AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ICHIRO SUZUKI SCORED WILLIE BLOOMQUIST. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I SUZUKI ON SECOND, A BELTRE ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 SEATTLE 5 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.291, 1-FOR-4)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED ADRIAN BELTRE AND ICHIRO SUZUKI. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J LOPEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 SEATTLE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.281, 1-FOR-4)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1 SEATTLE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 14 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JOHN PARRISH SEA - GEORGE SHERRILL DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.267, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI) M TEJADA (.306, 1-FOR-4) K MILLAR (.245, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (4) VS SEATTLE (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .327 J Payton lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .285 N Markakis rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .267 M Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .306 K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .245 A Huff dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .249 M Mora 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 R Hernandez c 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .255 C Patterson cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .219 Totals 32 4 11 4 4 7 18 BATTING: 2B - B Roberts 3 (15, F Hernandez 3); A Huff (11, F Hernandez); C Patterson (12, F Hernandez). S - J Payton. SF - R Hernandez. RBI - N Markakis 2 (36), R Hernandez (27), J Payton (18). 2-out RBI - N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, M Tejada 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: CS - B Roberts (4, 3rd base by S Green/K Johjima). FIELDING: E - B Roberts (4, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki dh 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .333 J Lopez 2b 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 .294 J Guillen rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .281 R Ibanez lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .277 R Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 K Johjima c 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .323 Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .301 W Bloomquist 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .239 J Ellison cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 a-B Broussard ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 b-J Vidro ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 A Beltre pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 39 7 14 7 1 10 21 a-hit for J Ellison in the 8th; b-singled to shallow center for B Broussard in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (12, E Bedard); K Johjima (12, E Bedard); I Suzuki (8, J Parrish); J Lopez (7, J Parrish). HR - I Suzuki (5, 1st inning off E Bedard 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (28), W Bloomquist (3), K Johjima (25), J Vidro (19), J Lopez 2 (30). 2-out RBI - K Johjima, J Vidro, I Suzuki, J Lopez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, J Guillen 1, J Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 1. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 130 000 00 -- 4 SEATTLE - 111 000 04 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 6 8 3 3 0 7 1 3.73 J Walker 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.27 C Bradford 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.04 J Parrish 1/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.24 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 5 2/3 11 4 4 1 5 0 4.40 E O'Flaherty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12 S Green 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.29 G Sherrill 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. IBB - J Guillen (by J Parrish). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 101-70; J Walker 15-12; C Bradford 14-11; J Parrish 24-12; F Hernandez 106-71; E O'Flaherty 8-4; S Green 28-13; G Sherrill 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 5-6; J Walker 1-0; C Bradford 0-1; J Parrish 1-0; F Hernandez 7-5; E O'Flaherty 0-0; S Green 3-0; G Sherrill 0-1. Batters faced: E Bedard 27; J Walker 4; C Bradford 4; J Parrish 5; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty 1; S Green 6; G Sherrill 2. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: W Bloomquist in center field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 SEATTLE 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.267, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Beltre at third base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 SEATTLE 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.267, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE SEA: J.J. PUTZ (0-0, 1.48) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 7 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.267, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Putz relieved G Sherrill. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 SEATTLE 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.267, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1 SEATTLE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 x 7 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), JOHN PARRISH (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), SEAN GREEN (6TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE SEA - ICHIRO SUZUKI (5) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1 SEATTLE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 x 7 14 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), JOHN PARRISH (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), SEAN GREEN (6TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA WP - GEORGE SHERRILL (2-0) LP - CHAD BRADFORD (0-2) SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (14) HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE SEA - ICHIRO SUZUKI (5) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TIME: 3:16 ATT: 19,090 PROBABLES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES (3-2, 3.08) SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK (3-2, 4.93)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (4) VS SEATTLE (7) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .327 J Payton lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .285 N Markakis rf 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .265 M Tejada ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 K Millar 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .243 A Huff dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .249 M Mora 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 R Hernandez c 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .255 C Patterson cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .219 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 8 18 BATTING: 2B - B Roberts 3 (15, F Hernandez 3); A Huff (11, F Hernandez); C Patterson (12, F Hernandez). S - J Payton. SF - R Hernandez. RBI - N Markakis 2 (36), R Hernandez (27), J Payton (18). 2-out RBI - N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, M Tejada 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: CS - B Roberts (4, 3rd base by S Green/K Johjima). FIELDING: E - B Roberts (4, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki dh 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .333 J Lopez 2b 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 .294 J Guillen rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .281 R Ibanez lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .277 R Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 K Johjima c 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .323 Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .301 W Bloomquist 3b-cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .239 J Ellison cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 a-B Broussard ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 b-J Vidro ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 A Beltre pr-3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 39 7 14 7 1 10 21 a-hit for J Ellison in the 8th; b-singled to shallow center for B Broussard in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (12, E Bedard); K Johjima (12, E Bedard); I Suzuki (8, J Parrish); J Lopez (7, J Parrish). HR - I Suzuki (5, 1st inning off E Bedard 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (28), W Bloomquist (3), K Johjima (25), J Vidro (19), J Lopez 2 (30). 2-out RBI - K Johjima, J Vidro, I Suzuki, J Lopez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, J Guillen 1, J Lopez 1, Y Betancourt 1. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 130 000 000 -- 4 SEATTLE - 111 000 04x -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 6 8 3 3 0 7 1 3.73 J Walker (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.27 C Bradford (L, 0-2; H, 12) 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.04 J Parrish (B, 1) 1/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.24 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 5 2/3 11 4 4 1 5 0 4.40 E O'Flaherty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12 S Green 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.29 G Sherrill (W, 2-0) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 J Putz (S, 14) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. IBB - J Guillen (by J Parrish). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 101-70; J Walker 15-12; C Bradford 14-11; J Parrish 24-12; F Hernandez 106-71; E O'Flaherty 8-4; S Green 28-13; G Sherrill 9-6; J Putz 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 5-6; J Walker 1-0; C Bradford 0-1; J Parrish 1-0; F Hernandez 7-5; E O'Flaherty 0-0; S Green 3-0; G Sherrill 0-1; J Putz 2-0. Batters faced: E Bedard 27; J Walker 4; C Bradford 4; J Parrish 5; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty 1; S Green 6; G Sherrill 2; J Putz 3. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted Barrett. T--3:16. Att--19,090. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, n/a.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (4) AT SEATTLE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts hit a ground rule double to deep right center. J Payton sacrificed to third, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to left, B Roberts scored. M Tejada lined out to center. K Millar fouled out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki homered to right. J Lopez singled to right. J Guillen lined out to right. R Ibanez struck out looking. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, SEATTLE 1. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff doubled to deep center. M Mora singled to center, A Huff to third. R Hernandez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Huff scored. C Patterson doubled to right, M Mora to third. B Roberts walked. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Mora scored, B Roberts out at second, C Patterson to third. N Markakis singled to right, C Patterson scored, J Payton to second. M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Markakis out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima singled to center. Y Betancourt singled to center, K Johjima to third. W Bloomquist singled to right, K Johjima scored, Y Betancourt to second. J Ellison struck out swinging. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Bloomquist out at second, Y Betancourt to third. J Lopez lined out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen doubled to deep right. R Ibanez grounded out to third. R Sexson struck out swinging. K Johjima doubled to left, J Guillen scored. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 8TH: C Bradford relieved J Walker. R Sexson popped out to second. K Johjima struck out swinging. Y Betancourt singled to right. W Bloomquist singled to right, Y Betancourt to third. B Broussard hit for J Ellison. J Parrish relieved C Bradford. J Vidro hit for B Broussard. J Vidro singled to shallow center, Y Betancourt scored, W Bloomquist to second. A Beltre ran for J Vidro. I Suzuki doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored, A Beltre to third. J Lopez doubled to right, A Beltre and I Suzuki scored. J Guillen intentionally walked. R Ibanez grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 7.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (4) AT SEATTLE (7) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, J Payton LF, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, M Mora 3B, R Hernandez C, C Patterson CF, E Bedard LHP. Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki DH, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist 3B, J Ellison CF, F Hernandez RHP. Umpires -- Mark Carlson (HP), Larry Young (1B), Angel Hernandez (2B), Ted Barrett (3B). Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Cloudy, wind n/a at 0 mph. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts hit a ground rule double to deep right center. J Payton sacrificed to third, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to left, B Roberts scored. M Tejada lined out to center. K Millar fouled out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki homered to right. J Lopez singled to right. J Guillen lined out to right. R Ibanez struck out looking. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, SEATTLE 1. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff doubled to deep center. M Mora singled to center, A Huff to third. R Hernandez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Huff scored. C Patterson doubled to right, M Mora to third. B Roberts walked. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Mora scored, B Roberts out at second, C Patterson to third. N Markakis singled to right, C Patterson scored, J Payton to second. M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Markakis out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima singled to center. Y Betancourt singled to center, K Johjima to third. W Bloomquist singled to right, K Johjima scored, Y Betancourt to second. J Ellison struck out swinging. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Bloomquist out at second, Y Betancourt to third. J Lopez lined out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 2. BALTIMORE 3RD: K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff singled to right center. M Mora lined out to shortstop. R Hernandez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen doubled to deep right. R Ibanez grounded out to third. R Sexson struck out swinging. K Johjima doubled to left, J Guillen scored. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. BALTIMORE 4TH: C Patterson grounded out to second. B Roberts hit a ground rule double to deep center. J Payton grounded out to shortstop, B Roberts to third. N Markakis grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 4TH: W Bloomquist singled to right. J Ellison safe at first on error by second baseman B Roberts, W Bloomquist to second. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Ellison out at second, W Bloomquist to third. J Lopez struck out looking. J Guillen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada singled to left center. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff struck out looking. M Mora singled to right, M Tejada to third. R Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Mora out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 5TH: R Ibanez popped out to third. R Sexson flied out to center. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. BALTIMORE 6TH: C Patterson struck out swinging. B Roberts doubled to deep center. J Payton lined out to center. E O'Flaherty relieved F Hernandez. N Markakis walked. S Green relieved E O'Flaherty. B Roberts caught stealing third, catcher to second to third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt flied out to left. W Bloomquist struck out swinging. J Ellison flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. BALTIMORE 7TH: M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. K Millar walked. A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Millar out at second. M Mora grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 7TH: J Walker relieved E Bedard. I Suzuki singled to center. J Lopez struck out swinging. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. BALTIMORE 8TH: R Hernandez struck out swinging. C Patterson walked. G Sherrill relieved S Green. B Roberts struck out swinging. J Payton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 3. SEATTLE 8TH: C Bradford relieved J Walker. R Sexson popped out to second. K Johjima struck out swinging. Y Betancourt singled to right. W Bloomquist singled to right, Y Betancourt to third. B Broussard hit for J Ellison. J Parrish relieved C Bradford. J Vidro hit for B Broussard. J Vidro singled to shallow center, Y Betancourt scored, W Bloomquist to second. A Beltre ran for J Vidro. I Suzuki doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored, A Beltre to third. J Lopez doubled to right, A Beltre and I Suzuki scored. J Guillen intentionally walked. R Ibanez grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 7. BALTIMORE 9TH: W Bloomquist in center field. A Beltre at third base. J Putz relieved G Sherrill. N Markakis struck out swinging. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. K Millar grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, SEATTLE 7.</div>
Ichiro in fine form early, late as Mariners down Orioles <h3>SEATTLE 7, BALTIMORE 4</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Don't give the Seattle Mariners a chancelate. They have shown they will make their opponent pay if theydo. Ichiro Suzuki homered and had three hits, including the go-aheadRBI single in the eighth inning, as the Mariners posted a 7-4victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Ichiro led off the game with a home run, his fourth leadoffblast of the season and 25th all-time. Tied 4-4 in the eighth,he contributed to a four-run frame for the Mariners as he lineda single to left off reliever Chad Bradford (1-1), scoringWillie Bloomquist and giving Seattle their first lead of thegame. The comeback victory was the 13th of the season for Seattle,which moved to four games over .500 (29-25) for the first time thisseason. Jose Lopez added two hits and two RBI for the Mariners, who wontheir third consecutive contest. George Sherill (2-0) retired both batters he faced in the bottomof the eighth to pick up the win. Closer J.J. Putz came on topitch a perfect ninth for his 14th save in as many chances. The comeback spoiled another fine performance from Orioles ErikBedard, who retired the last nine batters he faced afterallowing all three runs and eight hits in his first threeframes. The major league leader in strikeouts struck out seven,marking the eighth time in 13 outings he has struck out atleast that many. Brian Roberts notched his second straight three-hit game for theOrioles, who have dropped four straight following a six-gamewinning streak.
Ichiro in fine form early, late as Mariners down Orioles <h3>SEATTLE 7, BALTIMORE 4</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Don't give the Seattle Mariners a chancelate. They have shown they will make their opponent pay if theydo. Ichiro Suzuki homered and had three hits, including the go-aheadRBI single in the eighth inning, as the Mariners posted a 7-4victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Ichiro led off the game with a home run, his fourth leadoffblast of the season and 25th all-time. Tied 4-4 in the eighth,he contributed to a four-run frame for the Mariners as he lineda single to left off reliever Chad Bradford (1-1), scoringWillie Bloomquist and giving Seattle their first lead of thegame. "The way our team has been playing lately, even with two outs inthat situation made me think there was a possibility (we couldrally)," Ichiro said. Bradford, who retired the first two batters in the eighth,yielded a single to Yuniesky Betancourt, who has a 16-gamehitting streak. Bloomquist followed with another single toright, sending Betancourt to third. When the Mariners sent lefthander Ben Broussard out to pinchhit, the Orioles countered with lefthanded reliever JohnParrish. Mariners manager Mike Hargrove then replaced Broussardwith Jose Vidro, who had been sidelined with an injured fingeron his left hand and he singled to center to tie the game. "I was supposed to play tomorrow, not today," Vidro said."Hargrove asked me and I said I was ready to go. But it was nota different situation for me since I am the designated hitter.I got a three-one count and got a good pitch and hit it in agood spot. Ichiro got a big base hit and Lopez got the biggesthit of the night." In all, Bradford and Parrish allowed six consecutive baserunnersto reach base in the frame, all with two out. The comeback victory was the 13th of the season for Seattle,which moved to four games over .500 (29-25) for the first timethis season. Jose Lopez added two hits and two RBI for theMariners, who won their third consecutive contest. George Sherill (2-0) retired both batters he faced in the bottomof the eighth to pick up the win. Closer J.J. Putz came on topitch a perfect ninth for his 14th save in as many chances. Seattle's 21-year-old righthander Felix Hernandez had anotherrough outing, giving up 11 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.He is 1-2 with a 6.31 ERA in his six starts since coming offthe disabled list. "Felix had nothing tonight, but he really battled to keep usclose and we happened to get the hits at the right time at theend." Hargrove said. "Since he's (Hernandez) been back he'sbeen struggling with his rhythm and his command and he just hasto find himself, that's all." The comeback spoiled another fine performance from Orioles ErikBedard, who retired the last nine batters he faced afterallowing all three runs and eight hits in his first threeframes. The major league leader in strikeouts struck out seven,marking the eighth time in 13 outings he has struck out atleast that many. "He fought real hard," Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said of hisluckless starter, who is 1-1 with six no-decisions in his lasteight starts. "That was a tough six innings for him. "All we needed to get was one out and we couldn't do it,Perlozzo said. "Johnny (Parrish) made a good pitch and he(Vidro) hit a 15-hopper up the middle and Ichiro came throughwith another hit and that pretty much sealed it." Brian Roberts notched his second straight three-hit game for theOrioles, who have dropped four straight following a six-gamewinning streak.
