Athletics 9, 
Mariners 5
| W: | B. Anderson (8-10) |
| L: | L. French (4-5) |
| SV: | A. Bailey (22) |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .363 | .393 |
| F Gutierrez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .285 | .344 |
| J Lopez 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .265 | .297 |
| M Sweeney DH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .277 | .330 |
| A Beltre 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .263 | .297 |
| B Hall LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | .250 | .293 |
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .207 | .239 |
| J Wilson 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .293 | .339 |
| R Johnson C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .223 | .290 |
a-K Griffey Jr PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .325 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .293 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 184 | ||
| a-grounded to second for R Johnson in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: M Sweeney (6, 2nd inning off B Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); J Lopez (22, 9th inning off A Bailey 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Sweeney (28), R Johnson 2 (27), J Lopez 2 (83) GIDP: F Gutierrez Mariners RISP: 2-7 (M Sweeney 0-1, J Lopez 0-1, R Johnson 1-1, I Suzuki 1-1, A Beltre 0-2, F Gutierrez 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lopez (16, dropped foul ball) DP: 2 (A Beltre-J Wilson-J Lopez, J Wilson-J Lopez). | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L French (L, 4-5) | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 73-46 | 5.05 |
| J Vargas | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 4.94 |
| M Batista | 1.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35-21 | 4.45 |
| R Messenger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.68 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 135-85 | |
| PITCHING WP: L French First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L French 13/19; J Vargas 3/7; M Batista 6/10; R Messenger 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L French 17-2-11-16; J Vargas 2-4-3-4; M Batista 5-1-7-8; R Messenger 2-1-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L French 4-6; J Vargas 2-3; M Batista 3-1; R Messenger 0-1 Game Scores: L French 24 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .282 | .339 |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .295 | .357 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .271 | .307 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .235 | .262 |
| N Garciaparra DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .268 | .301 |
E Patterson PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .233 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .276 | .319 |
| J Cust RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .239 | .358 |
R Sweeney RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .280 | .332 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .213 | .333 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .252 | .312 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 135 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Ellis 2 (21, L French, M Batista); A Kennedy (22, L French); C Pennington (5, M Batista); R Sweeney (23, M Batista); D Barton (5, M Batista) HR: C Pennington (3, 3rd inning off L French 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Pennington 2 (10), K Suzuki (66), S Hairston (25), A Kennedy (52), M Ellis 2 (49), D Barton 2 (9) SF: K Suzuki 2-out RBI: A Kennedy GIDP: K Suzuki, R Davis Athletics RISP: 5-11 (R Davis 1-3, D Barton 1-1, J Cust 0-1, S Hairston 0-1, M Ellis 1-1, R Sweeney 1-1, A Kennedy 1-3) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (31, 3rd base off L French/R Johnson) CS: J Cust (1, 2nd base by L French/R Johnson) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Anderson (W, 8-10) | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 99-63 | 4.45 |
| B Ziegler (H, 12) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-15 | 3.08 |
| M Wuertz (H, 20) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-18 | 3.09 |
| A Bailey (S, 22) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28-19 | 2.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 184-115 | |
| PITCHING B Ziegler pitched to 2 batters in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 13/23; B Ziegler 6/6; M Wuertz 3/6; A Bailey 3/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 17-8-23-15; B Ziegler 7-3-2-3; M Wuertz 2-10-3-3; A Bailey 4-3-6-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 6-3; B Ziegler 1-0; M Wuertz 3-0; A Bailey 1-2 Game Scores: B Anderson 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | M Sweeney homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Johnson singled to center, A Beltre and J Wilson scored, J Wilson to second. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | C Pennington homered to left, D Barton scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd | K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, A Kennedy scored, R Davis to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | S Hairston grounded out to second, R Davis scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 4th | A Kennedy singled to center, D Barton scored, C Pennington to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | M Ellis doubled to deep center, K Suzuki and E Patterson scored. | 3 | 7 |
| 8th | D Barton doubled to deep left center, M Ellis and R Sweeney scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 9th | J Lopez homered to left, I Suzuki scored. | 5 | 9 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 16,495 (47% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - James Hoye |
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