GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (62-49) at BALTIMORE (52-60)

AL: SEATTLE (62-49) at BALTIMORE (52-60)

<h3>Mariners go for sweep at Baltimore</h3>

Seattle (62-49) at Baltimore (52-60) 7:05 pm EDT


BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners will go for a sweepof a three-game series when they visit the Baltimore Orioles onThursday.


The Mariners have put 18 runs on the board in the first twogames of the series, pounding Jeremy Guthrie on Wednesday enroute to an 8-4 win.


Guthrie entered the contest tied for third in the league with a2.98 ERA. After four innings with Seattle's hitters, that markjumped to 3.22.


The Orioles will try to stop the run-scoring surge withrighthander Daniel Cabrera (8-11, 4.90 ERA). The 26-year-olddominated in his last start, picking up a win at Tampa Bay byallowing just one run in seven innings.


Perhaps most importantly, Cabrera issued just one walk againstthe Devil Rays. Command has always been an issue for the 6-7Dominican, who leads the American League in walks with 79.

The Mariners will counter with lefthander Horacio Ramirez (6-3,6.68). The 27-year-old got knocked around by the Red Sox lastFriday, allowing four runs and 10 hits in four innings. Heearned a win over the Orioles on July 2, yielding two runs inseven frames.

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

SEATTLE BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .348 5 45 Brian Roberts 2B .316 9 42
Jose Vidro 2B .312 4 40 Corey Patterson CF .269 5 33
Jose Guillen RF .289 14 67 Nick Markakis RF .293 11 70
Raul Ibanez DH .259 9 67 Miguel Tejada SS .303 9 48
Adrian Beltre 3B .279 17 65 Kevin Millar 1B .269 10 47
Ben Broussard 1B .295 6 23 Aubrey Huff 3B .260 8 48
Adam Jones LF .250 0 0 Ramon Hernandez C .266 5 45
Jamie Burke C .329 0 7 Jay Gibbons DH .229 6 27
Yuniesky Betancour SS .289 7 42 Jay Payton LF .260 4 41

Horacio Ramirez LHP (6-3, 6.68) Daniel Cabrera RHP (8-11, 4.90)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (6-3, 6.68)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (8-11, 4.90)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - LARRY VANOVER
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ AND JAMIE BURKE
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.348, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
J VIDRO (.312, 4 HR, 40 RBI)
J GUILLEN (.289, 14 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAUL IBANEZ SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON FIRST, J GUILLEN ON SECOND, J
VIDRO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.279, 17 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED JOSE VIDRO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, J GUILLEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B BROUSSARD (.295, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BEN BROUSSARD SCORED JOSE GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R IBANEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A JONES (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.316, 9 HR, 42 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.269, 5 HR, 33 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.293, 11 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .293
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: RBI - R Ibanez (68), A Beltre (66), B Broussard (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 3 -- 3
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.68

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 5.05

HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 24-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 3-0. Batters faced: D Cabrera 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J BURKE (.329, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.289, 7 HR, 42 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.350, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .293
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: RBI - R Ibanez (68), A Beltre (66), B Broussard (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 3 -- 3
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.57

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 5.05

HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 16-9; D Cabrera
24-16. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 1-1; D Cabrera 3-0. Batters faced: H
Ramirez 3; D Cabrera 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.303, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
K MILLAR (.269, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
A HUFF (.260, 8 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J Vidro 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .293
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288

Totals 9 3 3 3 0 1 1

BATTING: RBI - R Ibanez (68), A Beltre (66), B Broussard (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 30 -- 3
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.57

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 5.02

HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 16-9; D Cabrera
33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 1-1; D Cabrera 4-1. Batters faced: H
Ramirez 3; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.314, 1-FOR-1)
J GUILLEN (.289, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
R IBANEZ (.261, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J Vidro 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
J Guillen rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278
B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .293
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288

Totals 9 3 3 3 0 1 1

BATTING: RBI - R Ibanez (68), A Beltre (66), B Broussard (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 30 -- 3
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.47

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 5.02

HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 26-15; D Cabrera
33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 2-2; D Cabrera 4-1. Batters faced: H
Ramirez 6; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE GUILLEN (15) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF DANIEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 0

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.261, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.266, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
J GIBBONS (.229, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
J PAYTON (.260, 4 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J Vidro 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
J Guillen rf 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .291
R Ibanez dh 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261
A Beltre 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .278
B Broussard 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .291
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288

Totals 13 4 4 4 1 3 3

BATTING: HR - J Guillen (15, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R
Ibanez (68), A Beltre (66), B Broussard (24), J Guillen (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 301 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.47

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 4 4 4 1 3 1 5.04

HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 26-15; D Cabrera
61-40. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 2-2; D Cabrera 5-1. Batters faced: H
Ramirez 6; D Cabrera 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON FIRST, B ROBERTS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>