GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (52-35) at SEATTLE (50-36)

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Broussard hit for J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON FIRST, A BELTRE ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B Broussard (.300, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 0
SEATTLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, BOBBY SEAY (8TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD
JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), ERIC
O'FLAHERTY (9TH), SEAN GREEN (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA

HOME RUNS: DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (22) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 3 ON
SEAN CASEY (2) OFF BRANDON MORROW IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (11) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADRIAN BELTRE (14) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 0
SEATTLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, BOBBY SEAY (8TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD
JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), ERIC
O'FLAHERTY (9TH), SEAN GREEN (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA


WP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-1)
LP - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7)
SAVE - TODD JONES (23)

HOME RUNS: DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (22) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 3RD, 3 ON
SEAN CASEY (2) OFF BRANDON MORROW IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (11) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADRIAN BELTRE (14) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 37,393

PROBABLES: DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-0, 1.04)
SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (8-7, 4.54)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS SEATTLE (3) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .333
a-C Granderson ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
M Thames 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .259
S Casey 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .302
G Sheffield dh 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .308
M Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360
C Guillen ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317
I Rodriguez c 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .299
C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220
B Inge 3b 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .249
O Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265

Totals 35 6 10 6 3 8 14

a-singled to center for R Raburn in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (20, J Washburn); M Thames (8, J Washburn). HR - G
Sheffield (22, 3rd inning off J Washburn 3 on, 1 Out), S Casey (2, 7th inning
off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 4 (62), B Inge (42), S Casey (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Raburn 1. GIDP - M Ordonez, G
Sheffield. Team LOB - 6.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .353
J Vidro dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291
R Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268
J Guillen rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .287
R Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Beltre 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .284
K Johjima c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .271
J Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
a-B Broussard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297

Totals 36 3 9 3 0 7 10

a-struck out swinging for J Lopez in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (11, J Bonderman). HR - J Guillen (11, 2nd inning off J
Bonderman 0 on, 0 Out), A Beltre (14, 7th inning off J Bonderman 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Guillen (53), J Vidro (27), A Beltre (46). 2-out RBI - J Vidro. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 2, R Ibanez 1, Y Betancourt 1.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (20, throw). Outfield assists - R Ibanez (I
Rodriguez at 3rd base). DP: 2 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson, A Beltre-J
Lopez-R Sexson).


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DETROIT - 004 001 100 -- 6
SEATTLE - 011 000 100 -- 3
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman (W, 10-1) 7 6 3 3 0 5 2 3.50
B Seay (H, 6) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.42
Z Miner (H, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.62
T Jones (S, 23) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.06

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn (L, 8-7) 6 7 5 4 3 7 1 3.85
B Morrow 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.71
E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.05
S Green 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43

IBB - G Sheffield (by J Washburn). HBP - B Inge (by J Washburn).
Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-62; B Seay 14-9; Z Miner 2-1; T Jones 18-13; J
Washburn 108-64; B Morrow 23-13; E O'Flaherty 9-5; S Green 3-2. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 11-5; B Seay 1-0; Z Miner 1-0; T Jones 1-1; J
Washburn 4-6; B Morrow 3-3; E O'Flaherty 0-0; S Green 2-0. Batters faced: J
Bonderman 27; B Seay 3; Z Miner 1; T Jones 5; J Washburn 28; B Morrow 8; E
O'Flaherty 2; S Green 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

T--2:42. Att--37,393.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 6
SEATTLE 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

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DETROIT (6) AT SEATTLE (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SEATTLE 2ND: J Guillen homered to left center. R Sexson struck out
swinging. A Beltre grounded out to third. K Johjima grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, SEATTLE 1.

DETROIT 3RD: B Inge hit by pitch. O Infante fouled out to first. R Raburn
walked, B Inge to second. M Thames singled to left center, B Inge to third,
R Raburn to second. G Sheffield homered to left, B Inge, R Raburn and M Thames
scored. M Ordonez lined out to first. C Guillen lined out to left. (4 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt singled to left. J Lopez grounded out to third,
Y Betancourt to second. I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro doubled to deep
right, Y Betancourt scored. R Ibanez grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 6TH: C Guillen safe at first on throwing error by shortstop
Y Betancourt. I Rodriguez singled to left, C Guillen to second. C Monroe struck
out swinging. B Inge singled to left, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second.
O Infante struck out swinging. R Raburn grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B Inge out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 5, SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 7TH: B Morrow relieved J Washburn. S Casey homered to right.
G Sheffield lined out to right. M Ordonez grounded out to second. C Guillen
flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre homered to left. K Johjima lined out to third.
Y Betancourt struck out looking. J Lopez popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE

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DETROIT (6) AT SEATTLE (3) - EVENT LOG
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Detroit Starting Lineups -- R Raburn CF, M Thames 1B, G Sheffield DH, M Ordonez RF,
C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, C Monroe LF, B Inge 3B, O Infante 2B, J Bonderman RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, R Ibanez LF, J Guillen RF,
R Sexson 1B, A Beltre 3B, K Johjima C, Y Betancourt SS, J Lopez 2B, J Washburn LHP.

Umpires -- Brian Runge (HP), Bruce Froemming (1B), Brian Knight (2B),
Mike Winters (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 3 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn struck out swinging. M Thames struck out swinging.
G Sheffield flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro grounded out to second.
R Ibanez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, SEATTLE 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez struck out swinging. C Guillen fouled out to first.
I Rodriguez reached on infield single to shortstop. C Monroe struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Guillen homered to left center. R Sexson struck out
swinging. A Beltre grounded out to third. K Johjima grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, SEATTLE 1.

DETROIT 3RD: B Inge hit by pitch. O Infante fouled out to first. R Raburn
walked, B Inge to second. M Thames singled to left center, B Inge to third,
R Raburn to second. G Sheffield homered to left, B Inge, R Raburn and M Thames
scored. M Ordonez lined out to first. C Guillen lined out to left. (4 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt singled to left. J Lopez grounded out to third,
Y Betancourt to second. I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro doubled to deep
right, Y Betancourt scored. R Ibanez grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 4TH: I Rodriguez doubled to deep center, I Rodriguez out stretching
at third. C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. B Inge struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 4TH: J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Sexson grounded out to
shortstop. A Beltre singled to center. K Johjima singled to left, A Beltre to
second. Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Beltre out at
third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 5TH: O Infante flied out to center. R Raburn walked. M Thames
doubled to left, R Raburn to third. G Sheffield intentionally walked.
M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Sheffield
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Lopez grounded out to shortstop. I Suzuki grounded out to
pitcher. J Vidro flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4,
SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 6TH: C Guillen safe at first on throwing error by shortstop
Y Betancourt. I Rodriguez singled to left, C Guillen to second. C Monroe struck
out swinging. B Inge singled to left, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second.
O Infante struck out swinging. R Raburn grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B Inge out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 5, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 6TH: S Casey at first base. R Ibanez struck out looking. J Guillen
grounded out to shortstop. R Sexson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 5, SEATTLE 2.

DETROIT 7TH: B Morrow relieved J Washburn. S Casey homered to right.
G Sheffield lined out to right. M Ordonez grounded out to second. C Guillen
flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre homered to left. K Johjima lined out to third.
Y Betancourt struck out looking. J Lopez popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.

DETROIT 8TH: I Rodriguez grounded out to third. C Monroe flied out to
left. B Inge singled to center. O Infante grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 8TH: B Seay relieved J Bonderman. I Suzuki singled to center.
J Vidro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, I Suzuki out at second.
R Ibanez struck out swinging. Z Miner relieved B Seay. J Guillen grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.

DETROIT 9TH: E O'Flaherty relieved B Morrow. C Granderson hit for R Raburn.
C Granderson singled to center. S Casey struck out swinging. S Green relieved
E O'Flaherty. G Sheffield grounded into double play, third to second to first,
C Granderson out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 9TH: C Granderson in center field. T Jones relieved Z Miner.
R Sexson grounded out to pitcher. A Beltre singled to right. K Johjima flied
out to left. Y Betancourt singled to center, A Beltre to third. B Broussard
hit for J Lopez. Y Betancourt to second on fielder's indifference. B Broussard
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3.</div>

 

Sheffield's grand slam lifts Tigers over Mariners

<h3>DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield helped keep the DetroitTigers at the top of the division standings.


Sheffield hit a grand slam and Jeremy Bonderman pitched seveneffective innings to lead the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over theSeattle Mariners on Friday.


Detroit has won six of its last seven contests and remains 1/2game ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the American LeagueCentral.


Sheffield blasted a 2-2 offering from Mariners starter JarrodWashburn (8-7) over the left-center field wall in the thirdinning to give the Tigers a 4-1 advantage. The 38-year-oldslugger now has three home runs and nine RBI in his last sixgames.


After Washburn hit Brandon Inge with a pitch, Ryan Raburn drew awalk and Marcus Thames singled to set the stage for Sheffieldto deliver his 12th career grand slam.


The blast by Sheffield was all the run support Jeremey Bonderman(10-1) needed. The 24-year-old lefthander yielded three runsand six hits with five strikeouts.


Bonderman overcame solo home runs by Jose Guillen and AdrianBeltre to pick up his 10th victory in his last 12 starts.

Bobby Seay and Zach Miner combined to pitch a scoreless eighthbefore Todd Jones entered in the ninth to record his 23rd saveof the season and 100th since 2005.


The Tigers, who snapped the Mariners' four-game winning streak,continued to impress on the road, winning 13 of their last 16contests away from Comerica Park.


Yuniesky Betancourt committed his major league-leading 20therror to help Detroit to an unearned run and a 5-2 advantage inthe sixth. Betancourt threw Carlos Guillen's grounder pastfirst for the error and Guillen was able to score after singlesby Ivan Rodriguez and Inge.


Sean Casey hit just his second homer of the year, a blast intothe rightfield seats off Seattle reliever Brandon Morrow to openup a 6-2 Detroit lead in the seventh inning.


Jarrod Washburn saw his three game winning streak come to an endas he was tagged for five runs - four earned - on seven hitsand three walks over six innings.


The Mariners lefthander, who had allowed only three runs in hisprevious three starts, suffered his six consecutive loss to theTigers.


Seattle had jumped to a short-lived 1-0 lead in the second whenJose Guillen powered his 11th homer of the season over thecenterfield fence.


Despite the loss, Beltre continued to hit the ball well,recording three hits and a home run. The Mariners slugger is16-for-28 with four homers and 14 RBI in his last seven games.

 

Sheffield's grand slam lifts Tigers over Mariners

<h3>DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield helped keep the DetroitTigers at the top of the division standings.


Sheffield hit a grand slam and Jeremy Bonderman pitched seveneffective innings to lead the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over theSeattle Mariners on Friday.


Detroit has won six of its last seven contests and remainsone-half game ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the AmericanLeague Central Division.


Sheffield blasted a 2-2 offering from Mariners starter JarrodWashburn (8-7) over the left-center field wall in the thirdinning to give the Tigers a 4-1 advantage. The 38-year-oldslugger has three home runs and nine RBI in his last six games.

After Washburn hit Brandon Inge with a pitch, Ryan Raburn drew awalk and Marcus Thames singled, setting the stage forSheffield's 12th career grand slam.


The blast by Sheffield was all the run support Bonderman (10-1)needed. The 24-year-old righthander yielded three runs and sixhits with five strikeouts.


Bonderman overcame solo home runs by Jose Guillen and AdrianBeltre to pick up his 10th victory in his last 12 starts.

Bobby Seay and Zach Miner combined to pitch a scoreless eighthbefore Todd Jones worked around two hits in the ninth to recordhis 23rd save of the season and 100th since 2005.


The Tigers, who snapped the Mariners' four-game winning streak,continued to impress on the road, winning 13 of their last 16contests away from Comerica Park.


Seattle shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt committed his majorleague-leading 20th error to help Detroit to an unearned run anda 5-2 advantage in the sixth. Betancourt made an errant throwon a grounder by Carlos Guillen, who later scored after singlesby Ivan Rodriguez and Inge.


Sean Casey hit just his second homer of the year, a blast intothe right field seats off Seattle reliever Brandon Morrow toopen a 6-2 lead for Detroit in the seventh inning.

Washburn saw his three-game winning streak come to an end as hewas tagged for five runs - four earned - seven hits and threewalks in six innings.


The Mariners' lefthander, who had allowed only three runs in hisprevious three starts, suffered his six consecutive loss to theTigers.


Seattle opened a short-lived 1-0 lead in the second, whenGuillen powered his 11th homer of the season over the centerfield wall.


Despite the loss, Beltre continued to hit the ball well,recording three hits. The slugger is 16-for-28 with four homersand 14 RBI in his last seven games.

 

Sheffield's grand slam lifts Tigers over Mariners

<h3>DETROIT 6, SEATTLE 3</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield helped keep the DetroitTigers at the top of the division standings.


Sheffield hit a grand slam and Jeremy Bonderman pitched seveneffective innings to lead the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over theSeattle Mariners on Friday.


Detroit has won six of its last seven contests and remainsone-half game ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the AmericanLeague Central Division.


Sheffield blasted a 2-2 offering from Mariners starter JarrodWashburn (8-7) over the left-center field wall in the thirdinning to give the Tigers a 4-1 advantage. The 38-year-oldslugger has three home runs and nine RBI in his last six games.

"I think I hit a changeup," Sheffield said. "He had fooled meearlier on that pitch in my first at-bat and I am just glad Ihad seen it. He left a changeup out over the plate and I gotgood wood on it."


After Washburn hit Brandon Inge with a pitch, Ryan Raburn drew awalk and Marcus Thames singled, setting the stage forSheffield's 12th career grand slam.


"One of the best RBI guys in the last 10 years hit one out, andthat's basically what the game was," Mariners manager JohnMcLaren said. "Wash did a nice job. He kept us in the game andmade a bad pitch to Sheffield, and Sheffield is an RBImachine."


The blast by Sheffield was all the run support Bonderman (10-1)needed. The 24-year-old righthander yielded three runs and sixhits with five strikeouts.


Bonderman overcame solo home runs by Jose Guillen and AdrianBeltre to pick up his 10th victory in his last 12 starts.

"You know what, I'm just trying to go out and pitch," Bondermansaid. "These guys have been putting up some runs behind me. IfI go out and give us quality innings and keep the score down,we're going to win."


Bobby Seay and Zach Miner combined to pitch a scoreless eighthbefore Todd Jones worked around two hits in the ninth to recordhis 23rd save of the season and 100th since 2005.


The Tigers, who snapped the Mariners' four-game winning streak,continue to impress on the road, winning 13 of their last 16contests away from Comerica Park.


Seattle shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt committed his majorleague-leading 20th error to help Detroit to an unearned run anda 5-2 advantage in the sixth. Betancourt made an errant throwon a grounder by Carlos Guillen, who later scored after singlesby Ivan Rodriguez and Inge.


Sean Casey hit just his second homer of the year, a blast intothe right field seats off Seattle reliever Brandon Morrow toopen a 6-2 lead for Detroit in the seventh inning.

Washburn saw his three-game winning streak come to an end as hewas tagged for five runs - four earned - seven hits and threewalks in six innings.


"He's (Sheffield) a great hitter," Washburn said. "He's one ofthose guys that if you make a mistake to him, nine times out of10 he's going to make you pay for it. He doesn't missmistakes."


The Mariners' lefthander, who had allowed only three runs in hisprevious three starts, suffered his sixth consecutive loss tothe Tigers.


Seattle opened a short-lived 1-0 lead in the second, whenGuillen powered his 11th homer of the season over the centerfield wall.


Despite the loss, Beltre continued to hit the ball well,recording three hits. The slugger is 16-for-28 with four homersand 14 RBI in his last seven games.