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Tampa Bay Rays @ Seattle Mariners

2009-08-08 Β· Night game Β· Safeco Field Β· Att: 28239 Β· 65Β°F Β· Wind 1 mph to CF Β· 3:08

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Seattle Mariners 10–4. Tampa Bay Rays put up 4 in the 8th. James Shields earned the win. Franklin Gutierrez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
TBA210030040108
SEA03000100048

W: James Shields   L: Chris Jakubauskas   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Tim Tschida Β· 1B: Bob Davidson Β· 2B: Jeff Nelson Β· 3B: Mark Carlson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jason Bartlett321221
Carl Crawford401100
Evan Longoria421211
Ben Zobrist311120
Carlos Pena411210
Pat Burrell311120
Willy Aybar300001
Gregg Zaun511001
B. J. Upton411102
Gabe Gross010020

Seattle Mariners β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ichiro Suzuki400011
Russell Branyan500003
Jose Lopez400000
Ken Griffey300011
Adrian Beltre411002
Franklin Gutierrez423201
Jack Wilson400001
Rob Johnson311010
Michael Saunders403100

Tampa Bay Rays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
James Shields5.1836
Randy Choate1.1000
Grant Balfour1.1002
Brian Shouse1.0001

Seattle Mariners β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ian Snell1.1261
Chris Jakubauskas4.2213
Garrett Olson1.0021
Sean White1.0300
Doug Fister1.0111

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jason Bartlett: W
  • Carl Crawford: 8/F8LD
  • Evan Longoria: W.1-2
  • Ben Zobrist: S9/G4.2-H;1-2
  • Carlos Pena: W.2-3;1-2
  • Pat Burrell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Willy Aybar: K
  • Gregg Zaun: 13/G13

Bot 1

  • Ichiro Suzuki: K
  • Russell Branyan: 43/L34
  • Jose Lopez: 9/F9LD

Top 2

  • B. J. Upton: 6/F6D-
  • Jason Bartlett: W
  • Carl Crawford: D9/G3+.1-3
  • Evan Longoria: FC6/G6.3-H
  • Ben Zobrist: W.2-3;1-2
  • Carlos Pena: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

  • Ken Griffey: K
  • Adrian Beltre: D7/F7D+
  • Franklin Gutierrez: HR/F7D+.2-H
  • Jack Wilson: 9/F9S
  • Rob Johnson: S7/L78S
  • Michael Saunders: S9/L3S+.1-3
  • Ichiro Suzuki: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-2
  • Ichiro Suzuki: W
  • Russell Branyan: K

Top 3

  • Pat Burrell: 3/F34-
  • Willy Aybar: 43/G34
  • Gregg Zaun: 6/P

Bot 3

  • Jose Lopez: 3/F3DF-
  • Ken Griffey: 43/G34D
  • Adrian Beltre: K

Top 4

  • B. J. Upton: K
  • Jason Bartlett: K
  • Carl Crawford: 43/G4

Bot 4

  • Franklin Gutierrez: S8/G6
  • Jack Wilson: 36(1)/FO/G34S
  • Rob Johnson: 5/P5F
  • Michael Saunders: S9/G4.1-2
  • Ichiro Suzuki: 3/G34

Top 5

  • Evan Longoria: HR/F8LXD+
  • Ben Zobrist: W
  • Carlos Pena: BK.1-2
  • Carlos Pena: HR/F9D+.2-H
  • Pat Burrell: 63/G6
  • Willy Aybar: 9/L89M+
  • Gregg Zaun: 5!/L56

Bot 5

  • Russell Branyan: K
  • Jose Lopez: 4/L4D
  • Ken Griffey: W
  • Adrian Beltre: K

Top 6

  • B. J. Upton: K
  • Jason Bartlett: 63/G6
  • Carl Crawford: 63/G6

Bot 6

  • Franklin Gutierrez: D8/F8RM-
  • Jack Wilson: 53/G56
  • Rob Johnson: W
  • Michael Saunders: D9/L3D.2-H;1-3
  • Ichiro Suzuki: 53/G5S-
  • Russell Branyan: 13/G-

Top 7

  • Evan Longoria: K
  • Ben Zobrist: 53/G56
  • Carlos Pena: 9/F89D

Bot 7

  • Jose Lopez: 43/G4
  • Ken Griffey: 53/G56S-
  • Adrian Beltre: 31/G34S

Top 8

  • Pat Burrell: W
  • Gabe Gross: W.1-2
  • Gregg Zaun: S8/F78S-.2-3;1-2
  • B. J. Upton: S8/F8LS-.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Jason Bartlett: S7/L78S-.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Carl Crawford: 8/SF/L78D.3-H
  • Evan Longoria: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

  • Franklin Gutierrez: K
  • Jack Wilson: K
  • Rob Johnson: 2/F23F-

Top 9

  • Ben Zobrist: 63/G6MD
  • Carlos Pena: 9/F89D
  • Pat Burrell: S8/L78S
  • Gabe Gross: WP.1-2
  • Gabe Gross: W
  • Gregg Zaun: K

Bot 9

  • Michael Saunders: 43/G4
  • Ichiro Suzuki: 4/L4D-
  • Russell Branyan: K

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Doug Fister