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	Taters do damage for A's

Athletics 6, Mariners 2

Mark Ellis rounds third base after his solo homer in the second inning. (Elaine Thompson/AP)

Swisher's solo home run

Swisher's three-run shot

Ellis' solo homer

By Bob Sherwin / Special to MLB.com

First baseman Nick Swisher blasted two home runs and collected four RBIs and second baseman Mark Ellis added a solo homer to help the A's take the series opener. Right-hander Dan Haren upped his record to 12-3 with seven innings of two-run ball.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 07/26: OAK 6, SEA 2
Fri. 07/27: SEA 7, OAK 1
Sat. 07/28: SEA 4, OAK 3
Sun. 07/29: SEA 14, OAK 10

Oakland (49-53)
Won 1

Oakland 6, Seattle 2

Seattle (54-46)
Lost 7

July 26, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	9	0
Seattle	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	0

Standings thru 7/26/07 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Mariners Stats

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Buck, RF	4	0	0	0	1	3	2	.279
Swisher, 1B	5	3	3	4	0	0	2	.257
Cust, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.252
Stewart, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307
Piazza, DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.305
Chavez, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.240
Ellis, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.260
Kotsay, CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.226
Scutaro, SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.240
Suzuki, C	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	.192
Totals	34	6	9	6	5	4	14
BATTING 2B: Kotsay (12, Weaver), Piazza (9, Weaver). HR: Ellis (12, 2nd inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out), Swisher 2 (13, 5th inning off Weaver, 0 on, 2 out; 9th inning off Sherrill, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Swisher 9; Cust; Piazza 3; Chavez; Ellis 4; Kotsay 2. RBI: Piazza (16), Ellis (46), Swisher 4 (51). 2-out RBI: Swisher 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher; Suzuki 2. GIDP: Chavez; Ellis. Team LOB: 6.

Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.344
Beltre, 3B	3	0	2	1	1	1	2	.277
Ibanez, LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.257
Guillen, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.283
Vidro, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.299
Sexson, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.205
Johjima, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.269
Lopez, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.268
Betancourt, SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.281
a-Broussard, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
Totals	35	2	8	2	2	8	13
a-Flied out for Betancourt in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Beltre (27, Haren), Lopez (13, Street). HR: Sexson (17, 2nd inning off Haren, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Suzuki; Beltre 3; Guillen; Sexson 4; Lopez 2; Betancourt 2. RBI: Sexson (53), Beltre (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vidro 2; Beltre; Suzuki. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: 2 (Sexson-Betancourt-Sexson, Lopez-Sexson-Betancourt).

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Haren (W, 12-3)	7.0	7	2	2	2	7	1	2.42
Casilla (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.30
Street	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.70

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Weaver (L, 2-9)	7.1	7	3	3	3	3	2	5.96
O'Flaherty	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.27
Reitsma	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	6.35
Sherrill	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1.44

Reitsma pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Haren.
IBB: Kotsay (by Weaver).
Pitches-strikes: Haren 107-67, Casilla 17-11, Street 11-8, Weaver 117-72, O'Flaherty 9-7, Reitsma 12-4, Sherrill 18-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Haren 9-5, Casilla 1-1, Street 2-1, Weaver 9-10, O'Flaherty 3-0, Reitsma 0-0, Sherrill 0-1.
Batters faced: Haren 30, Casilla 3, Street 4, Weaver 31, O'Flaherty 3, Reitsma 2, Sherrill 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sherrill 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 34,251.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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