Athletics 5, 
Mariners 3
| W: | B. Ziegler (3-0) |
| L: | M. Batista (4-14) |
| SV: | J. Devine (1) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| T Hulett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| a-Y Betancourt PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .302 |
| J Lopez 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| J Reed CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| M Cairo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| B LaHair DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .241 |
| K Johjima C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| L Valbuena 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| a-singled to center for T Hulett in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lopez 2 (39, S Gallagher 2); J Reed (17, S Gallagher) RBI: J Reed (28), I Suzuki (41), Y Betancourt (45) 2-out RBI: I Suzuki, Y Betancourt Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Reed 2, I Suzuki 1, R Ibanez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Morrow | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 113-66 | 2.71 |
| M Batista (L, 4-14; B, 3) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22-9 | 6.26 |
| R Messenger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 2.79 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 142-77 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Barton (By R Messenger) Batters faced: B Morrow 26; M Batista 8; R Messenger 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Morrow 4-9; M Batista 3-1; R Messenger 0-1 Game Scores: B Morrow 58 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .181 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .230 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| C Pennington 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| J Baisley 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| a-A Cunningham PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| D Murphy 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-doubled to deep left for J Baisley in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Gonzalez (22, B Morrow); B Crosby (38, B Morrow); A Cunningham (6, M Batista) HR: J Cust (30, 8th inning off M Batista 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby (61), A Cunningham 2 (14), J Cust 2 (72) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 2, D Murphy 1, C Gonzalez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Crosby (7, 2nd base off R Messenger/K Johjima) | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 102-61 | 5.02 |
| J Blevins | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.80 |
| B Ziegler (W, 3-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.78 |
| J Devine (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.62 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 129-81 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Gallagher 27; J Blevins 3; B Ziegler 3; J Devine 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 3-12; J Blevins 0-0; B Ziegler 1-1; J Devine 0-3 Game Scores: S Gallagher 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | OAK | |||
 | 4th | J Reed doubled to deep center, J Lopez scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 7th | I Suzuki singled to right, M Cairo scored, L Valbuena to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 7th | Y Betancourt singled to center, L Valbuena scored, I Suzuki to third. | 3 | 0 |
 | 7th | B Crosby doubled to deep left, C Pennington scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | A Cunningham doubled to deep left, B Crosby and D Barton scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | J Cust homered to left, R Sweeney scored. | 3 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 18,707 (53.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:22 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Tiller, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Tim Tschida |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 21st 2008
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 13 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |