Mariners take two straight
Mariners 4, Athletics 3
Horacio Ramirez turned in a quality start on Saturday afternoon. (Kevin P. Casey/AP)
By Jim Street / MLB.com
Kenji Johjima connected on a two-run home run and Yuniesky Betancourt drilled a tie-breaking solo dinger, leading the Mariners to their second straight win over the Athletics. Horacio Ramirez, who gave up three runs in six innings, improved to 6-0 at Safeco Field this season. J.J. Putz recorded four outs en route to his 30th save.
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Oakland
(49-55)
Lost 2
Seattle 4, Oakland 3
Today's Boxes 7/28/07
NYM 3, WSH 1
STL 7, MIL 6
ARI 4, ATL 3
LAA 10, DET 3
HOU 3, SD 1
MIN 3, CLE 2
BAL 7, NYY 5
PHI 10, PIT 5
CWS 2, TOR 0
BOS 12, TB 6
CHC 8, CIN 1
KC 6, TEX 5
WSH 6, NYM 5
COL 6, LAD 2
STL 5, MIL 2
SF 4, FLA 3
Seattle
(56-46)
Won 2
July 28, 2007
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Standings thru 7/28/07  | Gameday  | Athletics Stats  | Mariners Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .303
Kotsay , CF4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .227
Swisher , RF4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .257
Piazza , DH5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .301
Ellis , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263
Johnson , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .243
Scutaro , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .236
Murphy , SS2 0 1 3 2 1 0 .188
Suzuki , C2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .185
a-Cust , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
Bowen , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Totals 32 3 7 3 8 10 21
a-Struck out for Suzuki in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Murphy (3, Ramirez), Ellis (18, Ramirez).TB : Stewart; Swisher; Piazza; Ellis 3; Scutaro; Murphy 2.RBI : Murphy 3 (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kotsay 3; Johnson; Piazza; Cust.GIDP : Swisher.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING CS : Swisher (2, 2nd base by Ramirez/Johjima).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
Lopez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Guillen , RF3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
Beltre , 3B3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277
Ibanez , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
Sexson , 1B2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .202
Broussard , DH2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .276
Johjima , C3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .269
Betancourt , SS3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Totals 27 4 4 4 1 7 2
BATTING 2B : Beltre (29, Gaudin).HR : Johjima (11, 2nd inning off Gaudin, 1 on, 2 out), Betancourt (5, 5th inning off Gaudin, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Guillen; Beltre 2; Johjima 4; Betancourt 4.RBI : Broussard (19), Johjima 2 (39), Betancourt (35).2-out RBI : Johjima 2.SF : Broussard.Team LOB : 1. FIELDING DP : 2 (Johjima-Lopez, Betancourt-Lopez-Sexson).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gaudin (L, 8-6)8.0 4 4 4 1 7 2 3.71
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ramirez (W, 6-3)6.0 6 3 3 5 4 0 6.52
Reitsma (H, 6)0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.17
Green (H, 7)0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.72
Sherrill (H, 16)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42
Lowe (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Putz (S, 30)1.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.93
Green pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Gaudin 88-61, Ramirez 108-60, Reitsma 19-11, Green 8-5, Sherrill 4-3, Lowe 9-5, Putz 21-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Gaudin 7-10, Ramirez 7-6, Reitsma 1-0, Green 1-0, Sherrill 0-0, Lowe 0-1, Putz 0-0.Batters faced : Gaudin 29, Ramirez 27, Reitsma 3, Green 2, Sherrill 1, Lowe 2, Putz 5.Inherited runners-scored : Green 1-0, Sherrill 1-0, Lowe 1-0, Putz 2-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 70 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:33.Att : 41,265.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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