Mariners 6, 
Athletics 4
| W: | R. Corcoran (1-0) |
| L: | J. Blanton (5-12) |
| SV: | B. Morrow (8) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| J Lopez 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .299 |
| R Ibanez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 |
| J Vidro 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| M Cairo PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| A Beltre 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| J Reed CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .270 |
| K Johjima DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| J Clement C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Vidro (10, J Blanton); J Lopez (24, J Blanton); R Ibanez (26, J Blanton) RBI: A Beltre 2 (46), J Lopez 3 (47), R Ibanez (53) 2-out RBI: A Beltre GIDP: J Reed Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Betancourt 1, A Beltre 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: Y Betancourt (10, catch) | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Batista | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-17 | 6.22 |
| R Rowland-Smith | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-25 | 3.37 |
| R Corcoran (W, 1-0) | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-18 | 3.37 |
| A Rhodes (H, 9) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.18 |
| S Green (H, 11) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.96 |
| B Morrow (S, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-5 | 0.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 128-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Batista 7; R Rowland-Smith 11; R Corcoran 9; A Rhodes 4; S Green 2; B Morrow 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Batista 2-3; R Rowland-Smith 3-0; R Corcoran 3-4; A Rhodes 1-1; S Green 1-0; B Morrow 1-1 Game Scores: M Batista 51 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .264 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| J Cust LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| W Bankston DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| D Murphy SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .195 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Murphy (3, R Rowland-Smith); K Suzuki (15, R Corcoran) HR: J Cust (16, 2nd inning off M Batista 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cust (44), D Murphy 3 (13) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Barton 1, R Sweeney 1, C Gonzalez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Blanton (L, 5-12) | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92-57 | 4.96 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| S Casilla | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.81 |
| A Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-12 | 2.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144-86 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Johjima (By J Blanton) Batters faced: J Blanton 27; J Blevins 4; S Casilla 5; A Brown 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 9-7; J Blevins 0-3; S Casilla 1-1; A Brown 0-3 Game Scores: J Blanton 32 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | J Cust homered to center. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | A Beltre singled to right center, J Lopez scored, J Vidro to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | D Murphy doubled to left, W Bankston, K Suzuki and J Hannahan scored, D Murphy to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | J Lopez doubled to deep left, K Johjima, Y Betancourt and I Suzuki scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 5th | R Ibanez doubled to deep left, J Lopez scored. | 5 | 4 |
| 5th | A Beltre reached on infield single to first, R Ibanez scored. | 6 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| SEATTLE'S MIGUEL BATISTA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A RIGHT GROIN STRAIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 21,128 (60.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |