GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (45-33) at KANSAS CITY (34-48)

AL: SEATTLE (45-33) at KANSAS CITY (34-48)

<h3>Without Hargrove, Mariners looking for ninth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (45-33) at Kansas City (34-48) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners look tocontinue their winning ways under John McLaren on Monday whenthey face the Kansas City Royals.

On Sunday, the Mariners were stunned when manager Mike Hargroveannounced his resignation. He will be replaced McLaren, who wasthe club's bench coach.

Hargrove's last contest Sunday saw the Mariners extend theirwinning streak to eight games with a 2-1 triumph overthe Toronto Blue Jays.

Felix Hernadez (4-4, 4.33 ERA) starts for the Mariners. Therighthander has just one win in his last six starts, going 1-2during that span.

Gil Meche (5-6, 3.28), who left Seattle in the offseason to signa five-year, $55 million contract with the Royals, faces hisformer team for a third time this season. The righthander hassplit his previous two outings against the Mariners this season.

Kansas City has lost consecutive games following a five-gamewinning streak.

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .365 5 39 David Dejesus CF .280 4 28
Jose Vidro DH .295 3 23 Esteban German 2B .259 2 25
Raul Ibanez LF .279 6 49 Mark Teahen RF .288 5 42
Jose Guillen RF .264 10 45 Ross Gload 1B .267 2 17
Richie Sexson 1B .211 15 48 Alex Gordon 3B .237 6 23
Kenji Johjima C .300 8 32 Shane Costa DH .200 0 7
Adrian Beltre 3B .259 10 32 John Buck C .243 14 28
Jose Lopez 2B .280 7 44 Tony Pena Jr SS .272 1 22
Yuniesky Betancour SS .282 4 30 Joey Gathright LF .345 0 7

Felix Hernandez RHP (4-4, 4.33) Gil Meche RHP (5-6, 3.28)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (4-4, 4.33)
KAN - GIL MECHE (5-6, 3.28)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - DERRYL COUSINS
2B - KERWIN DANLEY
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA
KAN - GIL MECHE AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.365, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
J VIDRO (.295, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
R IBANEZ (.279, 6 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED JOSE VIDRO AND RAUL IBANEZ.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.211, 15 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.280, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
E GERMAN (.259, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.288, 5 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
J Vidro dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Ibanez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
E German 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
S Costa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.42

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 1-2. Batters
faced: G Meche 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E GERMAN ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.288, 5 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.280, 7 HR, 44 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.282, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.364, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
J Vidro dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Ibanez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
S Costa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (18, F Hernandez). RBI - E German (26). GIDP - R Gload.
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.39

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.42

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 16-12; G Meche 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 2-0; G Meche 1-2. Batters faced: F Hernandez 4; G Meche 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.237, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
S COSTA (.200, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
J BUCK (.243, 14 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .366
J Vidro dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294
R Ibanez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
S Costa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (18, F Hernandez). RBI - E German (26). GIDP - R Gload.
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 20 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.39

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 3.38

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 16-12; G Meche 37-24. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 2-0; G Meche 2-4. Batters faced: F Hernandez 4; G Meche 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.281, 1-FOR-1)
J GUILLEN (.267, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
R SEXSON (.214, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .366
J Vidro dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294
R Ibanez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Costa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (18, F Hernandez). RBI - E German (26). GIDP - R Gload.
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 20 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.33

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 3.38

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 26-19; G Meche 37-24. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 3-1; G Meche 2-4. Batters faced: F Hernandez 7; G Meche 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.272, 1 HR, 22 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.345, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .366
J Vidro dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294
R Ibanez lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Guillen rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .266
R Sexson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 13 2 4 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Costa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (18, F Hernandez). RBI - E German (26). GIDP - R Gload.
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 200 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.33

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 26-19; G Meche 51-31. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 3-1; G Meche 3-5. Batters faced: F Hernandez 7; G Meche 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (5) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.262, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.298, 0-FOR-1)
A BELTRE (.258, 0-FOR-1)
J LOPEZ (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .366
J Vidro dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294
R Ibanez lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Guillen rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .266
R Sexson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 13 2 4 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .285
E German 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Costa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 11 2 3 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (18, F Hernandez). HR - D Dejesus (5, 3rd inning off F
Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - E German (26), D DeJesus (29). 2-out RBI - D
DeJesus. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch).


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SEATTLE - 200 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 101 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 3 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.40

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 40-29; G Meche 51-31. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 5-1; G Meche 3-5. Batters faced: F Hernandez 11; G Meche 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>