GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (62-49) at BALTIMORE (52-60)

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 3 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 2 13 15 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH), SEAN GREEN (7TH),
GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH) AND JAMIE BURKE

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMIE WALKER (6TH), BRIAN BURRES
(7TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH), KURT BIRKINS (9TH) AND RAMON
HERNANDEZ


WP - HORACIO RAMIREZ (7-3)
LP - DANIEL CABRERA (8-12)
SAVE - GEORGE SHERRILL (1)

HOME RUNS: SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (15) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (10) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 3 ON


TIME: 3:23 ATT: 18,679

PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-8, 3.70)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (12-4, 3.09)

PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-8, 4.18)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (9-6, 3.64)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (13) VS BALTIMORE (8) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 .350
J Vidro 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .313
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Guillen rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .290
W Bloomquist pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Ibanez dh 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 .262
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 2 0 2 4 .276
B Broussard 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291
A Jones lf 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .417
J Burke c 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .316
Y Betancourt ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .293

Totals 40 13 15 13 5 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (1, D Cabrera); J Vidro (16, J Walker); Y Betancourt (23,
B Burres). HR - J Guillen (15, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Burke. SF - A Beltre. RBI - R Ibanez 2 (69), A Beltre 2 (67), B Broussard (24),
J Guillen (68), Y Betancourt 3 (45), I Suzuki 3 (48), J Vidro (41). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1, R Ibanez 2, A Jones 1. Team
LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - Y Betancourt (4, 3rd base by B Burres/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 .317
C Patterson cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .268
N Markakis rf 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 5 1 1 5 0 0 2 .301
K Millar 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .265
A Huff 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .267
J Gibbons dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .259
a-T Redman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Mora ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
B Fahey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 32 8 8 8 7 9 16

a-hit for J Payton in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Redman in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Markakis (31, G Sherrill). 3B - N Markakis (3, R
Rowland-Smith). HR - M Tejada (10, 3rd inning off H Ramirez 3 on, 2 Out). SF -
B Roberts , J Gibbons. RBI - C Patterson (34), M Tejada 5 (53), J Gibbons (28),
B Roberts (43). 2-out RBI - C Patterson, M Tejada 4. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Tejada 1, C Patterson 2, A Huff 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts 2 (34, 2nd base off H Ramirez/J Burke, 3rd base
off H Ramirez/J Burke), C Patterson (31, 2nd base off H Ramirez/J Burke).

FIELDING: E - M Tejada (9, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
SEATTLE - 301 105 102 -- 13
BALTIMORE - 005 002 100 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez (W, 7-3) 5 5 7 7 5 4 1 7.12
R Rowland-Smith 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.63
S Green 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.83
G Sherrill (S, 1) 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.27

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (L, 8-12) 5 1/3 8 8 7 1 4 1 5.14
J Walker 2/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.09
B Burres 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.61
D Baez 2/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.77
K Birkins 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.95

H Ramirez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
R Rowland-Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - J Guillen (by J Walker). HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera); R Hernandez
(by R Rowland-Smith); J Burke (by D Baez). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 95-55; R
Rowland-Smith 21-12; S Green 19-13; G Sherrill 29-20; D Cabrera 99-66; J Walker
16-10; B Burres 30-15; D Baez 33-21; K Birkins 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: H
Ramirez 5-5; R Rowland-Smith 0-3; S Green 2-0; G Sherrill 0-2; D Cabrera 8-4; J
Walker 0-2; B Burres 2-3; D Baez 1-1; K Birkins 1-0. Batters faced: H Ramirez
24; R Rowland-Smith 6; S Green 5; G Sherrill 7; D Cabrera 27; J Walker 6; B
Burres 8; D Baez 7; K Birkins 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

T--3:23. (Plus rain delay totaling 23 minutes in the 3rd). Att--18,679.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 13
BALTIMORE 8 FINAL</div>

 

Betancourt helps Mariners sweep Orioles

<h3>SEATTLE 13, BALTIMORE 8</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Yuniesky Betancourt helped keep theSeattle Mariners' offense rolling.


Betancourt had three hits and three RBI and seven other Marinersdrove in runs en route to their third straight win, an 13-8victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in the finale ofa three-game series.


Ichiro Suzuki also had three RBI and Raul Ibanez and AdrianBeltre each drove in two runs for Seattle, which compiled 31runs in its first sweep since June 29-July 1 against the TorontoBlue Jays.


Betancourt's RBI single in the fourth inning tied the game at5-5. The Cuban native then gave the Mariners the lead during afive-run rally in the sixth.


The 25-year-old Betancourt sent a 2-0 offering from DanielCabrera (8-12) into right field, plating Adam Jones for a 6-5advantage and chasing the Orioles' starter.


Suzuki followed with an RBI base hit and Jose Vidro doubled todeep right to score Betancourt, opening an 8-5 lead.

After Jose Guillen was walked intentionally, Ibanez delivered anRBI single. Beltre plated Vidro with a sacrifice fly to createa 10-5 cushion and cap the rally.


Betancourt extended the Mariners' advantage to 11-7 in theseventh inning with a run-scoring double to left field. He is13-for-30 (.433) with two home runs and 10 RBI in seven gamesthis month.


Guillen's 16th homer of the season in the third inning gaveSeattle a 4-0 lead.


Miguel Tejada belted a grand slam to cap a five-run third inningas the Orioles took a 5-4 edge before a 24-minute rain delay.It was Tejada's 250th career homer and 11th this season.

Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez (7-3) pitched five-plusinnings, surrendering seven runs, five hits and five walks withfour strikeouts. Two relievers bridged the gap to GeorgeSherrill, who worked 1 2/3 scoreless frames to notch his firstsave.


Suzuki gave Seattle some insurance in the ninth inning with atwo-run single to left-center field, extending its lead to 13-8.

Cabrera surrendered seven runs and eight hits with fourstrikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (13) AT BALTIMORE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki reached on infield single to third. J Vidro singled
to right, I Suzuki to third. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second.
R Ibanez singled to right, I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to
second. A Beltre grounded out to shortstop, J Vidro scored, J Guillen to
third, R Ibanez to second. B Broussard grounded out to second, J Guillen
scored, R Ibanez to third. A Jones grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, BALTIMORE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: J Vidro grounded out to second. J Guillen homered to left.
R Ibanez walked. A Beltre struck out swinging. B Broussard struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: R Hernandez singled to left. J Gibbons flied out to right.
J Payton flied out to right. B Roberts singled to right, R Hernandez to
second. C Patterson singled to right center, R Hernandez scored, B Roberts to
second. B Roberts stole third. C Patterson stole second. N Markakis walked.
M Tejada homered to left, B Roberts, C Patterson and N Markakis scored. K Millar
lined out to center. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 5.

SEATTLE 4TH: A Jones doubled to deep left. J Burke grounded out to
shortstop, A Jones to third. Y Betancourt singled to left center, A Jones
scored. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at
second. J Vidro flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5,
BALTIMORE 5.

SEATTLE 6TH: B Broussard grounded out to shortstop. A Jones singled to
center. J Burke safe at first on error by shortstop M Tejada, A Jones to
second. Y Betancourt singled to right, A Jones scored, J Burke to third.
J Walker relieved D Cabrera. I Suzuki singled to shallow left, J Burke scored,
Y Betancourt to second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, Y Betancourt scored,
I Suzuki to third. J Guillen intentionally walked. R Ibanez singled to right,
I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to second. A Beltre hit sacrifice
fly to center, J Vidro scored. B Broussard popped out to second. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 10, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: K Millar walked. A Huff singled to left, K Millar to
second. R Rowland-Smith relieved H Ramirez. R Hernandez hit by pitch, K Millar
to third, A Huff to second. J Gibbons hit sacrifice fly to center, K Millar
scored, A Huff to third, R Hernandez to second. J Payton walked. B Roberts
hit sacrifice fly to center, A Huff scored. C Patterson popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, BALTIMORE 7.

SEATTLE 7TH: B Burres relieved J Walker. A Jones walked. J Burke
sacrificed to pitcher, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt doubled to deep left,
A Jones scored. Y Betancourt caught stealing third, catcher to third. I Suzuki
out on batter's interference to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 11,
BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 7TH: N Markakis tripled to deep center. S Green relieved
R Rowland-Smith. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop, N Markakis scored. K Millar
struck out swinging. A Huff grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 11, BALTIMORE 8.

SEATTLE 9TH: B Fahey in left field. D Baez relieved B Burres. B Broussard
singled to left. A Jones singled to center, B Broussard to third. J Burke hit
by pitch, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt flied out to center. I Suzuki
singled to left, B Broussard and A Jones scored, J Burke to second. J Lopez
grounded out to shortstop, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen
walked. K Birkins relieved D Baez. W Bloomquist ran for J Guillen. R Ibanez
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, BALTIMORE 8.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 3 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 2 13 15 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH), SEAN GREEN (7TH),
GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH) AND JAMIE BURKE

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMIE WALKER (6TH), BRIAN BURRES
(7TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH), KURT BIRKINS (9TH) AND RAMON
HERNANDEZ


WP - HORACIO RAMIREZ (7-3)
LP - DANIEL CABRERA (8-12)
SAVE - GEORGE SHERRILL (1)

HOME RUNS: SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (15) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (10) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 3 ON


TIME: 3:23 ATT: 18,679

PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-8, 3.70)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (12-4, 3.09)

PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-8, 4.18)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (9-6, 3.64)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (13) AT BALTIMORE (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff 3B, R Hernandez C, J Gibbons DH, J Payton LF,
D Cabrera RHP.

Umpires -- Charlie Reliford (HP), Greg Gibson (1B), Larry Vanover (2B),
Tony Randazzo (3B).

Gametime Weather: 89 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 3 mph.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki reached on infield single to third. J Vidro singled
to right, I Suzuki to third. J Guillen hit by pitch, J Vidro to second.
R Ibanez singled to right, I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to
second. A Beltre grounded out to shortstop, J Vidro scored, J Guillen to
third, R Ibanez to second. B Broussard grounded out to second, J Guillen
scored, R Ibanez to third. A Jones grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts walked. C Patterson flied into double play, left
to first, B Roberts doubled off first. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, BALTIMORE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Burke struck out swinging. Y Betancourt grounded out to
second. I Suzuki lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Tejada fouled out to first. K Millar struck out looking.
A Huff grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
BALTIMORE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: J Vidro grounded out to second. J Guillen homered to left.
R Ibanez walked. A Beltre struck out swinging. B Broussard struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: R Hernandez singled to left. J Gibbons flied out to right.
J Payton flied out to right. B Roberts singled to right, R Hernandez to
second. C Patterson singled to right center, R Hernandez scored, B Roberts to
second. B Roberts stole third. C Patterson stole second. N Markakis walked.
M Tejada homered to left, B Roberts, C Patterson and N Markakis scored. K Millar
lined out to center. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 5.

SEATTLE 4TH: A Jones doubled to deep left. J Burke grounded out to
shortstop, A Jones to third. Y Betancourt singled to left center, A Jones
scored. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Betancourt out at
second. J Vidro flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5,
BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff struck out looking. R Hernandez struck out looking.
J Gibbons struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, BALTIMORE 5.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Guillen flied out to left. R Ibanez flied out to left.
A Beltre struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 5TH: J Payton walked. B Roberts bunted into fielder's choice to
pitcher, J Payton out at second. B Roberts stole second. C Patterson grounded
out to shortstop. N Markakis walked. M Tejada grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, BALTIMORE 5.

SEATTLE 6TH: B Broussard grounded out to shortstop. A Jones singled to
center. J Burke safe at first on error by shortstop M Tejada, A Jones to
second. Y Betancourt singled to right, A Jones scored, J Burke to third.
J Walker relieved D Cabrera. I Suzuki singled to shallow left, J Burke scored,
Y Betancourt to second. J Vidro doubled to deep right, Y Betancourt scored,
I Suzuki to third. J Guillen intentionally walked. R Ibanez singled to right,
I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to second. A Beltre hit sacrifice
fly to center, J Vidro scored. B Broussard popped out to second. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 10, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: K Millar walked. A Huff singled to left, K Millar to
second. R Rowland-Smith relieved H Ramirez. R Hernandez hit by pitch, K Millar
to third, A Huff to second. J Gibbons hit sacrifice fly to center, K Millar
scored, A Huff to third, R Hernandez to second. J Payton walked. B Roberts
hit sacrifice fly to center, A Huff scored. C Patterson popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, BALTIMORE 7.

SEATTLE 7TH: B Burres relieved J Walker. A Jones walked. J Burke
sacrificed to pitcher, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt doubled to deep left,
A Jones scored. Y Betancourt caught stealing third, catcher to third. I Suzuki
out on batter's interference to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 11,
BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 7TH: N Markakis tripled to deep center. S Green relieved
R Rowland-Smith. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop, N Markakis scored. K Millar
struck out swinging. A Huff grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 11, BALTIMORE 8.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Vidro flied out to right. J Guillen flied out to left.
R Ibanez walked. A Beltre flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 11, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 8TH: J Lopez at second base. R Hernandez struck out swinging.
J Gibbons singled to left. T Redman hit for J Payton. G Sherrill relieved
S Green. M Mora hit for T Redman. M Mora struck out swinging. B Roberts walked,
J Gibbons to second. C Patterson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 11, BALTIMORE 8.

SEATTLE 9TH: B Fahey in left field. D Baez relieved B Burres. B Broussard
singled to left. A Jones singled to center, B Broussard to third. J Burke hit
by pitch, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt flied out to center. I Suzuki
singled to left, B Broussard and A Jones scored, J Burke to second. J Lopez
grounded out to shortstop, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen
walked. K Birkins relieved D Baez. W Bloomquist ran for J Guillen. R Ibanez
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 9TH: W Bloomquist in right field. N Markakis doubled to deep
right. M Tejada flied out to right, N Markakis to third. K Millar fouled out
to first. A Huff struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13,
BALTIMORE 8.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (13) VS BALTIMORE (8) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 .350
J Vidro 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .313
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Guillen rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .290
W Bloomquist pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Ibanez dh 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 .262
A Beltre 3b 4 0 0 2 0 2 4 .276
B Broussard 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291
A Jones lf 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .417
J Burke c 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .316
Y Betancourt ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .293

Totals 40 13 15 13 5 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (1, D Cabrera); J Vidro (16, J Walker); Y Betancourt (23,
B Burres). HR - J Guillen (15, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 1 Out). S - J
Burke. SF - A Beltre. RBI - R Ibanez 2 (69), A Beltre 2 (67), B Broussard (24),
J Guillen (68), Y Betancourt 3 (45), I Suzuki 3 (48), J Vidro (41). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1, R Ibanez 2, A Jones 1. Team
LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - Y Betancourt (4, 3rd base by B Burres/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (B Roberts at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Jones-B Broussard).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 .317
C Patterson cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .268
N Markakis rf 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 5 1 1 5 0 0 2 .301
K Millar 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .265
A Huff 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .267
J Gibbons dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .259
a-T Redman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Mora ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
B Fahey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 32 8 8 8 7 9 16

a-hit for J Payton in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Redman in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Markakis (31, G Sherrill). 3B - N Markakis (3, R
Rowland-Smith). HR - M Tejada (10, 3rd inning off H Ramirez 3 on, 2 Out). SF -
B Roberts , J Gibbons. RBI - C Patterson (34), M Tejada 5 (53), J Gibbons (28),
B Roberts (43). 2-out RBI - C Patterson, M Tejada 4. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Tejada 1, C Patterson 2, A Huff 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts 2 (34, 2nd base off H Ramirez/J Burke, 3rd base
off H Ramirez/J Burke), C Patterson (31, 2nd base off H Ramirez/J Burke).

FIELDING: E - M Tejada (9, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
SEATTLE - 301 105 102 -- 13
BALTIMORE - 005 002 100 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez (W, 7-3) 5 5 7 7 5 4 1 7.12
R Rowland-Smith 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.63
S Green 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.83
G Sherrill (S, 1) 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.27

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (L, 8-12) 5 1/3 8 8 7 1 4 1 5.14
J Walker 2/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.09
B Burres 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.61
D Baez 2/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.77
K Birkins 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.95

H Ramirez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
R Rowland-Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - J Guillen (by J Walker). HBP - J Guillen (by D Cabrera); R Hernandez
(by R Rowland-Smith); J Burke (by D Baez). Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 95-55; R
Rowland-Smith 21-12; S Green 19-13; G Sherrill 29-20; D Cabrera 99-66; J Walker
16-10; B Burres 30-15; D Baez 33-21; K Birkins 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: H
Ramirez 5-5; R Rowland-Smith 0-3; S Green 2-0; G Sherrill 0-2; D Cabrera 8-4; J
Walker 0-2; B Burres 2-3; D Baez 1-1; K Birkins 1-0. Batters faced: H Ramirez
24; R Rowland-Smith 6; S Green 5; G Sherrill 7; D Cabrera 27; J Walker 6; B
Burres 8; D Baez 7; K Birkins 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

T--3:23. (Plus rain delay totaling 23 minutes in the 3rd). Att--18,679.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

Betancourt helps Mariners sweep Orioles

<h3>SEATTLE 13, BALTIMORE 8</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Yuniesky Betancourt helped keep theSeattle Mariners' offense rolling.


Betancourt had three hits and three RBI and seven other Marinersdrove in runs en route to their third straight win, an 13-8victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in the finale ofa three-game series.


Ichiro Suzuki also had three RBI and Raul Ibanez and AdrianBeltre each drove in two runs for Seattle, which compiled 31runs in its first sweep since June 29-July 1 against the TorontoBlue Jays.


"More than the results, what makes me most happiest is gettingaway from the heat," Suzuki said through an interpreter.

"Not taking batting practice really paid off for us," Marinermanager John McLaren said. "We saved our strength a little bit.We've got some guys that are coming alive. We knew theywould."


Betancourt's RBI single in the fourth inning tied the game at5-5. The Cuban native then gave the Mariners the lead during afive-run rally in the sixth.


"I made good contact all night," Betancourt said. "Very happyto win."


The 25-year-old Betancourt sent a 2-0 offering from DanielCabrera (8-12) into right field, plating Adam Jones for a 6-5advantage and chasing the Orioles' starter.


Suzuki followed with an RBI base hit and Jose Vidro doubled todeep right to score Betancourt, opening an 8-5 lead.

After Jose Guillen was walked intentionally, Ibanez delivered anRBI single. Beltre plated Vidro with a sacrifice fly to createa 10-5 cushion and cap the rally.


Betancourt extended the Mariners' advantage to 11-7 in theseventh inning with a run-scoring double to left field. He is13-for-30 (.433) with two home runs and 10 RBI in seven gamesthis month.


"Things are starting to click for us," McLaren said. "We arestarting to get all cylinders going. We've seen signs of guysgetting out of slumps, and we're starting to hit collectively."

Guillen's 16th homer of the season in the third inning gaveSeattle a 4-0 lead.


Miguel Tejada belted a grand slam to cap a five-run third inningas the Orioles took a 5-4 edge before a 24-minute rain delay.It was Tejada's 250th career homer and 11th this season.

"It was a fastball," Tejada said. "It wasn't enough, it's neverenough. They just kept coming back."


Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez (7-3) pitched five-plusinnings, surrendering seven runs, five hits and five walks withfour strikeouts. Two relievers bridged the gap to GeorgeSherrill, who worked 1 2/3 scoreless frames to notch his firstsave.


"Except for the five-run inning, I thought he threw pretty goodtonight," Mariners catcher Jamie Burke said.


Suzuki gave Seattle some insurance in the ninth inning with atwo-run single to left-center field, extending its lead to 13-8.

Cabrera surrendered seven runs and eight hits with fourstrikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.


"We played well, they just kept hitting," Cabrera said. "Acouple of weak pitches and that's it. A couple of ground ballsin the hole, that's it."