AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE SEA: GEORGE SHERRILL (2-0, 1.44) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.265, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Sherrill relieved C Reitsma. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7 OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N Swisher (.265, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 10 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JEFF WEAVER, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON MORROW (7TH), CHRIS REITSMA (8TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA OAK - DAN HAREN, JOE KENNEDY (7TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (11) OFF DAN HAREN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ADRIAN BELTRE (12) OFF JOE KENNEDY IN THE 8TH, 1 ON OAK - NONE</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 10 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JEFF WEAVER, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON MORROW (7TH), CHRIS REITSMA (8TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA OAK - DAN HAREN, JOE KENNEDY (7TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL WP - ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6-0) LP - DAN HAREN (10-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (11) OFF DAN HAREN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ADRIAN BELTRE (12) OFF JOE KENNEDY IN THE 8TH, 1 ON OAK - NONE TIME: 2:55 ATT: 19,158 PROBABLES: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (4-4, 4.11) OAK - RICH HARDEN (1-1, 1.17)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE (7) VS OAKLAND (1) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .360 J Vidro dh 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .287 R Ibanez lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .273 J Ellison pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .147 J Guillen rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 B Broussard 1b 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .300 A Beltre 3b 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .274 K Johjima c 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 Y Betancourt ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .275 W Bloomquist 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 Totals 40 7 10 6 2 4 17 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre 2 (21, D Haren 2); J Vidro (10, D Haren). HR - A Beltre 2 (12, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 3 (39), J Vidro 2 (26), R Ibanez (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Bloomquist 1, B Broussard 1, J Ellison 1, K Johjima 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - W Bloomquist (4, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall). CS - J Guillen (1, 2nd base by D Haren/J Kendall). FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Guillen (S Stewart at 1st base). DP: 2 (J Guillen-B Broussard, W Bloomquist-Y Betancourt-B Broussard). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .312 M Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 N Swisher rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .264 J Cust dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .265 M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 B Crosby ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 M Scutaro 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 7 8 BATTING: 2B - D Johnson (14, J Weaver). RBI - D Johnson (37). 2-out RBI - D Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, M Kotsay 1. GIDP - B Crosby. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - M Scutaro 4 (7, ground ball 2, throw 2); D Johnson (4, catch). Outfield assists - M Kotsay (J Ellison at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Kendall-B Crosby, M Kotsay-M Ellis). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 010 000 330 -- 7 OAKLAND - 000 100 000 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 5 4 1 1 2 4 0 6.34 E O'Flaherty (W, 6-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.17 B Morrow (H, 12) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.66 C Reitsma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.49 G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.38 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren (L, 10-3) 6 1/3 7 4 3 1 3 1 2.30 J Kennedy 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.45 C Lewis 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 8.39 J Kennedy pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. HBP - B Broussard (by J Kennedy). Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 98-55; E O'Flaherty 9-7; B Morrow 9-6; C Reitsma 19-12; G Sherrill 18-11; D Haren 112-66; J Kennedy 12-6; C Lewis 39-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 2-8; E O'Flaherty 2-0; B Morrow 2-0; C Reitsma 1-2; G Sherrill 0-2; D Haren 11-5; J Kennedy 0-1; C Lewis 3-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 20; E O'Flaherty 3; B Morrow 3; C Reitsma 3; G Sherrill 3; D Haren 29; J Kennedy 4; C Lewis 10. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Ted Barrett. T--2:55. Att--19,158. Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT OAKLAND (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to left. K Johjima popped out to shortstop. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. W Bloomquist struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: M Kotsay flied out to left. N Swisher walked. J Cust grounded out to first, N Swisher to second. D Johnson doubled to deep left, N Swisher scored. M Ellis struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 7TH: Y Betancourt lined out to right. W Bloomquist singled to right. W Bloomquist stole second. I Suzuki safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Scutaro. J Vidro doubled to deep left center, W Bloomquist and I Suzuki scored. J Kennedy relieved D Haren. R Ibanez singled to center, J Vidro scored. J Ellison ran for R Ibanez. J Guillen flied out to center, J Ellison thrown out at second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 4, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 8TH: B Broussard hit by pitch. A Beltre homered to left, B Broussard scored. C Lewis relieved J Kennedy. K Johjima fouled out to right. Y Betancourt walked. W Bloomquist safe at first on error by third baseman M Scutaro, Y Betancourt to second. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, W Bloomquist out at second, Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro safe at first on error by third baseman M Scutaro, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second. J Ellison struck out looking. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT OAKLAND (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, R Ibanez LF, J Guillen RF, B Broussard 1B, A Beltre 3B, K Johjima C, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist 2B, J Weaver RHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, M Kotsay CF, N Swisher RF, J Cust DH, D Johnson 1B, M Ellis 2B, B Crosby SS, M Scutaro 3B, J Kendall C, D Haren RHP. Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Marty Foster (1B), Travis Reininger (2B), Ted Barrett (3B). Gametime Weather: 60 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 17 mph. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Vidro walked. R Ibanez lined out to center. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Vidro safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Scutaro. B Broussard grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart singled to center. M Kotsay flied out to left. N Swisher lined into double play, right to first, S Stewart doubled off first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, OAKLAND 0. SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to left. K Johjima popped out to shortstop. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. W Bloomquist struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust grounded out to second. D Johnson struck out swinging. M Ellis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Vidro flied out to left. R Ibanez singled to right. J Guillen grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 3RD: B Crosby lined out to right. M Scutaro singled to center. J Kendall popped out to first. S Stewart struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. SEATTLE 4TH: B Broussard struck out looking. A Beltre doubled to right. K Johjima grounded out to third. Y Betancourt reached on infield single to shortstop, A Beltre to third. W Bloomquist grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: M Kotsay flied out to left. N Swisher walked. J Cust grounded out to first, N Swisher to second. D Johnson doubled to deep left, N Swisher scored. M Ellis struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 5TH: I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. J Vidro flied out to center. R Ibanez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 5TH: B Crosby fouled out to first. M Scutaro popped out to third. J Kendall singled to left. S Stewart walked, J Kendall to second. M Kotsay popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 6TH: J Guillen safe at first on error by first baseman D Johnson. B Broussard struck out swinging. J Guillen caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. A Beltre doubled to deep right center. K Johjima grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 6TH: E O'Flaherty relieved J Weaver. N Swisher grounded out to third. J Cust struck out looking. D Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 7TH: Y Betancourt lined out to right. W Bloomquist singled to right. W Bloomquist stole second. I Suzuki safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Scutaro. J Vidro doubled to deep left center, W Bloomquist and I Suzuki scored. J Kennedy relieved D Haren. R Ibanez singled to center, J Vidro scored. J Ellison ran for R Ibanez. J Guillen flied out to center, J Ellison thrown out at second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 4, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 7TH: J Ellison in left field. B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. M Ellis singled to right center. B Crosby grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Ellis out at second. M Scutaro struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 8TH: B Broussard hit by pitch. A Beltre homered to left, B Broussard scored. C Lewis relieved J Kennedy. K Johjima fouled out to right. Y Betancourt walked. W Bloomquist safe at first on error by third baseman M Scutaro, Y Betancourt to second. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, W Bloomquist out at second, Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro safe at first on error by third baseman M Scutaro, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second. J Ellison struck out looking. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 8TH: C Reitsma relieved B Morrow. J Kendall fouled out to first. S Stewart grounded out to first. M Kotsay lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1. SEATTLE 9TH: J Guillen grounded out to second. B Broussard lined out to left. A Beltre reached on infield single to shortstop. K Johjima grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Beltre out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 9TH: G Sherrill relieved C Reitsma. N Swisher lined out to left. J Cust struck out swinging. D Johnson lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1.</div>
Beltre, Vidro too much for Haren, Athletics <h3>SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Dan Haren may have lost his bidto become the American League's starting pitcher in Tuesday'sAll-Star Game. Adrian Beltre went 5-for-5 with two homers and Jose Vidrosnapped a tie with a two-run double in the seventh inning,sending Haren to his first loss since April 7 as the SeattleMariners posted a 7-1 triumph over the Oakland Athletics onFriday. Haren, who was named to the All-Star team on Sunday and was oneof five candidates for the starting job, entered with an AL-low2.20 ERA and a career-high 10-game winning streak. Therighthander lost his first two starts of the season despiteallowing a total of one earned run before going on a tremendousrun. It was the longest active winning streak in the major leaguesand the most consecutive wins by an Oakland pitcher since MarkMulder reeled off 11 straight victories in 2004. However, Haren (10-3) proved mortal against the Mariners,allowing four runs - three earned - and seven hits in 6 2/3innings while striking out three and walking one. Seattle opened the scoring in the second inning, when Beltredeposited an 0-2 offering over the left field wall for a 1-0edge. It was both the 11th homer of the season for Beltre and11th allowed by Haren this year. Vidro highlighted a three-run rally in the seventh for Seattle,following a one-out single by Willie Bloomquist and an error byOakland third baseman Marco Scutaro with a double to left-centerfield that plated both runners and gave the Mariners a 3-1lead. Scutaro - who was filling in at third for the injured EricChavez - committed four errors in the defeat, tying the ALrecord. The two-base hit also chased Haren, who was relieved by JoeKennedy. Raul Ibanez greeted the lefthander with an RBI single,capping the uprising. Beltre struck again the eighth against Kennedy, launching atwo-run shot to left for a 6-1 bulge. It was Beltre's secondmulti-homer game of the season and 16th career. Beltre completed his second career five-hit game with a singlein the ninth. He also recorded five hits while with the LosAngeles Dodgers on August 28, 2004 against the New York Mets. Seattle starter Jeff Weaver yielded just one run and four hitswhile walking two and striking out four in five innings. Weaver,who lost his first six starts before being placed on thedisabled list with shoulder tendinitis on May 11, had posted a2-0 record with a 1.65 ERA in three starts since beingactivated. Eric O'Flaherty (6-0) tossed a perfect sixth inning to pick upthe win. Oakland's lone run came in the fourth, when Dan Johnson lined adouble to left field that scored Nick Swisher from second base.
Beltre, Vidro too much for Haren, Athletics <h3>SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Dan Haren may have lost his bidto become the American League's starting pitcher in Tuesday'sAll-Star Game. Adrian Beltre went 5-for-5 with two homers and Jose Vidrosnapped a tie with a two-run double in the seventh inning,sending Haren to his first loss since April 7 as the SeattleMariners posted a 7-1 triumph over the Oakland Athletics onFriday. Haren, who was named to the All-Star team on Sunday and was oneof five candidates for the starting job, entered with an AL-low2.20 ERA and a career-high 10-game winning streak. Therighthander lost his first two starts of the season despiteallowing a total of one earned run before going on a tremendousrun. "That's the least of my worries right now," Haren said,referring to the All-Star Game. "Obviously, I'm disappointed,but these are big games in our division going into the break.The All-Star Game will be a fun thing, but right now I'm moreconcerned with the outcome of tonight." "He's in the All-Star Game and he's had a great first half,"Oakland manager Bob Geren said. "He should be congratulated ifhe starts or not. It's still a great honor for him to representus in that game." It was the longest active winning streak in the major leaguesand the most consecutive wins by an Oakland pitcher since MarkMulder reeled off 11 straight victories in 2004. However, Haren (10-3) proved mortal against the Mariners,allowing four runs - three earned - and seven hits in 6 2/3innings while striking out three and walking one. "He's one of the elite," Seattle manager John McLaren said."Beating that guy was a chore. We got some breaks and were ableto take advantage of them. We are really happy to get a winagainst him." Seattle opened the scoring in the second inning, when Beltredeposited an 0-2 offering over the left field wall for a 1-0edge. It was both the 11th homer of the season for Beltre and11th allowed by Haren this year. "It was a split," Haren said. "My split gave me problemstonight. I wasn't able to keep it down like I would like to. Ifinally got beat with it." "He has nasty stuff and can make you look bad out there," Beltresaid. "I got a good look at that pitch and didn't miss it." Vidro highlighted a three-run rally in the seventh for Seattle,following a one-out single by Willie Bloomquist and an error byOakland third baseman Marco Scutaro with a double to left-centerfield that plated both runners and gave the Mariners a 3-1lead. Filling in for Eric Chavez, who sat out with a sore back,Scutaro committed four errors in the defeat, tying the ALrecord. The two-base hit also chased Haren, who was relieved by JoeKennedy. Raul Ibanez greeted the lefthander with an RBI single,capping the uprising. Beltre struck again the eighth against Kennedy, launching atwo-run shot to left for a 6-1 bulge. It was Beltre's secondmulti-homer game of the season and 16th career. The blasts ended a nine-game drought for the third baseman. "Beltre popped a couple, and it was great to see, for his sake,"McLaren said. "He's feeling good about himself. He works hardand sometimes he carries too much of a load on himself." Beltre completed his second career five-hit game with a singlein the ninth. He also recorded five hits while with the LosAngeles Dodgers on August 28, 2004 against the New York Mets. "See the ball and try to put a good swing on it," Beltre said."You never want to try and do too much. You just try to hit theball hard somewhere and hope it falls. That's all I've beentrying to do." Seattle starter Jeff Weaver yielded just one run and four hitswhile walking two and striking out four in five innings. Weaver,who lost his first six starts before being placed on thedisabled list with shoulder tendinitis on May 11, had posted a2-0 record with a 1.65 ERA in three starts since beingactivated. "It was a battle to get through five innings," Weaver said."You got Haren on the other side, who is a guy that can shutdown your lineup. I just tried not to give in to those guys,especially the middle of their lineup. I was fortunate to makepitches when I needed to, but it was a grind to put those zerosup there." Eric O'Flaherty (6-0) tossed a perfect sixth inning to pick upthe win. Oakland's lone run came in the fourth, when Dan Johnson lined adouble to left field that scored Nick Swisher from second base.
