Athletics 2, 
Mariners 0
| W: | G. Smith (6-12) |
| L: | R. Rowland-Smith (2-2) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (4) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| E Brown RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| F Thomas DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| a-R Davis PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| J Cust LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| E Patterson PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .253 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .203 |
| C Pennington 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| a-walked for F Thomas in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Suzuki (20, R Rowland-Smith) HR: E Brown (12, 6th inning off R Rowland-Smith 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: E Brown (55), C Gonzalez (22) 2-out RBI: E Brown GIDP: B Crosby Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Barton 1, J Cust 1, C Pennington 1, K Suzuki 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (17, 2nd base off R Rowland-Smith/K Johjima); E Patterson 2 (4, 2nd base off C Jimenez/K Johjima, 2nd base off R Rowland-Smith/K Johjima) CS: C Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by C Jimenez/K Johjima) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Pennington-D Barton, J Hannahan-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (W, 6-12) | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90-48 | 3.75 |
| J Devine (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 0.88 |
| B Ziegler (S, 4) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-18 | 0.41 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 140-74 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Beltre (By G Smith) Batters faced: G Smith 23; J Devine 3; B Ziegler 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 11-5; J Devine 2-1; B Ziegler 5-0 Game Scores: G Smith 62 | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| M Cairo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| a-J Reed PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| R Ibanez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .303 |
| A Beltre 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| J Lopez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .294 |
| W Balentien CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| b-B LaHair PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| K Johjima C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 |
| c-T Hulett PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Clement DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Cairo in the 8th b-struck out swinging for W Balentien in the 9th c-doubled to right for K Johjima in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Beltre (23, G Smith); I Suzuki (14, G Smith); T Hulett (1, B Ziegler) GIDP: K Johjima, Y Betancourt Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 1, A Beltre 1, R Ibanez 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: W Balentien (1st base by G Smith) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Reed (4, throw) DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-M Cairo). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Rowland-Smith (L, 2-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 114-74 | 3.84 |
| S Green | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-15 | 3.09 |
| C Jimenez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 149-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Rowland-Smith 27; S Green 6; C Jimenez 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Rowland-Smith 8-7; S Green 3-0; C Jimenez 1-0 Game Scores: R Rowland-Smith 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | SEA | |||
 | 6th | E Brown homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 9th | C Gonzalez singled to center, E Patterson scored. | 2 | 0 |
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| Game Notes |
| FRANK THOMAS WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE BILL HOHN IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 25,611 (53.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Hohn, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Delfin Colon |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 21st 2008
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 14 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 1 | in 12 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |