GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (19-21) at TAMPA BAY (18-25)

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .325
J Vidro dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .314
J Guillen rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263
R Sexson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .175
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .242
K Johjima c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .317
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268
J Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
J Ellison lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273

Totals 36 5 7 5 3 4 18

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (4, C Orvella). HR - Y Betancourt (4, 6th inning off C
Orvella 0 on, 1 Out), K Johjima (6, 8th inning off G Glover 0 on, 0 Out). RBI -
R Sexson 2 (22), Y Betancourt (16), J Vidro (12), K Johjima (15). 2-out RBI - R
Sexson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 3. Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - A Beltre (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-J Lopez, A Beltre-J
Lopez-R Sexson).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231
B Upton 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .310
C Crawford lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .295
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
B Harris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .320
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
J Cantu dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 30 2 8 1 2 3 15

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (10, J Washburn). 3B - E Dukes (2, J Washburn). S - D
Navarro. RBI - C Crawford (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Pena 1, J Cantu 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton 2 (5, ground ball 2).


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SEATTLE - 000 021 110 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 200 000 00 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 6 1/3 8 2 1 1 2 0 3.15
B Morrow 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.04

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 5 4 2 2 3 4 0 3.81
C Orvella 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 5.40
S Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
G Glover 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.64
T Corcoran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

C Orvella pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 99-61; B Morrow 30-16; S Kazmir 96-59; C Orvella
23-14; S Camp 8-7; G Glover 22-13; T Corcoran 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Washburn 10-7; B Morrow 2-2; S Kazmir 5-6; C Orvella 2-1; S Camp 2-1; G Glover
2-1; T Corcoran 2-1. Batters faced: J Washburn 27; B Morrow 6; S Kazmir 23; C
Orvella 6; S Camp 3; G Glover 4; T Corcoran 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Bloomquist in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Ellison in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: J.J. PUTZ (0-0, 1.45) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: C PENA (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Putz relieved B Morrow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Norton hit for J Cantu.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.400, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

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

BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND
KENJI JOHJIMA

TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, CHAD ORVELLA (6TH), SHAWN CAMP
(7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), TIM CORCORAN (9TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: SEA - YUNIESKY BETANCOURT (4) OFF CHAD ORVELLA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
KENJI JOHJIMA (6) OFF GARY GLOVER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

TAM - NONE</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

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

BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND
KENJI JOHJIMA

TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, CHAD ORVELLA (6TH), SHAWN CAMP
(7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), TIM CORCORAN (9TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO


WP - JARROD WASHBURN (4-4)
LP - CHAD ORVELLA (0-1)
SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (11)

HOME RUNS: SEA - YUNIESKY BETANCOURT (4) OFF CHAD ORVELLA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
KENJI JOHJIMA (6) OFF GARY GLOVER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

TAM - NONE


TIME: 2:49 ATT: 9,254

PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (3-4, 6.15)
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM (3-3, 7.80)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .325
J Vidro dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .314
J Guillen rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097
R Sexson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .175
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .242
K Johjima c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .317
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268
J Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
J Ellison lf-rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273

Totals 36 5 7 5 3 4 18

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (4, C Orvella). HR - Y Betancourt (4, 6th inning off C
Orvella 0 on, 1 Out), K Johjima (6, 8th inning off G Glover 0 on, 0 Out). RBI -
R Sexson 2 (22), Y Betancourt (16), J Vidro (12), K Johjima (15). 2-out RBI - R
Sexson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 3. Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - A Beltre (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-J Lopez, A Beltre-J
Lopez-R Sexson).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231
B Upton 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .310
C Crawford lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .295
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
B Harris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .320
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234
C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .305
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Cantu dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 33 2 8 1 2 4 15

a-flied out to right for J Cantu in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (10, J Washburn). 3B - E Dukes (2, J Washburn). S - D
Navarro. RBI - C Crawford (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Pena 1, J Cantu 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton 2 (5, ground ball 2).


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SEATTLE - 000 021 110 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 200 000 000 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn (W, 4-4) 6 1/3 8 2 1 1 2 0 3.15
B Morrow (H, 5) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.04
J Putz (S, 11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.37

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 5 4 2 2 3 4 0 3.81
C Orvella (L, 0-1) 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 5.40
S Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
G Glover 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.64
T Corcoran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

C Orvella pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 99-61; B Morrow 30-16; J Putz 11-9; S Kazmir
96-59; C Orvella 23-14; S Camp 8-7; G Glover 22-13; T Corcoran 8-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Washburn 10-7; B Morrow 2-2; J Putz 1-1; S Kazmir 5-6; C
Orvella 2-1; S Camp 2-1; G Glover 2-1; T Corcoran 2-1. Batters faced: J
Washburn 27; B Morrow 6; J Putz 3; S Kazmir 23; C Orvella 6; S Camp 3; G Glover
4; T Corcoran 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

T--2:49. Att--9,254.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Washburn, Betancourt lead Mariners to rare road win

<h3>SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Jarrod Washburn andYuniesky Betancourt helped the Seattle Mariners get amuch-needed road win.

Washburn pitched well into the seventh inning and Betancourtbroke a tie with a homer in the sixth as the Mariners posted a5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday.

Washburn (4-4) allowed two runs - one earned - and eight hits in6 1/3 innings to improve to 10-2 all-time against Tampa Bay.

The Devil Rays were a welcome sight to Washburn, who allowed aseason-high six runs and nine hits in six innings against hisformer team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday.

Rookie Brandon Morrow pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and hasnot allowed a run in his last 15 innings. J. J. Putz worked ascoreless ninth to remain a perfect 11-for-11 in saveopportunities.

Meanwhile, Betancourt ensured Washburn would have a chance towin it when he hit a one-out, solo home run - his fourth of the<div class="pre">season - to left field off reliever Chad Orvella (0-1) in the</div>sixth that provided a 3-2 lead.

The win provided some momentum for the Mariners, who are just<div class="pre">7-11 on the road and in the midst of a grueling stretch in</div>which they will play 20 games in 20 days.

The Mariners are forced to play the difficult schedule becausethey played a makeup game on their off day against Cleveland onSunday. The teams had a four-game series postponed due to anApril snow storm in Cleveland.

Jose Vidro added an RBI double to right-center that scoredIchiro Suzuki for a 4-2 lead in the seventh, and Kenji Johjimahit his sixth home run - a solo shot in the eighth - for theMariners, who won for just the second time in their last sevengames.

Carl Crawford had two hits and an RBI and rookie Elijah Dukeshad two triples for the Devil Rays, who have dropped fourstraight after winning a season-high four in a row.

Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir was adding to Seattle's road woesby limiting them to one hit through four innings, but let a 2-0lead slip away in the fifth.

Kazmir nearly escaped a one-out bases load jam, but RichieSexson, who had been in a 2-for-22 slump, came through with aclutch two-out hit.

After Kazmir struck out Adrian Beltre, Sexson pulled a 3-2fastball into left field for a two-run single that tied the gameat 2-2.

Kazmir, who threw 109 pitches in just four innings in his laststart vs. Texas, left after five innings. He allowed two runsand four hits with three walks and four strikes on 96 pitches.

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .325
J Vidro dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .314
J Guillen rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097
R Sexson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .175
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .242
K Johjima c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .317
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268
J Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
J Ellison lf-rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273

Totals 36 5 7 5 3 4 18

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (4, C Orvella). HR - Y Betancourt (4, 6th inning off C
Orvella 0 on, 1 Out), K Johjima (6, 8th inning off G Glover 0 on, 0 Out). RBI -
R Sexson 2 (22), Y Betancourt (16), J Vidro (12), K Johjima (15). 2-out RBI - R
Sexson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 3. Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - A Beltre (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-J Lopez, A Beltre-J
Lopez-R Sexson).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231
B Upton 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .310
C Crawford lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .295
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
B Harris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .320
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234
C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .305
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Cantu dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 33 2 8 1 2 4 15

a-flied out to right for J Cantu in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (10, J Washburn). 3B - E Dukes (2, J Washburn). S - D
Navarro. RBI - C Crawford (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Pena 1, J Cantu 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton 2 (5, ground ball 2).


----------------------------------------------------
SEATTLE - 000 021 110 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 200 000 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn (W, 4-4) 6 1/3 8 2 1 1 2 0 3.15
B Morrow (H, 5) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.04
J Putz (S, 11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.37

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 5 4 2 2 3 4 0 3.81
C Orvella (L, 0-1) 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 5.40
S Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
G Glover 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.64
T Corcoran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

C Orvella pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 99-61; B Morrow 30-16; J Putz 11-9; S Kazmir
96-59; C Orvella 23-14; S Camp 8-7; G Glover 22-13; T Corcoran 8-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Washburn 10-7; B Morrow 2-2; J Putz 1-1; S Kazmir 5-6; C
Orvella 2-1; S Camp 2-1; G Glover 2-1; T Corcoran 2-1. Batters faced: J
Washburn 27; B Morrow 6; J Putz 3; S Kazmir 23; C Orvella 6; S Camp 3; G Glover
4; T Corcoran 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

T--2:49. Att--9,254.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 5
TAMPA BAY 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (5) AT TAMPA BAY (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAMPA BAY 1ST: E Dukes tripled to deep right. B Upton walked. C Crawford
singled to right, E Dukes scored, B Upton to second. T Wigginton grounded into
fielder's choice to third, B Upton scored on error by third baseman A Beltre,
C Crawford to second. B Harris lined into double play, third to second,
C Crawford doubled off second. D Young singled to left, T Wigginton to second.
C Pena grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Lopez grounded out to third. J Ellison walked. I Suzuki
singled to left, J Ellison to second. J Vidro reached on infield single to
pitcher, J Ellison to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen struck out
swinging. R Sexson singled to left, J Ellison and I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to
second. A Beltre flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 6TH: C Orvella relieved S Kazmir. K Johjima popped out to second.
Y Betancourt homered to left. J Lopez grounded out to second. J Ellison
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: I Suzuki safe at first on error by third baseman T Wigginton.
J Vidro doubled to deep right center, I Suzuki scored. S Camp relieved
C Orvella. J Guillen fouled out to right. R Sexson grounded out to third.
A Beltre grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SEATTLE 4, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 8TH: G Glover relieved S Camp. K Johjima homered to left.
Y Betancourt grounded out to first. J Lopez grounded out to third. J Ellison
flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

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

BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), J.J. PUTZ (9TH) AND
KENJI JOHJIMA

TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, CHAD ORVELLA (6TH), SHAWN CAMP
(7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), TIM CORCORAN (9TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO


WP - JARROD WASHBURN (4-4)
LP - CHAD ORVELLA (0-1)
SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (11)

HOME RUNS: SEA - YUNIESKY BETANCOURT (4) OFF CHAD ORVELLA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
KENJI JOHJIMA (6) OFF GARY GLOVER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

TAM - NONE


TIME: 2:49 ATT: 9,254

PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (3-4, 6.15)
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM (3-3, 7.80)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (5) AT TAMPA BAY (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- E Dukes CF, B Upton 2B, C Crawford LF,
T Wigginton 3B, B Harris SS, D Young RF, C Pena 1B, D Navarro C, J Cantu DH,
S Kazmir LHP.

Umpires -- Brian Knight (HP), Gary Darling (1B), Larry Poncino (2B),
Bruce Dreckman (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to third. J Vidro walked. J Guillen
fouled out to left. R Sexson safe at first on error by third baseman
T Wigginton, J Vidro to second. A Beltre grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: E Dukes tripled to deep right. B Upton walked. C Crawford
singled to right, E Dukes scored, B Upton to second. T Wigginton grounded into
fielder's choice to third, B Upton scored on error by third baseman A Beltre,
C Crawford to second. B Harris lined into double play, third to second,
C Crawford doubled off second. D Young singled to left, T Wigginton to second.
C Pena grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima singled to center. Y Betancourt flied out to left.
J Lopez struck out swinging. J Ellison grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Navarro grounded out to second. J Cantu grounded out to
second. E Dukes flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0,
TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki grounded out to third. J Vidro struck out swinging.
J Guillen flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Upton doubled to deep right. C Crawford flied out to
center. T Wigginton lined out to right. B Harris struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 4TH: R Sexson walked. A Beltre struck out swinging. K Johjima
fouled out to third. Y Betancourt flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Young flied out to center. C Pena singled to right.
D Navarro sacrificed to pitcher, C Pena to second. J Cantu grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Lopez grounded out to third. J Ellison walked. I Suzuki
singled to left, J Ellison to second. J Vidro reached on infield single to
pitcher, J Ellison to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen struck out
swinging. R Sexson singled to left, J Ellison and I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to
second. A Beltre flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: E Dukes singled to left. B Upton grounded into double play,
third to second to first, E Dukes out at second. C Crawford singled to center.
T Wigginton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Crawford out at
second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 6TH: C Orvella relieved S Kazmir. K Johjima popped out to second.
Y Betancourt homered to left. J Lopez grounded out to second. J Ellison
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: B Harris popped out to first. D Young grounded out to
third. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: I Suzuki safe at first on error by third baseman T Wigginton.
J Vidro doubled to deep right center, I Suzuki scored. S Camp relieved
C Orvella. J Guillen fouled out to right. R Sexson grounded out to third.
A Beltre grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SEATTLE 4, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Navarro popped out to second. J Cantu singled to left
center. B Morrow relieved J Washburn. E Dukes struck out swinging. B Upton
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 8TH: G Glover relieved S Camp. K Johjima homered to left.
Y Betancourt grounded out to first. J Lopez grounded out to third. J Ellison
flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Crawford walked. T Wigginton flied out to center.
B Harris grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Crawford out at second.
D Young grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2.

SEATTLE 9TH: T Corcoran relieved G Glover. I Suzuki lined out to left.
J Vidro grounded out to first. J Guillen grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: W Bloomquist in left field. J Ellison in right field. J Putz
relieved B Morrow. C Pena struck out swinging. D Navarro grounded out to
first. G Norton hit for J Cantu. G Norton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2.</div>

 

Washburn, Betancourt lead Mariners to rare road win

<h3>SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- Jarrod Washburn was shaky early, buthe came on when it mattered.

Washburn allowed two first-inning runs before settling down andYuniesky Betancourt hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning asthe Mariners posted a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rayson Tuesday.

Washburn (4-4) allowed two runs - one earned - and eight hits in6 1/3 innings to improve to 10-2 all-time against Tampa Bay.He has beaten the Devil Rays more than any other opponent andimproved to 5-1 with a 1.99 ERA at Tropicana Field.

"I knew I had my work cut out for me, I didn't have my goodstuff early," Washburn said. "It's good when the breaks go yourway, sometimes you need them. My off-speed wasn't really goodtonight, but I kept showing it just to keep them off balance."

The Devil Rays were a welcome sight to Washburn, who allowed aseason-high six runs and nine hits in six innings against hisformer team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday.

"Jarrod threw a lot of pitches in the first and then settleddown and did a good job," Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said.

Rookie Brandon Morrow pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and hasnot allowed a run in his last 15 innings. J. J. Putz worked ascoreless ninth to remain a perfect 11-for-11 in saveopportunities.

Meanwhile, Betancourt ensured Washburn would have a chance towin it when he hit a one-out, solo home run - his fourth of the<div class="pre">season - to left field off reliever Chad Orvella (0-1) in the</div>sixth that provided a 3-2 lead.

The win provided some momentum for the Mariners, who are just7-11 on the road and are in the midst of a grueling stretch inwhich they will play 20 games in 20 days.

The Mariners are forced to play the difficult schedule becausethey played a makeup game on their off day against Cleveland onSunday. The teams had a four-game series postponed due to anApril snow storm in Cleveland.

Jose Vidro added an RBI double to right-center that scoredIchiro Suzuki for a 4-2 lead in the seventh, and Kenji Johjimahit his sixth home run - a solo shot in the eighth - for theMariners, who won for just the second time in their last sevengames.

Carl Crawford had two hits and an RBI and rookie Elijah Dukeshad two triples for the Devil Rays, who have dropped fourstraight after winning a season-high four in a row.

"We started out nicely, then Washburn settled down," Tampa Baymanager Joe Maddon said. "We couldn't get anything across. We<div class="pre">need to do better offensively absolutely."</div>

Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir limited Seattle to one hitthrough four innings, but let a 2-0 lead slip away in the fifth.

Kazmir nearly escaped a one-out bases load jam, but RichieSexson, who had been in a 2-for-22 slump, came through with aclutch two-out hit.

After Kazmir struck out Adrian Beltre, Sexson pulled a 3-2fastball down the third base line for a two-run single that tiedthe game at 2-2.

"We needed a lift," Sexson said. "We have been struggling thelast week or so with runners in scoring position. We needed toget on the board there. I got a fastball down and hit it in thehole. My first thought when I hit it was, 'Who's catchingthat?'"

Manager Mike Hargrove spoke of Sexson's timely hit.

"I think Sexson's hit changes everything," Hargrove said."Richie picked us up big time. It's his job to come up with thebig hits." Kazmir, who threw 109 pitches in just four inningsin his last start vs. Texas, left after five innings. Heallowed two runs and four hits with three walks and fourstrikeouts on 96 pitches.

"I fell behind a couple of hitters and just had to battlethroughout the whole game," Kazmir said. "My arm felt good, feltlive, but the fifth inning, I fell behind a lot of hitters,walked a couple of guys. I had to throw three straight strikesto Sexson. It's tough to put yourself in that position."

Kazmir has not been happy with his past two outing, but vows tofix the problem.

"It's very frustrating. We're going to keep working at it. It'sjust some minor detail in my mechanics and we'll just moveforward with it."