GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (71-52) at MINNESOTA (62-63)

AL: SEATTLE (71-52) at MINNESOTA (62-63)

<h3>Mariners look to complete sweep of Twins</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (71-52) at Minnesota (62-63) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners try to complete athree-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

In contention in both the American League wild card and Westrace, the Mariners have reeled off five straight wins to move aseason-high 19 games over .500.


The Mariners lead the New York Yankees (70-56) by 2 1/2 gamesfor the wild card. They are two games back of the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim (74-51) in the West race.


Seattle has outscored Minnesota by a lopsided 16-6 in winningthe first two games of this series.


Raul Ibanez has been carrying the Mariners. The veteranoutfielder is hitting .431 with nine homers and 20 RBI inAugust.


Miguel Batista (13-8, 4.14), who already has set acareer high in wins, takes the mound for the Mariners. Therighthander has been outstanding since the All-Star break, going5-1 with a 3.16 ERA.


Batista is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA lifetime against the Twins.

Minnesota, which has lost eight of its last 12 games, sendsCarlos Silva (9-12, 4.17 ERA) to the mound. Despite going 0-1in his last three starts, the righthander has pitched wellduring that span, allowing just three runs in 21 innings.

Silva is 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA in his career against Seattle,including a win on April 18. In that outing, he gave up threeruns and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.

 

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

SEATTLE MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .347 5 50 Alexi Casilla 2B .243 0 7
Adrian Beltre 3B .276 20 75 Tommy Watkins 3B .348 0 0
Jose Guillen RF .290 17 77 Torii Hunter CF .297 24 84
Raul Ibanez LF .279 15 82 Justin Morneau 1B .287 28 92
Richie Sexson 1B .213 21 61 Michael Cuddyer RF .276 12 67
Ben Broussard DH .289 6 24 Jason Kubel LF .248 9 44
Kenji Johjima C .279 14 50 Mike Redmond C .285 1 29
Willie Bloomquist 2B .292 2 12 Garrett Jones DH .129 0 0
Yuniesky Betancour SS .296 8 50 Nick Punto SS .201 1 20

Miguel Batista RHP (13-8, 4.14) Carlos Silva RHP (9-12, 4.17)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
WARMUPS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (13-8, 4.14)
MIN - CARLOS SILVA (9-12, 4.17)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - JERRY LAYNE
2B - BILL MILLER
3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
STARTING BATS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA AND KENJI JOHJIMA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA AND MIKE REDMOND

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.347, 5 HR, 50 RBI)
A BELTRE (.276, 20 HR, 75 RBI)
J GUILLEN (.290, 17 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.243, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
T WATKINS (.348, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T HUNTER (.297, 24 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
B Broussard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Beltre. Team LOB - 0.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
T Watkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129
N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau).


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
MINNESOTA - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 2-1. Batters
faced: C Silva 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY MICHAEL CUDDYER (13) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF MIGUEL BATISTA SCORED TOMMY WATKINS, TORII HUNTER
AND JUSTIN MORNEAU.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, MINNESOTA 4

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.248, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARRETT JONES SCORED JASON KUBEL.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, G JONES ON FIRST, M REDMOND ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
MINNESOTA 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.201, 1 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NICK PUNTO SCORED MIKE REDMOND.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, G JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
MINNESOTA 6 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ALEXI CASILLA SCORED GARRETT JONES.
SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, A CASILLA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
MINNESOTA 7 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T WATKINS (.375, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.279, 15 HR, 82 RBI)
R SEXSON (.213, 21 HR, 61 RBI)
B BROUSSARD (.289, 6 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS MINNESOTA (7) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
B Broussard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Beltre. Team LOB - 0.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
T Watkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .360
T Hunter cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
J Morneau 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .278
J Kubel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
M Redmond c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
G Jones dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .156
N Punto ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .201

Totals 9 7 7 7 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - A Casilla (1, M Batista). HR - M Cuddyer (13, 1st inning off M
Batista 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Punto. RBI - M Cuddyer 4 (71), G Jones (1), N
Punto (21), A Casilla (8). 2-out RBI - A Casilla. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Watkins 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau).


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SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
MINNESOTA - 7 -- 7
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista 1 7 7 7 1 1 1 4.54

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: M Batista 37-22; C Silva 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Batista 1-1; C Silva 2-1. Batters faced: M Batista 11; C Silva 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.299, 1-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.287, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M CUDDYER (.278, 1-FOR-1, HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS MINNESOTA (7) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Broussard dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Beltre. Team LOB - 0.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
T Watkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .360
T Hunter cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
J Morneau 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .278
J Kubel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
M Redmond c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
G Jones dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .156
N Punto ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .201

Totals 9 7 7 7 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - A Casilla (1, M Batista). HR - M Cuddyer (13, 1st inning off M
Batista 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Punto. RBI - M Cuddyer 4 (71), G Jones (1), N
Punto (21), A Casilla (8). 2-out RBI - A Casilla. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Watkins 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
MINNESOTA - 7 -- 7
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista 1 7 7 7 1 1 1 4.54

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: M Batista 37-22; C Silva 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Batista 1-1; C Silva 2-4. Batters faced: M Batista 11; C Silva 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON KUBEL SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KUBEL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
MINNESOTA 8 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.279, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
W BLOOMQUIST (.292, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.296, 8 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS MINNESOTA (8) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Broussard dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
W Bloomquist 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Beltre. Team LOB - 0.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
T Watkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .360
T Hunter cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .300
J Morneau 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286
M Cuddyer rf 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
J Kubel lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .253
M Redmond c 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
G Jones dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .156
N Punto ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .201

Totals 14 8 9 8 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (35, M Batista). 3B - A Casilla (1, M Batista). HR - M
Cuddyer (13, 1st inning off M Batista 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Punto. RBI - M
Cuddyer 4 (71), G Jones (1), N Punto (21), A Casilla (8), J Kubel (45). 2-out
RBI - A Casilla, J Kubel. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Watkins
1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau).


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SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
MINNESOTA - 71 -- 8
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista 2 9 8 8 1 1 1 4.57

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: M Batista 47-30; C Silva 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Batista 2-3; C Silva 2-4. Batters faced: M Batista 16; C Silva 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: G JONES (.156, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
N PUNTO (.201, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
A CASILLA (.248, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS MINNESOTA (8) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Broussard dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
W Bloomquist 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 8 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - A Beltre, W Bloomquist. Team LOB - 0.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
T Watkins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .360
T Hunter cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .300
J Morneau 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286
M Cuddyer rf 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
J Kubel lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .253
M Redmond c 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
G Jones dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .156
N Punto ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .201

Totals 14 8 9 8 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (35, M Batista). 3B - A Casilla (1, M Batista). HR - M
Cuddyer (13, 1st inning off M Batista 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Punto. RBI - M
Cuddyer 4 (71), G Jones (1), N Punto (21), A Casilla (8), J Kubel (45). 2-out
RBI - A Casilla, J Kubel. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Watkins
1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau, N Punto-J Morneau).


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SEATTLE - 000 -- 0
MINNESOTA - 71 -- 8
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista 2 9 8 8 1 1 1 4.57

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

HBP - K Johjima (by C Silva). Pitches-strikes: M Batista 47-30; C Silva
29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 2-3; C Silva 5-4. Batters faced: M
Batista 16; C Silva 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>