GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (59-60) at SEATTLE (66-51)

AL: MINNESOTA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Vidro hit for J Burke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.319, 4 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 10 0
SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (7TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE
REDMOND

SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (8TH), GEORGE
SHERRILL (8TH), SEAN GREEN (8TH) AND JAMIE BURKE

HOME RUNS: MIN - RONDELL WHITE (1) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TORII HUNTER (24) OFF SEAN GREEN IN THE 9TH, 3 ON

SEA - RAUL IBANEZ (12) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 10 0
SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, PAT NESHEK (7TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE
REDMOND

SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (8TH), GEORGE
SHERRILL (8TH), SEAN GREEN (8TH) AND JAMIE BURKE


WP - PAT NESHEK (7-2)
LP - JARROD WASHBURN (8-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - RONDELL WHITE (1) OFF JARROD WASHBURN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TORII HUNTER (24) OFF SEAN GREEN IN THE 9TH, 3 ON

SEA - RAUL IBANEZ (12) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:37 ATT: 42,921

PROBABLES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (6-14, 6.24)
SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (12-8, 4.13)

PROBABLES: TEX - KASON GABBARD (5-1, 3.83)
MIN - CARLOS SILVA (9-12, 4.30)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (6) VS SEATTLE (1) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Bartlett ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266
N Punto pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204
J Mauer dh 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .305
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 5 0 0 3 .296
J Morneau 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .282
M Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .277
R White lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .164
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Redmond c 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
T Watkins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 36 6 10 6 4 7 24

BATTING: 2B - J Bartlett (17, J Washburn). HR - R White (1, 5th inning off J
Washburn 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (24, 9th inning off S Green 3 on, 2 Out). S - N
Punto. RBI - R White (7), T Hunter 5 (84). 2-out RBI - T Hunter 4. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, J Morneau 1, R White 2. GIDP - R
White. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - T Hunter (J Burke at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J
Bartlett-A Casilla-J Morneau).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .347
J Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261
J Guillen rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .285
R Ibanez lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .271
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267
R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208
A Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .261
J Burke c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .317
a-J Vidro ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319
Y Betancourt ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .291

Totals 33 1 8 1 3 10 16

a-walked for J Burke in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - R Ibanez (12, 6th inning off S Baker 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Ibanez
(75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 1, J Lopez 1, Y
Betancourt 2. GIDP - J Guillen. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki 2 (34, 2nd base off S Baker/M Redmond, 3rd base
off S Baker/M Redmond). CS - A Jones (1, 2nd base by S Baker/M Redmond).

FIELDING: E - J Washburn (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson).



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MINNESOTA - 000 010 014 -- 6
SEATTLE - 000 001 000 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 6 2/3 8 1 1 2 7 1 4.53
P Neshek (W, 7-2) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.20
J Nathan 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.87

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn (L, 8-10) 7 7 2 1 2 5 1 4.16
B Morrow 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.91
G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.51
S Green 1 2/3 2 4 4 2 1 1 3.35

J Washburn pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
B Morrow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB - J Mauer 2 (by J Washburn, S Green). Pitches-strikes: S Baker 86-65; P
Neshek 14-10; J Nathan 15-9; J Washburn 102-68; B Morrow 1-1; G Sherrill 4-4; S
Green 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: S Baker 7-5; P Neshek 1-2; J Nathan 1-0; J
Washburn 6-11; B Morrow 0-0; G Sherrill 0-0; S Green 4-0. Batters faced: S
Baker 28; P Neshek 4; J Nathan 4; J Washburn 30; B Morrow 1; G Sherrill 1; S
Green 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.
EJECTIONS: MINNESOTA's Gardenhire by Cederstrom (6th).
T--2:37. Att--42,921.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 6
SEATTLE 1 FINAL</div>

 

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MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White homered to left.
M Redmond grounded out to third. T Watkins singled to center. A Casilla
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: N Punto at shortstop. Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected
by G Cederstrom in the 6th. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez homered to
left. A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Casilla singled to center. N Punto sacrificed to pitcher,
A Casilla to second, N Punto safe at second on throwing error by pitcher
J Washburn. A Casilla to third on throwing error by pitcher J Washburn. J Mauer
intentionally walked. B Morrow relieved J Washburn. T Hunter singled to right,
A Casilla scored, N Punto to third, J Mauer to second. G Sherrill relieved
B Morrow. J Morneau struck out swinging. S Green relieved G Sherrill. M Cuddyer
struck out looking. R White grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Redmond walked. T Watkins singled to left, M Redmond to
third, T Watkins to second advancing on throw. A Casilla grounded out to
first. N Punto grounded out to second. J Mauer intentionally walked.
T Hunter homered to left, M Redmond, T Watkins and J Mauer scored. J Morneau
grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1.</div>

 

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MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White homered to left.
M Redmond grounded out to third. T Watkins singled to center. A Casilla
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected by G Cederstrom.
N Punto at shortstop. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez homered to
left. A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Casilla singled to center. N Punto sacrificed to pitcher,
A Casilla to second, N Punto safe at second on throwing error by pitcher
J Washburn. A Casilla to third on throwing error by pitcher J Washburn. J Mauer
intentionally walked. B Morrow relieved J Washburn. T Hunter singled to right,
A Casilla scored, N Punto to third, J Mauer to second. G Sherrill relieved
B Morrow. J Morneau struck out swinging. S Green relieved G Sherrill. M Cuddyer
struck out looking. R White grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Redmond walked. T Watkins singled to left, M Redmond to
third, T Watkins to second advancing on throw. A Casilla grounded out to
first. N Punto grounded out to second. J Mauer intentionally walked.
T Hunter homered to left, M Redmond, T Watkins and J Mauer scored. J Morneau
grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1.</div>

 

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Minnesota Starting Lineups -- A Casilla 2B, J Bartlett SS, J Mauer DH, T Hunter CF,
J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, R White LF, M Redmond C, T Watkins 3B, S Baker RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki DH, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, A Jones CF, J Burke C, Y Betancourt SS, J Washburn LHP.

Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B),
Tim Welke (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 3 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: A Casilla flied out to left. J Bartlett struck out
swinging. J Mauer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Lopez singled to left
center. J Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
J Lopez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: T Hunter lined out to right. J Morneau singled to right.
M Cuddyer singled to right, J Morneau to second. R White grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, M Cuddyer out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez singled to right. A Beltre flied out to center.
R Sexson singled to center, R Ibanez to second. A Jones struck out swinging.
J Burke walked, R Ibanez to third, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt lined out
to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: M Redmond grounded out to shortstop. T Watkins flied out to
right. A Casilla bunt grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki singled to left. J Lopez struck out swinging,
I Suzuki stole second. J Guillen walked, I Suzuki stole third. R Ibanez
fouled out to third. A Beltre struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 4TH: J Bartlett doubled to deep left. J Mauer lined out to
right, J Bartlett to third. T Hunter fouled out to first. J Morneau fouled
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: R Sexson struck out swinging. A Jones struck out swinging.
J Burke flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White homered to left.
M Redmond grounded out to third. T Watkins singled to center. A Casilla
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki grounded out to
second. J Lopez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Bartlett reached on infield single to shortstop. N Punto
ran for J Bartlett. J Mauer walked, N Punto to second. T Hunter flied out to
right. J Morneau struck out looking. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected by G Cederstrom.
N Punto at shortstop. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez homered
to left. A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 7TH: R White flied out to left. M Redmond popped out to second.
T Watkins lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Jones singled to center. A Jones caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. J Burke singled to center. Y Betancourt hit into
fielder's choice to center, J Burke out at second. I Suzuki singled to center,
Y Betancourt to third. P Neshek relieved S Baker. J Lopez flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Casilla singled to center. N Punto sacrificed to pitcher,
A Casilla to second, A Casilla to third, N Punto safe at second on throwing
error by pitcher J Washburn. J Mauer intentionally walked. B Morrow relieved
J Washburn. T Hunter singled to right, A Casilla scored, N Punto to third,
J Mauer to second. G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Morneau struck out swinging.
S Green relieved G Sherrill. M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Tyner in left field. J Guillen struck out swinging.
R Ibanez fouled out to third. A Beltre grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Redmond walked. T Watkins singled to left, M Redmond to
third, T Watkins to second advancing on throw. A Casilla grounded out to
first. N Punto grounded out to second. J Mauer intentionally walked.
T Hunter homered to left, M Redmond, T Watkins and J Mauer scored. J Morneau
grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 9TH: J Nathan relieved P Neshek. R Sexson grounded out to second.
A Jones struck out swinging. J Vidro hit for J Burke. J Vidro walked.
Y Betancourt struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6,
SEATTLE 1.</div>

 

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MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White homered to left.
M Redmond grounded out to third. T Watkins singled to center. A Casilla
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected by G Cederstrom.
N Punto at shortstop. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez homered to
left. A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Casilla singled to center. N Punto sacrificed to pitcher,
A Casilla to second, A Casilla to third, N Punto safe at second on throwing
error by pitcher J Washburn. J Mauer intentionally walked. B Morrow relieved
J Washburn. T Hunter singled to right, A Casilla scored, N Punto to third,
J Mauer to second. G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Morneau struck out swinging.
S Green relieved G Sherrill. M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Redmond walked. T Watkins singled to left, M Redmond to
third, T Watkins to second advancing on throw. A Casilla grounded out to
first. N Punto grounded out to second. J Mauer intentionally walked.
T Hunter homered to left, M Redmond, T Watkins and J Mauer scored. J Morneau
grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1.</div>

 

Hunter's five RBI lead Twins over Mariners

<h3>MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Torii Hunter drove in the go-ahead run inthe eighth inning before cementing the game with a grand slam inthe ninth to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 victory over theSeattle Mariners on Wednesday.


Scott Baker pitched well into the seventh inning for the Twins,who have won two straight after losing five in a row.

Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn (7-10) pitched well throughseven innings before unraveling in the eighth. Alexi Casillasingled to lead off the inning before Washburn threw the ballaway at first on Nick Punto's sacrifice.


Washburn intentionally walked Joe Mauer, loading the bases,before being lifted in favor of Brandon Morrow, who allowed aground-ball single to right by Hunter for a 2-1 edge.

Minnesota loaded the bases again in the ninth against Sean Greenon two walks sandwiched between a base hit by Tommy Watkins,<div class="pre">his first major league hit. Hunter came through again,</div>smashing a 2-2 offspeed pitch over the left-center field fencefor his 24th home run of the season and ninth career slam,including his second this season at Safeco.


Hunter's five RBI is his most since driving in seven against theDetroit Tigers on May 13.


Pat Neshek (7-2), who relieved Baker in the seventh, pitched aperfect eighth inning before Joe Nathan shut down the Marinersin the ninth to end the game.


Baker allowed just one run on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings.The righthander struck out seven, walked two and worked out oftwo major jams early in the game to keep Seattle off the board.

After Raul Ibanez and Richie Sexson singled around AdrianBeltre's fly out in the second inning, Baker struck out AdamJones for the second out of the inning. Following a walk toJamie Burke, the righthander got Yuniesky Betancourt to fly outto center field, ending the threat.


Ichiro Suzuki singled and stole two bases in the third beforeJose Guillen walked, putting runners at first and third with oneout. Ibanez fouled out and Beltre struck out swinging as theMariners failed to capitalize.


The Mariners' lone run came in the sixth inning when Ibanez hithis 12th home run of the season, a solo shot, to tie the game at1-1.


Washburn allowed two runs - one earned - on seven hits overseven innings. The lefthander struck out five and walked two enroute to his third consecutive loss.


Rondell White opened the scoring in the fifth inning with hisfirst home run of the season. The solo home run gave the Twinsa 1-0 lead and was his first home run since September 14, 2006against the Cleveland Indians.


Despite the loss, the Mariners remained percentage points infront of the New York Yankees in the American League wild cardrace. New York lost, 6-3, earlier to the Baltimore Orioles.

 

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MINNESOTA (6) AT SEATTLE (1) - EVENT LOG
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Minnesota Starting Lineups -- A Casilla 2B, J Bartlett SS, J Mauer DH, T Hunter CF,
J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, R White LF, M Redmond C, T Watkins 3B, S Baker RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki DH, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, A Jones CF, J Burke C, Y Betancourt SS, J Washburn LHP.

Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B),
Tim Welke (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 3 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: A Casilla flied out to left. J Bartlett struck out
swinging. J Mauer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Lopez singled to left
center. J Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
J Lopez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: T Hunter lined out to right. J Morneau singled to right.
M Cuddyer singled to right, J Morneau to second. R White grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, M Cuddyer out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez singled to right. A Beltre flied out to center.
R Sexson singled to center, R Ibanez to second. A Jones struck out swinging.
J Burke walked, R Ibanez to third, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt lined out
to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: M Redmond grounded out to shortstop. T Watkins flied out to
right. A Casilla bunt grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki singled to left. J Lopez struck out swinging,
I Suzuki stole second. J Guillen walked, I Suzuki stole third. R Ibanez
fouled out to third. A Beltre struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 4TH: J Bartlett doubled to deep left. J Mauer lined out to
right, J Bartlett to third. T Hunter fouled out to first. J Morneau fouled
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: R Sexson struck out swinging. A Jones struck out swinging.
J Burke flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White homered to left.
M Redmond grounded out to third. T Watkins singled to center. A Casilla
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: Y Betancourt grounded out to second. I Suzuki grounded out to
second. J Lopez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
SEATTLE 0.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Bartlett reached on infield single to shortstop. N Punto
ran for J Bartlett. J Mauer walked, N Punto to second. T Hunter flied out to
right. J Morneau struck out looking. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected by G Cederstrom.
N Punto at shortstop. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez homered
to left. A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 7TH: R White flied out to left. M Redmond popped out to second.
T Watkins lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Jones singled to center. A Jones caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. J Burke singled to center. Y Betancourt hit into
fielder's choice to center, J Burke out at second. I Suzuki singled to center,
Y Betancourt to third. P Neshek relieved S Baker. J Lopez flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Casilla singled to center. N Punto sacrificed to pitcher,
A Casilla to second, A Casilla to third, N Punto safe at second on throwing
error by pitcher J Washburn. J Mauer intentionally walked. B Morrow relieved
J Washburn. T Hunter singled to right, A Casilla scored, N Punto to third,
J Mauer to second. G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Morneau struck out swinging.
S Green relieved G Sherrill. M Cuddyer struck out looking. R White grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Tyner in left field. J Guillen struck out swinging.
R Ibanez fouled out to third. A Beltre grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, SEATTLE 1.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Redmond walked. T Watkins singled to left, M Redmond to
third, T Watkins to second advancing on throw. A Casilla grounded out to
first. N Punto grounded out to second. J Mauer intentionally walked.
T Hunter homered to left, M Redmond, T Watkins and J Mauer scored. J Morneau
grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 9TH: J Nathan relieved P Neshek. R Sexson grounded out to second.
A Jones struck out swinging. J Vidro hit for J Burke. J Vidro walked.
Y Betancourt struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6,
SEATTLE 1.</div>

 

Hunter's five RBI lead Twins over Mariners

<h3>MINNESOTA 6, SEATTLE 1</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Torii Hunter drove in the go-ahead run inthe eighth inning before cementing the game with a grand slam inthe ninth to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 victory over theSeattle Mariners on Wednesday.


Scott Baker pitched well into the seventh inning for the Twins,who have won two straight after losing five in a row.

Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn (8-10) pitched well throughseven innings before unraveling in the eighth. Alexi Casillasingled to lead off the inning before Washburn threw the ballaway at first on Nick Punto's sacrifice.


Washburn intentionally walked Joe Mauer, loading the bases,before being lifted in favor of Brandon Morrow, who allowed aground-ball single to right by Hunter for a 2-1 edge.

"I thought Washburn pitched a great game and he deserved abetter fate," Mariners manager John McLaren said of hislefthander who is 0-4 since the All-Star break.


Minnesota loaded the bases again in the ninth against Sean Greenon two walks sandwiched between a base hit by Tommy Watkins,<div class="pre">his first major league hit. Hunter came through again,</div>smashing a 2-2 offspeed pitch over the left-center field fencefor his 24th home run of the season and ninth career slam,including his second this season at Safeco.


"He was nasty," said Hunter about Green. "I was lucky, believeme. He hung a slider and that was a gift from God. You can'tnot swing at that."


Hunter's five RBI is his most since driving in seven against theDetroit Tigers on May 13.


Pat Neshek (7-2), who relieved Baker in the seventh, pitched aperfect eighth inning before Joe Nathan shut down the Marinersin the ninth to end the game.


Baker allowed just one run on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. Therighthander struck out seven, walked two and worked out of twomajor jams early in the game to keep Seattle off the board.

"I was fighting some mechanical issues in the beginning and justhad to decide when I was just going to let it fly," said Baker,who was roughed up for six runs in his last start, a 10-1 lossto the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. "Once I was able to dothat, I got in a little groove and everything kind of took careof itself."


After Raul Ibanez and Richie Sexson singled around AdrianBeltre's fly out in the second inning, Baker struck out AdamJones for the second out of the inning. Following a walk toJamie Burke, the righthander got Yuniesky Betancourt to fly outto center field, ending the threat.


Ichiro Suzuki singled and stole two bases in the third beforeJose Guillen walked, putting runners at first and third with oneout. Ibanez fouled out and Beltre struck out swinging as theMariners failed to capitalize.


The Mariners' lone run came in the sixth inning when Ibanez hithis 12th home run of the season, a solo shot, to tie the game at1-1.


Washburn allowed two runs - one earned - on seven hits overseven innings. The lefthander struck out five and walked two enroute to his fourth consecutive loss.


"When you have games that you had a chance to win and you end uplosing, those sting a little more," Washburn said.

Rondell White opened the scoring in the fifth inning with hisfirst home run of the season. The solo home run gave the Twinsa 1-0 lead and was his first home run since September 14, 2006against the Cleveland Indians.


Despite the loss, the Mariners remained percentage points infront of the New York Yankees in the American League wild cardrace. New York lost, 6-3, earlier to the Baltimore Orioles.