AL: OAKLAND (49-54) at SEATTLE (55-46) <h3>Ichiro looking for 1,500th hit</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (49-54) at Seattle (55-46) 4:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - Ichiro Suzuki will hope to get halfway to3,000 hits when the Seattle Mariners host the Oakland Athleticsin the third of a four-game series Saturday. Ichiro recorded his 1,499th hit in Friday's 7-1 triumph over theAthletics, which snapped the Mariners' season-long seven-gamelosing streak. Chad Gaudin (8-5, 3.66 ERA), who is winless in his last threestarts, will try to stop Suzuki from becoming the third fastestplayer since 1900 to reach 1,500 hits. The 24-year-oldrighthander is 0-2 with a 9.88 ERA in his last three outings. He will be opposed by Horacio Ramirez (5-3, 6.75), who wastagged for eight runs and 11 hits with five strikeouts inMonday's 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers. The Athletics have won three of their last five contests.
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS OAKLAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .274 7 26 Ichiro Suzuki CF .346 5 43 Shannon Stewart LF .304 7 30 Jose Lopez 2B .265 8 48 Nick Swisher CF .258 14 52 Jose Guillen RF .286 13 60 Mike Piazza DH .305 3 16 Adrian Beltre 3B .277 15 58 Mark Ellis 2B .260 12 46 Raul Ibanez LF .254 6 60 Dan Johnson 1B .246 10 38 Richie Sexson 1B .204 17 53 Marco Scutaro 3B .234 4 18 Ben Broussard DH .280 5 18 Donnie Murphy SS .143 0 1 Kenji Johjima C .269 10 37 Kurt Suzuki C .192 2 6 Yuniesky Betancour SS .280 4 34 Chad Gaudin RHP (8-5, 3.66) Horacio Ramirez LHP (5-3, 6.75)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-5, 3.66) SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (5-3, 6.75) UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT 1B - BRIAN KNIGHT 2B - MARK CARLSON 3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ WEATHER: 67 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 10 mph, out to left</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT SEATTLE -- REVISED LINEUPS OAKLAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .304 7 30 Ichiro Suzuki CF .346 5 43 Mark Kotsay CF .232 1 18 Jose Lopez 2B .265 8 48 Nick Swisher RF .258 14 52 Jose Guillen RF .286 13 60 Mike Piazza DH .305 3 16 Adrian Beltre 3B .277 15 58 Mark Ellis 2B .260 12 46 Raul Ibanez LF .254 6 60 Dan Johnson 1B .246 10 38 Richie Sexson 1B .204 17 53 Marco Scutaro 3B .234 4 18 Ben Broussard DH .280 5 18 Donnie Murphy SS .143 0 1 Kenji Johjima C .269 10 37 Kurt Suzuki C .192 2 6 Yuniesky Betancour SS .280 4 34 Chad Gaudin RHP (8-5, 3.66) Horacio Ramirez LHP (5-3, 6.75)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.304, 7 HR, 30 RBI) M KOTSAY (.232, 1 HR, 18 RBI) N SWISHER (.258, 14 HR, 52 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.346, 5 HR, 43 RBI) J LOPEZ (.265, 8 HR, 48 RBI) J GUILLEN (.286, 13 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 B Broussard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.66 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.62 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 2-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.305, 3 HR, 16 RBI) M ELLIS (.260, 12 HR, 46 RBI) D JOHNSON (.246, 10 HR, 38 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 B Broussard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.62 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 10-7; H Ramirez 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-2; H Ramirez 2-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; H Ramirez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY DONNIE MURPHY SCORED MIKE PIAZZA, DAN JOHNSON AND MARCO SCUTARO. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3 SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.192, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 3 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.277, 15 HR, 58 RBI) R IBANEZ (.254, 6 HR, 60 RBI) R SEXSON (.204, 17 HR, 53 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 M Piazza dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 D Johnson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 Totals 9 3 4 3 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (3, H Ramirez). RBI - D Murphy 3 (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Kotsay 1. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 B Broussard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 03 -- 3 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 7.00 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 10-7; H Ramirez 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-2; H Ramirez 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; H Ramirez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY BEN BROUSSARD SCORED ADRIAN BELTRE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SEXSON ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3 SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.269, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KENJI JOHJIMA (11) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD GAUDIN SCORED RICHIE SEXSON. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, SEATTLE 3 DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.280, 4 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 3 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 3 3 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.257, 0-FOR-1) M PIAZZA (.310, 1-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS SEATTLE (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 M Piazza dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 D Johnson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 Totals 9 3 4 3 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (3, H Ramirez). RBI - D Murphy 3 (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Kotsay 1. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .204 B Broussard dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280 K Johjima c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 7 3 2 3 1 1 1 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (29, C Gaudin). HR - K Johjima (11, 2nd inning off C Gaudin 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Broussard. RBI - B Broussard (19), K Johjima 2 (39). 2-out RBI - K Johjima 2. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 03 -- 3 SEATTLE - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3.82 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 7.00 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 26-16; H Ramirez 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-5; H Ramirez 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 9; H Ramirez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 3 0 3 5 0 SEATTLE 0 3 3 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.345, 0-FOR-1) J LOPEZ (.265, 0-FOR-1) J GUILLEN (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS SEATTLE (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 N Swisher rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 M Piazza dh 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308 M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 D Johnson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy ss 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 Totals 12 3 5 3 2 2 7 BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (3, H Ramirez). RBI - D Murphy 3 (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Kotsay 1. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - N Swisher (2, 2nd base by H Ramirez/K Johjima). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .204 B Broussard dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280 K Johjima c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 7 3 2 3 1 1 1 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (29, C Gaudin). HR - K Johjima (11, 2nd inning off C Gaudin 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Broussard. RBI - B Broussard (19), K Johjima 2 (39). 2-out RBI - K Johjima 2. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson, K Johjima-J Lopez). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 030 -- 3 SEATTLE - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3.82 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 3 5 3 3 2 2 0 6.87 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 26-16; H Ramirez 56-34. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-5; H Ramirez 3-3. Batters faced: C Gaudin 9; H Ramirez 14. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 3 0 3 5 0 SEATTLE 0 3 0 3 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.246, 0-FOR-0, BB) M SCUTARO (.239, 1-FOR-1) D MURPHY (.200, 1-FOR-1, 3 RBI)</div>
