AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 7 MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Kubel (.249, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 18 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA MIN - SCOTT BAKER, JUAN RINCON (7TH), DENNYS REYES (8TH), PAT NESHEK (8TH), MATT GUERRIER (9TH) AND JOE MAUER HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (20) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON RICHIE SEXSON (21) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON MIN - NONE</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 18 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA MIN - SCOTT BAKER, JUAN RINCON (7TH), DENNYS REYES (8TH), PAT NESHEK (8TH), MATT GUERRIER (9TH) AND JOE MAUER WP - JARROD WASHBURN (9-10) LP - SCOTT BAKER (6-6) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (20) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON RICHIE SEXSON (21) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON MIN - NONE TIME: 2:49 ATT: 42,373 PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (13-8, 4.14) MIN - CARLOS SILVA (9-12, 4.17)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">SEATTLE (7) VS MINNESOTA (2) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .347 J Vidro dh 5 1 3 1 1 0 3 .320 J Guillen rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .290 R Ibanez lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .279 A Jones pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 A Beltre 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .276 R Sexson 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .213 K Johjima c 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .263 Y Betancourt ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 Totals 43 7 18 6 3 2 23 BATTING: 2B - J Lopez (15, S Baker); J Guillen (20, S Baker); J Vidro (18, S Baker); A Beltre (32, P Neshek). HR - A Beltre (20, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out), R Sexson (21, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 2 (75), R Sexson (61), J Vidro (49), R Ibanez (82), K Johjima (50). 2-out RBI - J Vidro, A Beltre, K Johjima. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Guillen 1, J Vidro 1, I Suzuki 1, J Lopez 2. GIDP - K Johjima, J Vidro. Team LOB - 13. BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki (35, 2nd base off J Rincon/J Mauer). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johjima-A Beltre). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Casilla 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 J Mauer c 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295 T Hunter cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .297 J Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .287 M Cuddyer rf 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .276 J Kubel lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 T Watkins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .348 G Jones dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .129 N Punto ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 14 BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (3, J Washburn). RBI - M Cuddyer 2 (67). 2-out RBI - M Cuddyer 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, J Kubel 1, G Jones 1. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (6, 2nd base by J Washburn), A Casilla (1, 3rd base by J Washburn/K Johjima). FIELDING: E - N Punto (9, catch). PB - J Mauer. DP: 2 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau, N Punto-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 020 001 040 -- 7 MINNESOTA - 000 002 000 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn (W, 9-10) 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 4.11 B Morrow (H, 15) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.68 G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.95 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker (L, 6-6) 6 2/3 14 3 3 1 2 2 4.50 J Rincon 2/3 1 3 3 1 0 0 6.34 D Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 P Neshek 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.31 M Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 HBP - M Cuddyer (by J Washburn); J Guillen (by J Rincon). Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 103-59; B Morrow 28-14; G Sherrill 15-9; S Baker 101-73; J Rincon 16-8; D Reyes 1-1; P Neshek 22-13; M Guerrier 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 5-7; B Morrow 0-6; G Sherrill 1-0; S Baker 11-7; J Rincon 2-0; D Reyes 1-0; P Neshek 0-1; M Guerrier 3-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 24; B Morrow 8; G Sherrill 3; S Baker 34; J Rincon 5; D Reyes 1; P Neshek 4; M Guerrier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. T--2:49. Att--42,373. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT MINNESOTA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to center. R Sexson homered to left center. K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez doubled to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop, J Lopez to third. I Suzuki grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt reached on infield single to shortstop. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: N Punto grounded out to shortstop. A Casilla singled to right. J Mauer walked, A Casilla to second. T Hunter singled to left, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau fouled out to third. M Cuddyer singled to center, A Casilla and J Mauer scored, T Hunter to third. J Kubel grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 8TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki singled to right. I Suzuki stole second. J Vidro walked. I Suzuki to third on passed ball by J Mauer. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second. D Reyes relieved J Rincon. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, I Suzuki scored, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third, J Vidro scored on error by shortstop N Punto. P Neshek relieved D Reyes. A Jones ran for R Ibanez. A Beltre doubled to deep right, A Jones scored. R Sexson walked. K Johjima singled to center, A Beltre scored, R Sexson to third. J Lopez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2.</div>
Late outburst carries Mariners past Twins <h3>SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2</h3>By Anthony Maggio PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners collected 18 hitsoff the Minnesota Twins pitching staff on Tuesday, but stillcouldn't breathe easy until the final inning. Seattle pushed across four runs in the eighth inning and AdrianBeltre homered, drove in two runs and scored twice as theMariners topped the Twins, 7-2, on Tuesday to improve to aseason-high 19 games above .500. Jarrod Washburn snapped a streak of three consecutive losses andearned his first win since July 4 as Seattle won its fifthstraight contest. The Mariners will go for a three-game sweepof Minnesota on Wednesday. Beltre and Richie Sexson hit back-to-back homers off Minnesotastarter Scott Baker in the second inning to give the Mariners alead they would not relinquish. But Seattle's offense certainlymade things interesting. After going 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position throughseven innings and leaving 11 baserunners stranded, the Marinersfinally came through in the eighth. Ichiro Suzuki singled, Jose Vidro walked and Jose Guillen washit by a pitch to load the bases off reliever Juan Rincon withone out in the frame. Lefthanded reliever Dennys Reyes came in to face Raul Ibanez anddid his job, inducing a ground ball to second base. But Twinsshortstop Nick Punto lost the ball from second baseman AlexiCasilla as he tried to make a jumping throw for a double play,allowing Ichiro to score on the fielder's choice and Vidro tocome home on an error. Seattle added two more runs on Beltre's double and KenjiJohjima's single off reliever Pat Neshek, sending the Twins totheir third loss in four games. After going 0-4 in his previous seven starts, Washburn (9-10)allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in sixinnings to avenge a loss to Minnesota in his previous start.However, some of the credit goes to the Twins' anemic offense. Minnesota has scored only 18 runs in its last 10 home games,topping three runs just once in that stretch. After going2-for-8 with runners in scoring position on Tuesday, the Twinsare now 6-for-51 with runners in scoring position in their lastsix games. Minnesota's lack of clutch hitting rubbed off on the Marinersearly on, but Seattle did get a two-out RBI double from Vidro inthe sixth inning to take a 3-0 advantage. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a one-out single in the sixth-inning offBaker (6-6), who then got Suzuki to hit a soft grounder tosecond. But Ichiro hustled down the line to avoid aninning-ending double play, then scored two pitches later onVidro's drive to right field. Prior to the big eighth inning, Washburn (9-10) needed the extrarun. He allowed only a walk through the first three innings and onlya pair of hits through five frames before the Twins startedtheir comeback. Alexi Casilla got things started with a one out single, followedby a walk to Joe Mauer and Torii Hunter's single to load thebases. Justin Morneau, who entered the game 3-for-9 in hiscareer against Washburn, fouled out to Beltre at third base forthe second out, but Michael Cuddyer laced a 3-2 pitch to centerfield to score a pair of runs. Washburn recovered and retired Jason Kubel on a grounder tosecond with runners on the corners to get out of the jam. Baker's final line wasn't as bad as it could have been. Therighthander allowed three runs on a season-high 14 hits with awalk and two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. He lost his secondstraight decision while allowing more than one earned run forjust the second time in his last five starts. Vidro and Sexson reached base four times each, while Ichiro hadthree hits, two runs scored and a stolen base for the Mariners. Hunter and Casilla both had a pair of hits for the Twins, whoremained 6 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the American LeagueCentral.
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT MINNESOTA (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, J Washburn LHP. Minnesota Starting Lineups -- A Casilla 2B, J Mauer C, T Hunter CF, J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, J Kubel LF, T Watkins 3B, G Jones DH, N Punto SS, S Baker RHP. Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Jerry Layne (2B), Bill Miller (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki flied out to right. J Vidro singled to center. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 1ST: A Casilla grounded out to second. J Mauer struck out swinging. T Hunter lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to center. R Sexson homered to left center. K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez doubled to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop, J Lopez to third. I Suzuki grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau lined out to center. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. J Kubel fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 3RD: J Vidro singled to left center. J Guillen singled to left, J Vidro to second. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third. A Beltre flied out to right. R Sexson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 3RD: T Watkins walked. G Jones fouled out to catcher. N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Watkins out at second. N Punto caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez singled to center. Y Betancourt flied out to right. I Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop, J Lopez to second. J Vidro grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 4TH: A Casilla doubled to left. J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter struck out swinging. A Casilla caught stealing third, catcher to third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 5TH: J Guillen doubled to deep right. R Ibanez singled to center, J Guillen to third. A Beltre grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Guillen out at home, R Ibanez to second. R Sexson walked, R Ibanez to third, A Beltre to second. K Johjima grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Sexson out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 5TH: J Morneau grounded out to third. M Cuddyer hit by pitch. J Kubel struck out looking. T Watkins singled to left, M Cuddyer to second. G Jones popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt reached on infield single to shortstop. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: N Punto grounded out to shortstop. A Casilla singled to right. J Mauer walked, A Casilla to second. T Hunter singled to left, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau fouled out to third. M Cuddyer singled to center, A Casilla and J Mauer scored, T Hunter to third. J Kubel grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 7TH: R Ibanez popped out to shortstop. A Beltre grounded out to second. R Sexson singled to left. K Johjima singled to center, R Sexson to second. J Rincon relieved S Baker. J Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Johjima out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 7TH: B Morrow relieved J Washburn. T Watkins popped out to second. G Jones flied out to right. N Punto lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 8TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki singled to right. I Suzuki stole second. J Vidro walked. I Suzuki to third on passed ball by J Mauer. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second. D Reyes relieved J Rincon. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, I Suzuki scored, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third, J Vidro scored on error by shortstop N Punto. P Neshek relieved D Reyes. A Jones ran for R Ibanez. A Beltre doubled to deep right, A Jones scored. R Sexson walked. K Johjima singled to center, A Beltre scored, R Sexson to third. J Lopez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 8TH: A Jones in left field. A Casilla flied out to left. J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter walked. J Morneau singled to deep right, T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 9TH: M Guerrier relieved P Neshek. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro grounded into double play, shortstop to first, I Suzuki out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 9TH: G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Kubel struck out looking. T Watkins grounded out to shortstop. G Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">SEATTLE (7) VS MINNESOTA (2) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .347 J Vidro dh 5 1 3 1 1 0 3 .320 J Guillen rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .290 R Ibanez lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .279 A Jones pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 A Beltre 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .276 R Sexson 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .213 K Johjima c 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .279 J Lopez 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .263 Y Betancourt ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 Totals 43 7 18 6 3 2 23 BATTING: 2B - J Lopez (15, S Baker); J Guillen (20, S Baker); J Vidro (18, S Baker); A Beltre (32, P Neshek). HR - A Beltre (20, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out), R Sexson (21, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Beltre 2 (75), R Sexson (61), J Vidro (49), R Ibanez (82), K Johjima (50). 2-out RBI - J Vidro, A Beltre, K Johjima. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Guillen 1, J Vidro 1, I Suzuki 1, J Lopez 2. GIDP - K Johjima, J Vidro. Team LOB - 13. BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki (35, 2nd base off J Rincon/J Mauer). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johjima-A Beltre). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Casilla 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 J Mauer c 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295 T Hunter cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .297 J Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .287 M Cuddyer rf 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .276 J Kubel lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 T Watkins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .348 G Jones dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .129 N Punto ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 14 BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (3, J Washburn). RBI - M Cuddyer 2 (67). 2-out RBI - M Cuddyer 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, J Kubel 1, G Jones 1. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (6, 2nd base by J Washburn), A Casilla (1, 3rd base by J Washburn/K Johjima). FIELDING: E - N Punto (9, throw). PB - J Mauer. DP: 2 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau, N Punto-J Morneau). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 020 001 040 -- 7 MINNESOTA - 000 002 000 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn (W, 9-10) 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 4.11 B Morrow (H, 15) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.68 G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.95 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era S Baker (L, 6-6) 6 2/3 14 3 3 1 2 2 4.50 J Rincon 2/3 1 3 3 1 0 0 6.34 D Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 P Neshek 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.31 M Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 HBP - M Cuddyer (by J Washburn); J Guillen (by J Rincon). Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 103-59; B Morrow 28-14; G Sherrill 15-9; S Baker 101-73; J Rincon 16-8; D Reyes 1-1; P Neshek 22-13; M Guerrier 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 5-7; B Morrow 0-6; G Sherrill 1-0; S Baker 11-7; J Rincon 2-0; D Reyes 1-0; P Neshek 0-1; M Guerrier 3-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 24; B Morrow 8; G Sherrill 3; S Baker 34; J Rincon 5; D Reyes 1; P Neshek 4; M Guerrier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. T--2:49. Att--42,373. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT MINNESOTA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to center. R Sexson homered to left center. K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez doubled to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop, J Lopez to third. I Suzuki grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt reached on infield single to shortstop. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: N Punto grounded out to shortstop. A Casilla singled to right. J Mauer walked, A Casilla to second. T Hunter singled to left, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau fouled out to third. M Cuddyer singled to center, A Casilla and J Mauer scored, T Hunter to third. J Kubel grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 8TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki singled to right. I Suzuki stole second. J Vidro walked, I Suzuki to third on passed ball. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second. D Reyes relieved J Rincon. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, I Suzuki scored, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third, J Vidro scored on throwing error by shortstop N Punto. P Neshek relieved D Reyes. A Jones ran for R Ibanez. A Beltre doubled to deep right, A Jones scored. R Sexson walked. K Johjima singled to center, A Beltre scored, R Sexson to third. J Lopez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (7) AT MINNESOTA (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, J Washburn LHP. Minnesota Starting Lineups -- A Casilla 2B, J Mauer C, T Hunter CF, J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, J Kubel LF, T Watkins 3B, G Jones DH, N Punto SS, S Baker RHP. Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Jerry Layne (2B), Bill Miller (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki flied out to right. J Vidro singled to center. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 1ST: A Casilla grounded out to second. J Mauer struck out swinging. T Hunter lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre homered to center. R Sexson homered to left center. K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez doubled to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop, J Lopez to third. I Suzuki grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau lined out to center. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. J Kubel fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 3RD: J Vidro singled to left center. J Guillen singled to left, J Vidro to second. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third. A Beltre flied out to right. R Sexson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 3RD: T Watkins walked. G Jones fouled out to catcher. N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Watkins out at second. N Punto caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez singled to center. Y Betancourt flied out to right. I Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop, J Lopez to second. J Vidro grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 4TH: A Casilla doubled to left. J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter struck out swinging. A Casilla caught stealing third, catcher to third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 5TH: J Guillen doubled to deep right. R Ibanez singled to center, J Guillen to third. A Beltre grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Guillen out at home, R Ibanez to second. R Sexson walked, R Ibanez to third, A Beltre to second. K Johjima grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Sexson out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 5TH: J Morneau grounded out to third. M Cuddyer hit by pitch. J Kubel struck out looking. T Watkins singled to left, M Cuddyer to second. G Jones popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, MINNESOTA 0. SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt reached on infield single to shortstop. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, I Suzuki scored. J Guillen popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 0. MINNESOTA 6TH: N Punto grounded out to shortstop. A Casilla singled to right. J Mauer walked, A Casilla to second. T Hunter singled to left, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau fouled out to third. M Cuddyer singled to center, A Casilla and J Mauer scored, T Hunter to third. J Kubel grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 7TH: R Ibanez popped out to shortstop. A Beltre grounded out to second. R Sexson singled to left. K Johjima singled to center, R Sexson to second. J Rincon relieved S Baker. J Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Johjima out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 7TH: B Morrow relieved J Washburn. T Watkins popped out to second. G Jones flied out to right. N Punto lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 8TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki singled to right. I Suzuki stole second. J Vidro walked, I Suzuki to third on passed ball. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second. D Reyes relieved J Rincon. R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to second, I Suzuki scored, J Guillen out at second, J Vidro to third, J Vidro scored on throwing error by shortstop N Punto. P Neshek relieved D Reyes. A Jones ran for R Ibanez. A Beltre doubled to deep right, A Jones scored. R Sexson walked. K Johjima singled to center, A Beltre scored, R Sexson to third. J Lopez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 8TH: A Jones in left field. A Casilla flied out to left. J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter walked. J Morneau singled to deep right, T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. SEATTLE 9TH: M Guerrier relieved P Neshek. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro grounded into double play, shortstop to first, I Suzuki out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2. MINNESOTA 9TH: G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Kubel struck out looking. T Watkins grounded out to shortstop. G Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2.</div>
Late outburst carries Mariners past Twins <h3>SEATTLE 7, MINNESOTA 2</h3>By Anthony Maggio PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners collected 18 hitsoff the Minnesota Twins pitching staff on Tuesday, but stillcouldn't breathe easy until the final inning. Guillen's hard slide into second base on Raul Ibanez'seighth-inning grounder allowed two insurance runs two score andopened the floodgates for two more as the Mariners topped theMinnesota Twins, 7-2, to improve to a season-high 19 games above.500. Jarrod Washburn snapped a streak of three consecutive losses andearned his first win since July 4 as Seattle won its fifthstraight contest. The Mariners will go for a three-game sweepof Minnesota on Wednesday. "That was good, hard-nosed baseball," Seattle manager JohnMcLaren said. "We went about two months talking about IchiroSuzuki's game and how he prepares for the game and what he meansto the team. It seems like the last two weeks we've beentalking about Guillen. I think it's just his personality." Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson hit back-to-back homers offMinnesota starter Scott Baker in the second inning to give theMariners a lead they would not relinquish. But Seattle'soffense certainly made things interesting. After going 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position throughseven innings and leaving 11 baserunners stranded, the Marinersfinally came through in the eighth. Ichiro Suzuki singled, Jose Vidro walked and Jose Guillen washit by a pitch to load the bases off reliever Juan Rincon withone out in the frame. Lefthanded reliever Dennys Reyes came in to face Raul Ibanez anddid his job, inducing a ground ball to second base. But Twinsshortstop Nick Punto lost the ball from second baseman AlexiCasilla as he tried to make a jumping throw for a double play,allowing Ichiro to score on the fielder's choice and Vidro tocome home on an error. "It's part of my game," Guillen said. "This is the time of theyear you always have to give everything you've got becauseyou're in a pennant race and pushing to go to the playoffs.Some of these kids learn how important it is to take those extrabases and go in hard because you put a lot of pressure on theinfield, outfield, everybody. This game isn't all about hittinghome runs. You've just got to play smart." "He just went in hard and that's what disrupted Nicky," Twinsmanager Ron Gardenhire said. "The guy is coming in hard anddisrupted the play, obviously, but that's a play that we've gota make. If you want to win the baseball game, that's a doubleplay we've got to make." Seattle followed with two more runs on Beltre's double and KenjiJohjima's single off reliever Pat Neshek, sending the Twins totheir third loss in four games. After going 0-4 in his previous seven starts, Washburn (9-10)allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in sixinnings to avenge a loss to Minnesota in his previous start.However, some of the credit goes to the Twins' anemic offense. Minnesota has scored only 18 runs in its last 10 home games,topping three runs just once in that stretch. After going2-for-8 with runners in scoring position on Tuesday, the Twinsare now 6-for-51 with runners in scoring position in their lastsix games. "When you do get in scoring position you put so much pressure onyourself," Minnesota's Michael Cuddyer said. "It's like asnowball effect. You want to get it done so bad and you try sohard that it's almost putting too much pressure on yourself. Ithink that's what we've been doing lately and why we haven'tbeen successful in those situations." Minnesota's lack of clutch hitting rubbed off on the Marinersearly on, but Seattle did get a two-out RBI double from Vidro inthe sixth inning to take a 3-0 advantage. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a one-out single in the sixth-inning offBaker (6-6), who then got Suzuki to hit a soft grounder tosecond. But Ichiro hustled down the line to avoid aninning-ending double play, then scored two pitches later onVidro's drive to right field. "There were two key plays tonight - Ichiro beat that double playand I drove him home with a double, then the double play thatGuillen slid hard into second base and they didn't turn and thenwe opened the game up," Vidro said. "Those were two big playsthat you don't see in the paper the next day, but for us inhere, we appreciate them. There's nothing wrong with playinghard, clean baseball." Prior to the big eighth inning, Washburn (9-10) needed the extrarun. He allowed only a walk through the first three innings and onlya pair of hits through five frames before the Twins startedtheir comeback. Alexi Casilla got things started with a one out single, followedby a walk to Joe Mauer and Torii Hunter's single to load thebases. Justin Morneau, who entered the game 3-for-9 in hiscareer against Washburn, fouled out to Beltre at third base forthe second out, but Cuddyer laced a 3-2 pitch to center field toscore a pair of runs. Washburn recovered and retired Jason Kubel on a grounder tosecond with runners on the corners to get out of the jam.Brandon Morrow and George Sherrill combined on three scorelessinnings to preserve Washburn's win. "When it starts getting attention from other places other thanmy head, then you know it's been too long," Washburn said."When you guys start writing about how long it's been since Iwon, then it becomes an issue. Obviously you like to get thatout of the way to give you guys something else to write about." Baker's final line wasn't as bad as it could have been. Therighthander allowed three runs on a season-high 14 hits with awalk and two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. He lost his secondstraight decision while allowing more than one earned run forjust the second time in his last five starts. Vidro and Sexson reached base four times each while Ichiro hadthree hits, two runs scored and a stolen base for the Mariners. Hunter and Casilla both had a pair of hits for the Twins, whoremained 6 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the American LeagueCentral.
