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Oakland Athletics @ Seattle Mariners

2009-08-26 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 18695 · 72°F · Wind R to L · 2:40

Seattle Mariners defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Seattle Mariners put up 2 in the 1st. Lucas French earned the win and David Aardsma picked up the save. Jose Lopez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	9
SEA	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		5	8

W: Lucas French L: Gio Gonzalez SV: David Aardsma

Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Mike Winters · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adam Kennedy	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rajai Davis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	4	1	1	2	0	0
Scott Hairston	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Cust	4	1	1	1	0	2
Mark Ellis	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ryan Sweeney	4	0	2	0	0	1
Tommy Everidge	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cliff Pennington	3	0	1	0	0	1
Nomar Garciaparra	1	0	0	0	0	1

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Franklin Gutierrez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Hannahan	2	3	1	0	2	0
Jose Lopez	4	2	2	2	0	1
Mike Sweeney	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Hall	3	0	1	2	0	0
Russell Branyan	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Michael Saunders	3	0	0	0	0	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gio Gonzalez	5.0	7	3	7
Jeff Gray	2.0	1	0	3
Andrew Bailey	1.0	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke French	5.2	6	1	4
Miguel Batista	1.1	0	0	1
Mark Lowe	1.0	1	0	0
David Aardsma	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adam Kennedy: 4/F4D-
Rajai Davis: 63/G6
Kurt Suzuki: 5/L56+

Bot 1

Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F8LXD
Jack Hannahan: W
Jose Lopez: HR/F78D+.1-H
Mike Sweeney: D8/F89XD+
Bill Hall: 63/G6
Russell Branyan: 8/F8LD

Top 2

Scott Hairston: 5/F5F-
Jack Cust: K
Mark Ellis: K

Bot 2

Rob Johnson: D9/L9LD+
Jack Wilson: K
Michael Saunders: K
Franklin Gutierrez: S9/L89M.2XH(92)

Top 3

Ryan Sweeney: 7/L7M
Tommy Everidge: S8/G6+
Cliff Pennington: S8/G4M+.1-2
Adam Kennedy: 8/F8LM
Rajai Davis: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Jack Hannahan: D7/F7LD+
Jose Lopez: K
Mike Sweeney: 9/F89D+
Bill Hall: S8/G6M+.2-H
Russell Branyan: W.1-2
Rob Johnson: 6/P5F

Top 4

Kurt Suzuki: 53/G5+
Scott Hairston: 4/F89S-
Jack Cust: HR/F9D+
Mark Ellis: 7/F7M

Bot 4

Jack Wilson: K
Michael Saunders: K
Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F78D

Top 5

Ryan Sweeney: D9/G3+
Tommy Everidge: 53/G56
Cliff Pennington: K
Adam Kennedy: 8/F8LXD

Bot 5

Jack Hannahan: W
Jose Lopez: D57/G5F+.1-3
Mike Sweeney: K
Bill Hall: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H;2-3
Russell Branyan: K

Top 6

Rajai Davis: S56/G56+
Kurt Suzuki: HR/F7D+.1-H
Scott Hairston: 9/F4D
Jack Cust: K/UREV
Mark Ellis: W
Ryan Sweeney: K

Bot 6

Rob Johnson: K
Jack Wilson: K
Michael Saunders: 43/G34

Top 7

Tommy Everidge: 3/F3DF-
Cliff Pennington: 8/F8LXD
Adam Kennedy: 8/F8LM

Bot 7

Franklin Gutierrez: K
Jack Hannahan: 43/G4+
Jose Lopez: E8/F8LXD+.B-2
Mike Sweeney: S7/G56+.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Bill Hall: 53/G6S-

Top 8

Rajai Davis: S48/G4+
Kurt Suzuki: 8/F8RXD+
Scott Hairston: 8/F8LM
Jack Cust: 53/G6+

Bot 8

Russell Branyan: 9/F9M
Rob Johnson: 3/G3S-
Jack Wilson: 8/F8LS

Top 9

Mark Ellis: S7
Ryan Sweeney: S7/F78S-.1-2
Tommy Everidge: K
Nomar Garciaparra: K
Adam Kennedy: 63/G6MS

Notes & reviews

replay,6,custj001,OAK,wintm901,SEA03,F,N,I,,H $Jack Cust hit the first pitch down the RF line and the ball struck a window at the top of a restaurant; it was called foul by 1B umpire and acting crew chief Mike Winters; Athletics manager Bob Geren asked if it went over the pole; Winters watched the replay and upheld the call as a foul ball

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