AL: SEATTLE (80-70) at OAKLAND (74-79) <h3>Hernandez looks to continue domination of A's</h3> Seattle (80-70) at Oakland (74-79) 3:35 pm EDT OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Felix Hernandez has had his waywith the Oakland Athletics this season. Hernandez looks to continue that dominance Wednesday afternoonwhen he takes the mound for the Seattle Mariners against theAthletics. Seattle, which has won five of its last seven contests, held onfor an 8-7 win on Tuesday. Prior to this seven-game stretch, the Mariners dropped 15 of 17,which caused them to fall out of the wild card race. Seattletrails the New York Yankees (87-64) by 6 1/2 games in theAmerican League wild card race. Hernandez (12-7, 4.03 ERA) has fared extremely well againstOakland, and he gives the Mariners a great shot at their firstthree-game series sweep here since April 10-12, 2001. The 21-year-old fireballer is 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA in two startsagainst the A's this season and is 4-2 with a 1.96 ERA in sevencareer starts against them. In addition to that, the righthander is 6-1 in his last 10starts and is aiming for his career-best 13th win. Rookie Dan Meyer (0-1, 8.18) takes the mound for Oakland, whichhas lost three straight. The 26-year-old lefthander has beenpounded for 13 runs - 10 earned - in 11 innings through thefirst four starts of his career.
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS SEATTLE OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Ichiro Suzuki CF .352 6 64 Shannon Stewart LF .289 12 47 Jose Lopez 2B .257 9 58 Daric Barton 1B .324 1 4 Raul Ibanez DH .286 19 100 Jack Cust RF .260 23 77 Jose Guillen RF .283 20 90 Dan Johnson DH .236 18 61 Adrian Beltre 3B .278 25 94 Mark Ellis 2B .275 18 72 Jose Vidro 1B .318 6 56 Jack Hannahan 3B .288 3 19 Adam Jones LF .277 2 4 Marco Scutaro SS .260 7 41 Jamie Burke C .306 0 7 Rob Bowen C .324 2 5 Yuniesky Betancour SS .286 9 64 Jeff Davanon CF .207 0 5 Felix Hernandez RHP (12-7, 4.03) Dan Meyer LHP (0-1, 8.18)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (12-7, 4.03) OAK - DAN MEYER (0-1, 8.18) UMPIRES: HP - SAM HOLBROOK 1B - RANDY MARSH 2B - BOB DAVIDSON 3B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT WEATHER: 65 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 22 mph, out to right</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ AND JAMIE BURKE OAK - DAN MEYER AND ROB BOWEN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.352, 6 HR, 64 RBI) J LOPEZ (.257, 9 HR, 58 RBI) R IBANEZ (.286, 19 HR, 100 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE TRIPLE BY RAUL IBANEZ SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.283, 20 HR, 90 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED RAUL IBANEZ. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.278, 25 HR, 94 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 2 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.289, 12 HR, 47 RBI) D BARTON (.324, 1 HR, 4 RBI) J CUST (.260, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .352 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 R Ibanez dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). RBI - R Ibanez (101), J Guillen (91). Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 D Barton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 2 -- 2 OAKLAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Meyer 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.00 Pitches-strikes: D Meyer 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: D Meyer 1-2. Batters faced: D Meyer 6. UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 2 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A JONES (.277, 2 HR, 4 RBI) J BURKE (.306, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.286, 9 HR, 64 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .352 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 R Ibanez dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). RBI - R Ibanez (101), J Guillen (91). Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Johnson dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 2 -- 2 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.01 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Meyer 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.00 Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 19-9; D Meyer 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 1-2; D Meyer 1-2. Batters faced: F Hernandez 5; D Meyer 6. UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JAMIE BURKE SCORED ADAM JONES. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BURKE ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.286, 9 HR, 64 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED JAMIE BURKE. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.352, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY ICHIRO SUZUKI SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 3 5 5 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.288, 3 HR, 19 RBI) M SCUTARO (.260, 7 HR, 41 RBI) R BOWEN (.324, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .352 J Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 R Ibanez dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 A Jones lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Burke c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Y Betancourt ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Totals 10 5 5 5 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (38, D Meyer). 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). SF - I Suzuki. RBI - R Ibanez (101), J Guillen (91), J Burke (8), Y Betancourt (65), I Suzuki (65). Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Johnson dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 23 -- 5 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.01 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Meyer 2 5 5 5 1 0 0 10.38 WP - D Meyer. Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 19-9; D Meyer 54-34. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 1-2; D Meyer 1-5. Batters faced: F Hernandez 5; D Meyer 12. UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE ERROR BY FELIX HERNANDEZ ALLOWED MARCO SCUTARO TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DAVANON ON FIRST, R BOWEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5 OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 3 5 5 1 OAKLAND 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.285, 1-FOR-1, RBI) A BELTRE (.278, 0-FOR-1) J VIDRO (.317, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .352 J Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 R Ibanez dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 A Jones lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Burke c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Y Betancourt ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Totals 10 5 5 5 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - Y Betancourt (38, D Meyer). 3B - R Ibanez (5, D Meyer). SF - I Suzuki. RBI - R Ibanez (101), J Guillen (91), J Burke (8), Y Betancourt (65), I Suzuki (65). Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - F Hernandez (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Lopez-J Vidro). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Johnson dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 M Scutaro ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 Totals 8 1 3 0 2 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 23 -- 5 OAKLAND - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.04 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Meyer 2 5 5 5 1 0 0 10.38 WP - D Meyer. Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 44-25; D Meyer 54-34. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 2-3; D Meyer 1-5. Batters faced: F Hernandez 10; D Meyer 12. UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 22 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 2 3 0 5 5 1 OAKLAND 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ OAK - DAN MEYER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.316, 0-FOR-1) J CUST (.260, 0-FOR-0, BB) D JOHNSON (.238, 1-FOR-1)</div>
