GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (47-36) at OAKLAND (44-42)

AL: SEATTLE (47-36) at OAKLAND (44-42)

<h3>Harden returns to the mound as A's face Mariners</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (47-36) at Oakland (44-42) 4:05 pm EDT</div>

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - Once again Rich Harden will makean attempt at starting a game for the Oakland Athletics.The injury-plagued Harden (1-1, 1.17 ERA) takes the hill as astarter for the first time in nearly three months as Oaklandcontinues its three-game series with the Seattle Mariners onSaturday.

The 26-year-old Canadian has battled injuries the past twoseasons, and on April 15 left his start against New York with aright shoulder strain. Harden has made three relief appearancesto regain his arm strength after being activated from thedisabled list on June 22.

In all likelihood he will be kept on a strict pitch countagainst Seattle, which has lost three of four.

The Mariners took the opener, 7-1, on Friday as Adrian Beltrewent 5-for-5 with two homers and two doubles.

Seattle will send ace Felix Hernandez (4-4, 4.11) to the moundas it looks to give new manager John McLaren his first winningstreak. In his last start "King Felix" held Kansas City to tworuns and five hits in eight innings on Saturday, but did notfactor into the decision.

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE OAKLAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .360 5 39 Shannon Stewart LF .312 7 26
Jose Vidro DH .287 3 26 Mark Kotsay CF .238 1 12
Raul Ibanez LF .273 6 50 Nick Swisher RF .264 11 46
Jose Guillen RF .276 10 50 Jack Cust DH .276 15 42
Richie Sexson 1B .210 15 48 Eric Chavez 3B .249 12 42
Adrian Beltre 3B .274 12 39 Dan Johnson 1B .265 10 37
Yuniesky Betancour SS .275 4 30 Mark Ellis 2B .267 8 41
Jose Lopez 2B .279 7 45 Bobby Crosby SS .231 7 29
Jamie Burke C .357 0 6 Jason Kendall C .225 2 21

Felix Hernandez RHP (4-4, 4.11) Rich Harden RHP (1-1, 1.17)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
WARMUPS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (4-4, 4.11)
OAK - RICH HARDEN (1-1, 1.17)

UMPIRES: HP - MARTY FOSTER
1B - TRAVIS REININGER
2B - TED BARRETT
3B - TIM MCCLELLAND

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 15 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
STARTING BATS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ AND JAMIE BURKE
OAK - RICH HARDEN AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.360, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
J VIDRO (.287, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
R IBANEZ (.273, 6 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - RICH HARDEN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.312, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
M KOTSAY (.238, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
N SWISHER (.264, 11 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
N Swisher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
R Harden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.12

Pitches-strikes: R Harden 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: R Harden 2-1.
Batters faced: R Harden 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - RICH HARDEN</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - RICH HARDEN

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.276, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
R SEXSON (.210, 15 HR, 48 RBI)
A BELTRE (.274, 12 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.06

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
R Harden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.12

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 11-6; R Harden 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 1-2; R Harden 2-1. Batters faced: F Hernandez 3; R Harden 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN BELTRE (13) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF RICH HARDEN SCORED JOSE GUILLEN AND RICHIE SEXSON.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3, OAKLAND 0

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.275, 4 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - RICH HARDEN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.276, 15 HR, 42 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.249, 12 HR, 42 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.265, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .210
A Beltre 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .277
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368

Totals 8 3 3 3 2 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Beltre (13, 2nd inning off R Harden 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Beltre 3 (42). GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


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SEATTLE - 03 -- 3
OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.06

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
R Harden 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2.16

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 11-6; R Harden 47-26. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 1-2; R Harden 4-1. Batters faced: F Hernandez 3; R Harden 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - RICH HARDEN

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.286, 0-FOR-1)
R IBANEZ (.272, 0-FOR-1)
J GUILLEN (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .210
A Beltre 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .277
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368

Totals 8 3 3 3 2 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Beltre (13, 2nd inning off R Harden 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Beltre 3 (42). GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


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SEATTLE - 03 -- 3
OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
R Harden 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2.16

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 28-18; R Harden 47-26. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 3-3; R Harden 4-1. Batters faced: F Hernandez 7; R Harden 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED JOSE VIDRO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.210, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: LENNY DINARDO (3-5, 3.04) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BELTRE ON FIRST, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4, OAKLAND 0

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L DiNardo relieved R Harden.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BELTRE ON FIRST, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y Betancourt (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.231, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
J KENDALL (.225, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
S STEWART (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361
J Vidro dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289
R Ibanez lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Guillen rf 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .275
R Sexson 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .209
A Beltre 3b 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .277
Y Betancourt ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368

Totals 13 4 5 4 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (19, R Harden). HR - A Beltre (13, 2nd inning off R
Harden 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 3 (42), J Guillen (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Y Betancourt 1. GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 3.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


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SEATTLE - 031 -- 4
OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
R Harden 2 2/3 5 4 4 3 1 1 2.45
L DiNardo 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.02

IBB - A Beltre (by R Harden). Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 28-18; R Harden
66-37; L DiNardo 3-3. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 3-3; R Harden 5-2; L
DiNardo 0-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 7; R Harden 15; L DiNardo 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Travis Reininger. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.278, 0-FOR-1)
J BURKE (.368, 1-FOR-1)
I SUZUKI (.361, 1-FOR-2)</div>