GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (63-49) at CHI WHITE SOX (53-61)

AL: SEATTLE (63-49) at CHI WHITE SOX (53-61)

<h3>Ichiro, Mariners go for four straight</h3>



Seattle (63-49) at Chi White Sox (53-61), 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Ichiro Suzuki hopes his hot bat propels theSeattle Mariners to their fourth consecutive win when they visitthe Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-gameseries.


Suzuki has three hits in each of his last three contests,scoring six runs and driving in three over that span. TheJapanese leadoff hitter is batting .350 with 83 runs scored and31 stolen bases this season.


In hopes of shutting down Ichiro and the rest of the Mariners'red-hot offense, the White Sox will send Javier Vazquez (9-6,3.64 ERA) to the mound. The Puerto Rican righthander yieldedthree runs and six hits with two walks and six strikeouts overseven innings in a 7-5 triumph over the Detroit Tigers onSaturday.


He will be opposed by Jarrod Washburn (8-8, 4.18), who iswinless in his last five starts. The 32-year-old lefthanderhurled 6 1/3 frames, surrendering four runs and eight hits withfour strikeouts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Seattle compiled 31 runs in its three-game sweep of theBaltimore Orioles.

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT CHI WHITE SOX -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .350 5 48 Darin Erstad CF .266 2 23
Jose Vidro DH .313 4 41 Josh Fields 3B .243 9 32
Jose Guillen RF .290 15 68 Jim Thome DH .270 18 59
Raul Ibanez LF .262 9 69 Paul Konerko 1B .269 23 65
Adrian Beltre 3B .276 17 67 A.J. Pierzynski C .271 11 40
Richie Sexson 1B .200 17 54 Jermaine Dye RF .242 23 61
Kenji Johjima C .276 12 44 Scott Podsednik LF .262 1 7
Jose Lopez 2B .256 8 50 Juan Uribe SS .222 13 47
Yuniesky Betancour SS .293 7 45 Danny Richar 2B .214 0 1

Jarrod Washburn LHP (8-8, 4.18) Javier Vazquez RHP (9-6, 3.64)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-8, 4.18)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (9-6, 3.64)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - ERIC COOPER
2B - ANDY FLETCHER
3B - MIKE REILLY

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN AND KENJI JOHJIMA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.350, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
J VIDRO (.313, 4 HR, 41 RBI)
J GUILLEN (.290, 15 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.266, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
J FIELDS (.243, 9 HR, 32 RBI)
J THOME (.270, 18 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.18

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 3-0.
Batters faced: J Vazquez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.262, 9 HR, 69 RBI)
A BELTRE (.276, 17 HR, 67 RBI)
R SEXSON (.200, 17 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 10-7; J Vazquez 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 1-2; J Vazquez 3-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 3; J Vazquez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.269, 23 HR, 65 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.271, 11 HR, 40 RBI)
J DYE (.242, 23 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - R Sexson. Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 10-7; J Vazquez 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 1-2; J Vazquez 6-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 3; J Vazquez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (24) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.262, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.276, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
J LOPEZ (.256, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.293, 7 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - R Sexson. Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (24, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye
(62). 2-out RBI - J Dye. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4.18

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 36-24; J Vazquez 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 1-3; J Vazquez 6-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 8; J Vazquez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KENJI JOHJIMA (13) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.256, 8 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.214, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
D ERSTAD (.265, 0-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
J Vidro dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199
K Johjima c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: HR - K Johjima (13, 3rd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K
Johjima (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1. GIDP - R
Sexson. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (24, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye
(62). 2-out RBI - J Dye. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Vazquez (1, throw). DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


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SEATTLE - 001 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4.18

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.63

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 36-24; J Vazquez 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 1-3; J Vazquez 6-1. Batters faced: J Washburn 8; J Vazquez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (10) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.289, 0-FOR-1)
R IBANEZ (.264, 1-FOR-1)
A BELTRE (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
J Vidro dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199
K Johjima c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: HR - K Johjima (13, 3rd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K
Johjima (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1. GIDP - R
Sexson. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Fields 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 11 2 2 2 1 4 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (24, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out), J Fields (10,
3rd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye (62), J Fields (33). 2-out
RBI - J Dye, J Fields. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Vazquez (1, throw). DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


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SEATTLE - 001 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 011 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 3 2 2 2 1 4 2 4.22

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.63

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 55-35; J Vazquez 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 2-3; J Vazquez 6-1. Batters faced: J Washburn 12; J Vazquez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>