BALCO-92
SEATTLE MARINERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/07/2009
 
BALCO-92
SEATTLE MARINERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1285 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (44-42) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Oakland Athletics (44-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Win Lifts Mariners to 44-42
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics. Seattle won it, 2-1. Seattle starter Eduardo Ortiz was in command. Ortiz went 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. His record improves to 7-4. Jose Valverde got credit for the save for Seattle. It was his 16th of the year.

In the top of the fifth, Seattle catcher Mike Sweeney had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and two out, Sweeney stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 1-0, Seattle. For the game, he went 2-4 with 2 singles.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Seattle manager Jeff Griggs said.

The victory gives Seattle a record of 44-42.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cruz RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 18 50
M. Sweeney C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .266 8 33
C. Testa LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .238 7 31
C. Santana 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 6 25
D. Rosario CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 5 24
S. Schumaker DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 7 32
L. Overbay 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .247 5 37
   a-T. Hartshorn 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 5
J. D'Antona 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 9 31
M. Amador SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 8 30
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 7 15      
a - T. Hartshorn substituted for L. Overbay in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rosario (11, 2nd Inning off D. Slininger, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Amador (16, 3rd Inning off D. Slininger, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Overbay (21, 6th Inning off D. Slininger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 2 , M. Sweeney 2 , C. Testa , D. Rosario 2 , L. Overbay 2 , M. Amador 2
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , C. Testa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Testa , C. Santana , L. Overbay , J. D'Antona
GIDP: C. Testa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cruz (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henderson 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .226 13 40
J. Lopez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 4 27
B. Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 18 52
M. Bradley CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 16 52
M. Dolenc RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .297 7 41
C. Snelling DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 7 44
Q. Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 6 18
   a-M. Bourn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 3 28
R. Barajas C 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .208 7 27
   b-J. Owens PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 0 2
M. Tejada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 3 20
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 6 20      
a - M. Bourn pinch hit for Q. Stewart in the 9th
b - J. Owens pinch hit for R. Barajas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bradley (13, 2nd Inning off E. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Henderson (13, 5th Inning off E. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Henderson 4 , J. Lopez 2 , M. Bradley 3 , C. Snelling 2 , J. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henderson , M. Bradley , R. Barajas 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lopez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Stewart (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Henderson-Lopez-Anderson)
PB: R. Barajas
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ortiz W (7-4) 6.0 6 1 1 1 4 1 84 4.35   
C. Fussell H (9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.43   
J. Valverde SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ortiz 59
Batters Faced: E. Ortiz 25, C. Fussell 7, J. Valverde 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ortiz 4-10, C. Fussell 2-3, J. Valverde 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ortiz 84-58, C. Fussell 20-12, J. Valverde 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Slininger L (4-8) 6.0 8 2 2 1 2 0 105 5.38   
B. Guy 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 3.65   
J. Shiell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Slininger 49
Batters Faced: D. Slininger 26, B. Guy 7, J. Shiell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Slininger 7-8, B. Guy 3-0, J. Shiell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Slininger 105-71, B. Guy 29-20, J. Shiell 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eduardo Ortiz
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 37367
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