Sep 27, 2008 - 6:10 AM
0 shoutsOakland (75-84) at Seattle (59-101) 4:10 p.m. EDT
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners' miserable season hasn't slowed the play of Ichiro Suzuki.
Suzuki and the Mariners go for their second straight win on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics.
Seattle, which has already clinched its first 100-loss season since 1983, claimed the series opener, 10-8, on Friday, its second win in 16 games.
Suzuki scored his 100th run of 2008 on Raul Ibanez's single in the third inning, tying Lou Gehrig's major league record of eight seasons of at least 200 hits and 100 runs.
The Japanese import looks to add to the those totals against Athletics rookie Greg Smith (7-15, 4.07 ERA), who is 1-1 in his last four starts. Smith, 24, hasn't factored in the decision during his previous two outings despite allowing two runs and 10 hits in 11 innings.
Ryan Rowland-Smith (4-3, 3.39 ERA) counters for the Mariners. The 25-year-old lefthander owns a 2.35 ERA in his last seven starts, but has only two wins to show for it as Seattle has posted a 2-5 record over that span.
From the Bleachers
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OAKLAND: 3
SEATTLE: 7
Final
Sep 27 6:30 PM -
AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL CAIRO SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CAIRO ON FIRST, J LOPEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
SEATTLE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W BALENTIEN (.202, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
Sep 27 6:22 PM -
AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OAKLAND 0 0 0 1
SEATTLE 6 6 4 0 (TOP 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - GREG SMITH
SEA - RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND:
Sep 27 4:34 PM -
AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WLADIMIR BALENTIEN SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT AND
RAUL IBANEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W BALENTIEN ON FIRST, M CAIRO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.223, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
Sep 27 4:29 PM
