWes Littleton.

Lopez greeted him with an infield single that second baseman IanKinsler threw away at first for an error. Lopez wound up atsecond and Ichiro at third. Guillen doubled to center for twomore runs and Ibanez hit a run-scoring single capped the inning.

Tejeda's throwing error helped the Mariners jump on top 1-0 withan unearned run in the first inning. Lopez hit a grounder backto Tejeda, who threw it wide of first, allowing Lopez to go tothird base, where he on scored on Jose Guillen's single.

Mark Teixeira tied the game 1-1 in the second with his 11thhomer, a shot over the center field fence that just eluded theglove of a leaping Ichiro.

Diaz hit his second homer, a two-run shot in the eighth inningoff reliever Jon Huber.

Betancourt doubled in the second inning to extend his majorleague leading hitting streak to 14 games.

 

AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE

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TEXAS (6) AT SEATTLE (11) - EVENT LOG
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Texas Starting Lineups -- I Kinsler 2B, R Vazquez SS, M Young DH,
M Teixeira 1B, V Diaz RF, M Byrd CF, G Laird C, N Cruz LF, M Kata 3B,
R Tejeda RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
R Sexson DH, B Broussard 1B, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist 3B, J Burke C,
R Feierabend LHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Gerry Davis (2B),
Mike Everitt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Sunny, wind in from left at 4 mph.


TEXAS 1ST: I Kinsler popped out to second. R Vazquez struck out swinging.
M Young grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki lined out to center. J Lopez reached on infield
single to pitcher, J Lopez to third on throwing error by pitcher R Tejeda.
J Guillen singled to center, J Lopez scored. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's
choice to second, J Guillen out at second. R Sexson flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 2ND: M Teixeira homered to left center. V Diaz popped out to second.
M Byrd lined out to shortstop. G Laird singled to center. N Cruz struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 2ND: B Broussard grounded out to first. Y Betancourt doubled to
deep right center. W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop, Y Betancourt to
third. J Burke grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 3RD: M Kata bunt grounded out to pitcher. I Kinsler singled to
right. R Vazquez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
I Kinsler out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Lopez struck out
swinging. J Guillen reached on infield single to third, J Guillen out
stretching at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 4TH: M Young singled to center. M Teixeira walked, M Young to
second. V Diaz homered to right, M Young and M Teixeira scored. M Byrd
grounded out to shortstop. G Laird singled to shallow left. N Cruz struck out
swinging. M Kata flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4,
SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: R Ibanez singled to center. R Sexson flied out to right.
B Broussard walked, R Ibanez to second. Y Betancourt fouled out to third.
W Bloomquist hit by pitch, R Ibanez to third, B Broussard to second. J Burke
reached on infield single to third, R Ibanez scored, B Broussard to third,
W Bloomquist to second. I Suzuki walked, B Broussard scored, W Bloomquist to
third, J Burke to second. J Lopez doubled to deep left, W Bloomquist, J Burke
and I Suzuki scored, J Lopez to third advancing on throw. J Guillen struck out
swinging. (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 6.

TEXAS 5TH: I Kinsler flied out to left. R Vazquez lined out to left.
M Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 6.

SEATTLE 5TH: R Ibanez grounded out to first. R Sexson struck out swinging.
B Broussard grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4,
SEATTLE 6.

TEXAS 6TH: M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. V Diaz grounded out to
third. M Byrd singled to right. G Laird grounded into fielder's choice to
third, M Byrd out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 6.

SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt doubled to center. W Bloomquist struck out
swinging. Y Betancourt stole third. J Burke sacrificed to pitcher,
Y Betancourt scored. I Suzuki walked. W Littleton relieved R Tejeda. J Lopez
reached on infield single to second, I Suzuki to second, I Suzuki to third,
J Lopez to second on throwing error by second baseman I Kinsler. J Guillen
doubled to deep center, I Suzuki and J Lopez scored. R Ibanez singled to
center, J Guillen scored, R Ibanez thrown out at second attempting to advance
on play. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 10.

TEXAS 7TH: N Cruz struck out looking. M Kata grounded out to first.
I Kinsler flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 7TH: C Stewart catching. R Sexson struck out swinging. B Broussard
flied out to center. Y Betancourt popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 10.

TEXAS 8TH: R Vazquez grounded out to first. J Huber relieved R Feierabend.
M Young grounded out to second. M Teixeira singled to left center. V Diaz
homered to left, M Teixeira scored. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 8TH: C Wilson relieved W Littleton. W Bloomquist struck out
looking. J Burke walked. I Suzuki struck out looking. J Lopez singled to
center, J Burke to second. J Guillen walked, J Burke to third, J Lopez to
second. R Ibanez struck out swinging, R Ibanez safe at first on passed ball by
C Stewart, J Burke scored, J Lopez to third on passed ball, J Guillen to second
on passed ball. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 6, SEATTLE 11.

TEXAS 9TH: C Stewart singled to center. N Cruz flied out to right. M Kata
grounded out to first, C Stewart to second. I Kinsler grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, SEATTLE 11.</div>

 

Lopez, Guillen pace Mariners to rout of Rangers

<h3>SEATTLE 11, TEXAS 6</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jose Lopez and Jose Guillen each drove inthree runs to help rookie lefthander Ryan Feierabend earn hisfirst major league victory as the Seattle Mariners came frombehind to rout the Texas Rangers 11-6 Sunday afternoon.

Feierabend (1-1), making his second start of the year, went 71/3 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs, walking one andstriking out five after surviving a pair of Rangers home runswhich had given them an 4-1 lead in the fourth inning.

Victor Diaz hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs forTexas.

After Diaz's three-run homer in the fourth, Feierabend allowedjust two singles the rest of the way before leaving with one outin the eighth.

Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (4-6) went 5 2/3 innings,allowing eight hits and eight runs, walking three and strikingout four to absorb his third consecutive loss.

Lopez hit a bases-loaded double to cap a five-run fourth inningand give the Mariners a 6-4 advantage.

Raul Ibanez extended his hitting streak to 11 games when heopened the fourth inning with a single and Ben Broussard drew aone-out walk. Tejeda hit Willie Bloomquist with two outs toload the bases and backup catcher Jamie Burke singled to thirdto score one run.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk to score the second runof the inning. Lopez followed with his bases-clearing doubleoff the top of the left field fence to give the Mariners a 6-4lead.

Seattle added four runs in the sixth to make it 10-4. YunieskyBetancourt blooped a double that fell at the feet of centerfielder Marlon Byrd, who appeared to lose the ball in the sun.After Betancourt stole third, Burke scored him with a suicidesqueeze. Tejeda walked Ichiro, then departed for reliever WesLittleton.

Lopez greeted him with an infield single that second baseman IanKinsler threw away at first for an error. Lopez wound up atsecond and Ichiro at third. Guillen doubled to center for twomore runs and Ibanez hit a run-scoring single capped the inning.

Tejeda's throwing error helped the Mariners jump on top 1-0 withan unearned run in the first inning. Lopez hit a grounder backto Tejeda, who threw it wide of first, allowing Lopez to go tothird base, where he on scored on Jose Guillen's single.

Mark Teixeira tied the game 1-1 in the second with his 11thhomer, a shot over the center field fence that just eluded theglove of a leaping Ichiro.

Diaz hit his second homer, a two-run shot in the eighth inningoff reliever Jon Huber.

Betancourt doubled in the second inning to extend his majorleague leading hitting streak to 14 games.

 

Lopez, Guillen pace Mariners to rout of Rangers

<h3>SEATTLE 11, TEXAS 6</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jose Lopez and Jose Guillen each drove inthree runs to help rookie lefthander Ryan Feierabend earn hisfirst major league victory as the Seattle Mariners came frombehind to rout the Texas Rangers, 11-6, on Sunday afternoon.

Feierabend (1-1), making his second start of the year, went 71/3 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs, walking one andstriking out five after surviving a pair of Rangers home runswhich had given them an 4-1 lead in the fourth inning.

"The kid was pretty special today at the right time," Marinersacting manager John McLaren said. "We didn't have many guys inthe bullpen today and there were a couple of guys who weren'tgoing out there no matter what."

McLaren has managed the last three games for Mike Hargrove, whowas away attending his daughter's high school graduation.

Victor Diaz hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs forTexas.

After Diaz's three-run homer in the fourth, Feierabend allowedjust two singles the rest of the way before leaving with one outin the eighth.

"I don't know how to describe it, it's just incredible," saidFeierabend of his feelings about his effort. "I couldn't believethat there was a chance I could get my first major league win.It's very special."

Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (4-6) went 5 2/3 innings,allowing eight hits and eight runs, walking three and strikingout four to absorb his third consecutive loss.

Lopez, who had four hits for the second time in his career, hita bases-loaded double to cap a five-run fourth inning and givethe Mariners a 6-4 advantage.

"(Lopez) is a pretty good player," Rangers manager RonWashington said. "But all it would have been was hits if we madesome plays prior to the time he came up to the plate. But, wedidn't, so we ended up paying for it. They scored nine runs onsome miscues."

Raul Ibanez extended his hitting streak to 11 games when heopened the fourth inning with a single and Ben Broussard drew aone-out walk. Tejeda hit Willie Bloomquist with two outs toload the bases and backup catcher Jamie Burke singled to thirdto score one run.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk to score the second runof the inning. Lopez followed with his bases-clearing doubleoff the top of the left field fence to give the Mariners a 6-4lead.

Seattle added four runs in the sixth to make it 10-4. YunieskyBetancourt blooped a double that fell at the feet of centerfielder Marlon Byrd, who appeared to lose the ball in the sun.

After Betancourt stole third, Burke scored him with a suicidesqueeze. Tejeda walked Ichiro, then departed for reliever WesLittleton.

Lopez, batting second for the first time this year, greeted himwith an infield single that second baseman Ian Kinsler threwaway at first for an error. Lopez wound up at second and Ichiroat third. Guillen doubled to center for two more runs andIbanez hit a run-scoring single that capped the inning.

Tejeda's throwing error helped the Mariners jump on top 1-0 withan unearned run in the first inning. Lopez hit a grounder backto Tejeda, who threw it wide of first, allowing Lopez to go tothird base, where he on scored on Jose Guillen's single.

"Tejada did his job, but the defense didn't help him out at all,and that's what cost us the ballgame," Washington said.

The Rangers manager was also less than complimentary aboutFeierabend's effort on the mound.

"To me he didn't have nothing," Washington said. "He did a goodjob. I thought we banged him pretty good, but when he got thelead, anybody can pitch with a lead like that. He wouldn't havebeen in there if we got out of that (fourth) inning. Iguarantee you he wouldn't have been around, cause he certainlywasn't fooling anybody."

Mark Teixeira tied the game 1-1 in the second with his 11thhomer, a shot over the center field fence that just eluded theglove of a leaping Ichiro.

Diaz hit his second homer, a two-run shot in the eighth inningoff reliever Jon Huber.

Betancourt doubled in the second inning to extend his majorleague-leading hitting streak to 15 games.