AL: BALTIMORE (27-32) at SEATTLE (30-25) <h3>Mariners hope to extend recent surge</h3> Baltimore (27-32) at Seattle (30-25) 4:35 pm SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners are making a mockery ofthe Baltimore Orioles bullpen and, in the process, are buildingtheir reputation as a comeback team. The Mariners go for a sweep of a three-game series on Wednesdayagainst the Orioles at Safeco Field. One day after scoring four runs in the eighth inning to turn a4-3 deficit into a 7-4 lead in the series opener, Seattlerecorded four more in the seventh on Tuesday to turn a 4-1deficit into a 5-4 win. In the process, the Mariners notchedtheir 15th comeback victory of the season. It was the fourth straight win for Seattle, which sits 5 1/2games behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AmericanLeague West. Jarrod Washburn (5-4, 3.57 ERA) will start for the Marinerslooking to win his sixth straight decision against Baltimore.He is 6-2 in 10 appearances - including nine starts - againstthe Orioles and has not lost to them since 1999. The lefthander hopes to recover from his shortest outing of theseason, as he went 3 2/3 innings, allowing five runs - fourearned - and nine hits, in a 9-8 loss to the Texas Rangers onFriday. Baltimore will turn to Daniel Cabrera (4-6, 4.72), who has lostall four road starts this year. On Friday, he yielded threeruns and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 3-2 setback to theAngels. Cabrera is 4-0 with a 2.62 ERA in five career starts againstSeattle.
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jay Payton CF .275 1 18 Ichiro Suzuki CF .335 5 29 Chris Gomez 2B .300 1 7 Jose Lopez 2B .290 6 30 Nick Markakis RF .265 8 36 Jose Guillen RF .284 7 36 Miguel Tejada DH .312 6 31 Raul Ibanez LF .277 1 32 Melvin Mora 3B .247 7 26 Richie Sexson 1B .200 8 34 Aubrey Huff 1B .249 4 24 Jose Vidro DH .291 3 20 Ramon Hernandez C .254 3 27 Yuniesky Betancour SS .305 4 25 Jay Gibbons LF .205 3 12 Willie Bloomquist 3B .240 0 3 Freddie Bynum SS .222 1 4 Jamie Burke C .333 0 4 Daniel Cabrera RHP (4-6, 4.72) Jarrod Washburn LHP (5-4, 3.57)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (4-6, 4.72) SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (5-4, 3.57) UMPIRES: HP - LARRY YOUNG 1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 2B - TED BARRETT 3B - MARK CARLSON WEATHER: 57 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (4-6, 4.72) SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (5-4, 3.57) UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 1B - TED BARRETT 2B - MARK CARLSON 3B - LARRY YOUNG WEATHER: 57 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - JARROD WASHBURN AND JAMIE BURKE DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.275, 1 HR, 18 RBI) C GOMEZ (.300, 1 HR, 7 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.265, 8 HR, 36 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 2 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.335, 5 HR, 29 RBI) J LOPEZ (.290, 6 HR, 30 RBI) J GUILLEN (.284, 7 HR, 36 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 W Bloomquist 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.72 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 0-2. Batters faced: J Washburn 5. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY RAUL IBANEZ SCORED JOSE LOPEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.200, 8 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 2 0 SEATTLE 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.249, 4 HR, 24 RBI) R HERNANDEZ (.254, 3 HR, 27 RBI) J GIBBONS (.205, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J Lopez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 W Bloomquist 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (12, D Cabrera). RBI - R Ibanez (33). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.77 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 18-9; J Washburn 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-1; J Washburn 0-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; J Washburn 5. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 0 SEATTLE 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.291, 3 HR, 20 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.305, 4 HR, 25 RBI) W BLOOMQUIST (.240, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 A Huff 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 F Bynum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1. Team LOB - 3. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J Lopez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 W Bloomquist 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (12, D Cabrera). RBI - R Ibanez (33). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.77 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.47 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 18-9; J Washburn 43-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-1; J Washburn 0-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; J Washburn 9. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE NOTE: SEATTLE SHORTSTOP YUNIESKY BETANCOURT EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JAMIE BURKE SCORED JOSE VIDRO. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BURKE ON FIRST, Y BETANCOURT ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LOPEZ ON FIRST, I SUZUKI ON SECOND, J BURKE ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED JAMIE BURKE. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, I SUZUKI ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.281, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 0 SEATTLE 1 3 4 5 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.273, 0-FOR-1) C GOMEZ (.293, 0-FOR-1) N MARKAKIS (.268, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 A Huff 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 F Bynum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1. Team LOB - 3. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 J Lopez 2b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .293 J Guillen rf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .281 R Ibanez lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .280 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 J Vidro dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 Y Betancourt ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 W Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Burke c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .355 Totals 11 4 5 4 2 2 5 BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (12, D Cabrera). RBI - R Ibanez (33), J Burke (5), J Lopez (31), J Guillen (37). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, R Sexson 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 13 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 2 5 4 4 2 2 0 5.06 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.47 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 40-22; J Washburn 43-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 3-1; J Washburn 0-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 13; J Washburn 9. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 SEATTLE 1 3 4 5 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.199, 0-FOR-1) J VIDRO (.294, 1-FOR-1) Y BETANCOURT (.309, 1-FOR-1)</div>
