Athletics 8, 
Mariners 7
| W: | H. Street (7-5) |
| L: | J. Thomas (0-1) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (11) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .314 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .267 |
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| J Lopez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| J Reed CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| M Cairo 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| B LaHair DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| K Johjima C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 |
| L Valbuena 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: L Valbuena 2 (4, K Saarloos, B Ziegler) HR: B Lahair (3, 2nd inning off K Saarloos 1 on, 2 Out); K Johjima (6, 6th inning off A Embree 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B LaHair 2 (9), K Johjima 4 (33) 2-out RBI: B LaHair 2 GIDP: Y Betancourt 2, K Johjima Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Betancourt 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Lopez (3, 2nd base by J Blevins) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Silva (1, bunt); Y Betancourt (21, throw) DP: 1 (C Jimenez-L Valbuena-J Lopez). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Silva | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 59-37 | 6.46 |
| C Jimenez | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-18 | 3.56 |
| R Corcoran (B, 3) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.41 |
| J Thomas (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 6.75 |
| M Batista | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 6.18 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 142-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Thomas HBP: T Buck (By C Jimenez) Batters faced: C Silva 17; C Jimenez 8; R Corcoran 4; J Thomas 9; M Batista 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Silva 2-4; C Jimenez 3-0; R Corcoran 1-0; J Thomas 1-3; M Batista 1-1 Game Scores: C Silva 40 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .187 |
| A Cunningham LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .277 |
| D Barton 1B-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| R Sweeney CF-RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .294 |
| J Cust DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .242 |
| C Pennington 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .257 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .218 |
| K Suzuki C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| J Baisley 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| a-C Gonzalez PH-CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| R Bowen C-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .174 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | |
| a-singled to center for J Baisley in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Bowen (4, R Corcoran) RBI: J Baisley 4 (4), C Gonzalez (25), R Bowen 2 (8), D Barton (47) S: R Bowen, C Pennington 2-out RBI: J Baisley 2 GIDP: R Bowen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 1, R Sweeney 1, B Crosby 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Barton (2, 2nd base off M Batista/K Johjima) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Crosby-C Pennington-J Baisley, H Street-C Pennington-R Bowen, D Barton-C Pennington-R Bowen). Outfield Assist: R Sweeney (L Valbuena at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Saarloos | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52-32 | 5.47 |
| J Blevins | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-17 | 2.83 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-6 | 4.70 |
| H Street (W, 7-5) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.78 |
| B Ziegler (S, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 0.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 127-74 | |
| PITCHING IBB: B LaHair (By K Saarloos) Batters faced: K Saarloos 17; J Blevins 6; A Embree 5; H Street 7; B Ziegler 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Saarloos 5-5; J Blevins 1-2; A Embree 3-0; H Street 3-2; B Ziegler 2-0 Game Scores: K Saarloos 25 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | B LaHair homered to right, M Cairo scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Baisley singled to center, J Cust and B Crosby scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Valbuena scored, I Suzuki out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | K Johjima singled to deep left, J Reed and M Cairo scored, B LaHair to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 4th | J Baisley singled to left, J Cust and B Crosby scored, J Hannahan to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 6th | K Johjima homered to left, B LaHair scored. | 7 | 4 |
| 6th | C Gonzalez singled to center, B Crosby scored, C Pennington to second. | 7 | 5 |
| 6th | R Bowen doubled to left, C Pennington and C Gonzalez scored, R Bowen to third on throwing error by shortstop Y Betancourt. | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | D Barton singled to right, C Gonzalez scored, T Buck to third. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| MARINERS MANAGER JIM RIGGLEMAN WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE BILL MILLER IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 18,756 (53.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Chris Tiller, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Saturday, September 20th 2008
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 1 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| San Francisco | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |