AL: SEATTLE (54-41) at TEXAS (42-56) <h3>Mariners looks to snap scoreless skid in Texas</h3> <div class="pre">Seattle (54-41) at Texas (42-56) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Looking to avoid a dubious franchiserecord, the Seattle Mariners start a four-game series with theTexas Rangers on Monday. After posting a 5-3 record following the All-Star break, theMariners were shut out in each of their last two games againstthe Blue Jays. They managed just three hits in each of thosecontests and will need to find their offense if they hope toavoid being blanked in a third straight game for the first timein the franchise's 31-year history. Seattle may have found the right opponent at the right time inthe Rangers, who have the second-highest team ERA (4.96) in themajors. Following a stint on the disabled list with left shouldertendinitis, Horacio Ramirez (5-2, 5.89 ERA) looks to build on onsolid return. Last Monday, he allowed two runs and five hitsover a season-high seven innings in a 4-2 win over the BaltimoreOrioles. The lefthander made his only career start against the Rangers inhis Mariners debut, allowing five runs - one earned - in sixframes of a 14-6 win on April 15. Texas' Kevin Millwood (6-8, 5.50) aims to continue his recentdisplay of strong pitching. He is 4-2 with a 3.00 ERA in hislast seven starts and was 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in his first threestarts this month before permitting four runs - one earned -and three hits over six innings in a 6-0 loss to the OaklandAthletics on Wednesday. The Rangers ace is 6-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 12 lifetime startsagainst Seattle in his career, including a 1-1 record with a5.29 ERA in three starts this season. Texas has lost four of its last five games following an 8-3 lossto the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS SEATTLE TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Ichiro Suzuki CF .346 5 42 Kenny Lofton CF .301 6 20 Jose Vidro DH .299 3 29 Michael Young SS .291 4 54 Raul Ibanez LF .258 6 57 Mark Teixeira 1B .301 13 47 Jose Guillen RF .282 12 56 Sammy Sosa DH .239 14 64 Adrian Beltre 3B .271 15 49 Marlon Byrd RF .355 3 33 Richie Sexson 1B .200 15 49 Adam Melhuse C .273 1 8 Kenji Johjima C .280 10 37 Brad Wilkerson LF .224 14 44 Jose Lopez 2B .266 8 48 Jerry Hairston Jr 2B .199 3 13 Yuniesky Betancour SS .277 4 34 Travis Metcalf 3B .184 1 5 Horacio Ramirez LHP (5-2, 5.89) Kevin Millwood RHP (6-8, 5.50)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (5-2, 5.89) TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (6-8, 5.50) UMPIRES: HP - LANCE BARKSDALE 1B - GARY CEDERSTROM 2B - ANGEL CAMPOS 3B - TIM WELKE WEATHER: 83 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, out to left</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND ADAM MELHUSE DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.346, 5 HR, 42 RBI) J VIDRO (.299, 3 HR, 29 RBI) R IBANEZ (.258, 6 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI AND JOSE VIDRO. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.271, 15 HR, 49 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 2 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.301, 6 HR, 20 RBI) M YOUNG (.291, 4 HR, 54 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.301, 13 HR, 47 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 J Vidro dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .299 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .284 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 5 2 3 2 2 1 6 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 2 -- 2 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.89 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.63 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 24-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-0. Batters faced: K Millwood 7. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 2 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.266, 8 HR, 48 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.277, 4 HR, 34 RBI) I SUZUKI (.348, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 J Vidro dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .299 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .284 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 5 2 3 2 2 1 6 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 2 -- 2 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.77 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.63 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 19-12; K Millwood 24-11. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 1-1; K Millwood 2-0. Batters faced: H Ramirez 4; K Millwood 7. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.355, 3 HR, 33 RBI) A MELHUSE (.273, 1 HR, 8 RBI) B WILKERSON (.224, 14 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 J Vidro dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .284 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Totals 10 2 5 2 2 2 10 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 4. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 20 -- 2 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.77 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 5 2 2 2 2 0 5.57 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 19-12; K Millwood 47-28. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 1-1; K Millwood 3-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 4; K Millwood 12. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.284, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) A BELTRE (.273, 1-FOR-1) R SEXSON (.199, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 J Vidro dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .284 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Totals 10 2 5 2 2 2 10 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 4. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 20 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.66 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 5 2 2 2 2 0 5.57 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 36-24; K Millwood 47-28. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 3-1; K Millwood 3-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 8; K Millwood 12. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 0 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.184, 1 HR, 5 RBI) K LOFTON (.300, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 J Vidro dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 J Guillen rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .283 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278 J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Totals 13 2 5 2 3 2 11 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 5. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 200 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.66 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 3 5 2 2 3 2 0 5.51 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 36-24; K Millwood 65-37. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 3-1; K Millwood 6-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 8; K Millwood 16. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED TRAVIS METCALF. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.304, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY SAMMY SOSA SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG AND MARK TEIXEIRA. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S SOSA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2 TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.353, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 0 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 3 3 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.269, 1-FOR-1) Y BETANCOURT (.276, 0-FOR-1) I SUZUKI (.347, 1-FOR-2)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS TEXAS (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 J Vidro dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 J Guillen rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .283 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 R Sexson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .199 K Johjima c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278 J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Totals 13 2 5 2 3 2 11 BATTING: RBI - J Guillen 2 (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 5. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 M Young ss 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .292 M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 S Sosa dh 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .240 M Byrd rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .351 A Melhuse c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 T Metcalf 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 Totals 14 3 5 3 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - T Metcalf (6, H Ramirez); S Sosa (19, H Ramirez). RBI - M Young (55), S Sosa 2 (66). Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Metcalf-J Hairston Jr-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 200 -- 2 TEXAS - 003 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 3 5 3 3 1 3 0 6.08 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 3 5 2 2 3 2 0 5.51 Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 60-37; K Millwood 65-37. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 4-2; K Millwood 6-1. Batters faced: H Ramirez 15; K Millwood 16. UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>
