MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/17/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2006 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (81-62) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Minnesota Twins (100-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Loss to Mariners Extends Minnesota Losing Streak
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins.

Seattle got a strong outing from Ben Sheets as the Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Sheets picked up the win for Seattle, going 8 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 7-3.

The Mariners got a big at-bat from right fielder Nelson Cruz. For the game, Cruz went 1-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the second, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 10th home run of the season gave Seattle a 2-0 lead.

"We take it day by day here," said Cruz, "and today was a good one for us."

Seattle raised its record to 81-62 with the win.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 9 51
F. Sanchez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 5 51
R. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 38 114
   a-J. Votto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 17 49
G. Sheffield DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 4 35
D. DeJesus LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 5 29
N. Cruz RF 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .259 10 48
B. Ryan SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .246 5 47
J. Buck C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .165 1 11
A. Cora 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 2 26
Totals 30 3 6 2 1 5 4      
a - J. Votto substituted for R. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Cruz (10, 2nd Inning off T. Lilly, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Sanchez , D. DeJesus , N. Cruz 4 , B. Ryan 2 , J. Buck
GIDP: R. Howard , A. Cora
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeJesus (4)
CS: G. Sheffield (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cora-Ryan-Howard, Ryan-Cora-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .305 3 47
O. Cabrera SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .267 8 47
B. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .338 26 114
A. LaRoche DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 27 107
C. Quentin RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 18 61
C. Kotchman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 15 68
C. Headley 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 1 8
J. Uribe 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .201 12 61
D. Ortmeier LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .323 5 25
Totals 28 1 4 1 3 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Kotchman (36, 5th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Uribe (3, 8th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera 2 , C. Kotchman 2 , J. Uribe 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. LaRoche , D. Ortmeier
GIDP: B. McCann 2
Sac Fly: D. Ortmeier
Hit by Pitch: C. Quentin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Uribe-Cabrera-Kotchman, Kotchman-Cabrera)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheets W (7-3) 8.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 96 4.19   
M. Lindstrom SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheets 71
Batters Faced: B. Sheets 29, M. Lindstrom 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheets 6-12, M. Lindstrom 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheets 96-54, M. Lindstrom 13-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Lindstrom
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lilly L (13-5) 6.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 99 3.34   
M. Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
J. Duchscherer 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 2.52   
J. Fogg 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lilly 62
Batters Faced: T. Lilly 21, M. Wuertz 3, J. Duchscherer 4, J. Fogg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lilly 4-10, M. Wuertz 1-1, J. Duchscherer 1-1, J. Fogg 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lilly 99-63, M. Wuertz 13-7, J. Duchscherer 14-8, J. Fogg 18-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Sheets
Ballpark: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 50257
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