Final
Mariners win on error, back above .500
Jun 22, 2009 - 3:08 AM By TIM BOOTH AP Sports WriterSEATTLE(AP) -- Tony Clark dropped a routine throw to first base, allowing Ronny Cedeno to score the winning run for the Seattle Mariners with two outs in the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Chad Qualls got Franklin Gutierrez to ground slowly toward third where Mark Reynolds charged, fielded cleanly and fired a perfect throw to Clark. The ball hit Clark's glove in the palm and popped out, setting off an awkward celebration for the Mariners, who swept the three-game series and climbed above .500 for the first time since May 7.
Trailing 2-1 after Reynolds' two-run homer in the eighth inning off Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, the Mariners (35-34) scratched out a run in the bottom half.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 2
SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CLAY
ZAVADA (8TH), CHAD QUALLS (9TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO
SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, GARRETT OLSON (8TH), MARK
Jun 21 7:21 PM - ML
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY TONY CLARK ALLOWED RONNY CEDENO TO SCORE.
FINAL SCORE: SEATTLE 3, ARIZONA 2
Diamondbacks 2, Mariners 3 Bot 9, 0 OutsJun 21 7:21 PM - ML
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED MIKE CARP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W BALENTIEN (.229, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Diamondbacks 2, Mariners 2 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 21 6:37 PM - ML
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK REYNOLDS (19) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ SCORED JUSTIN UPTON.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, SEATTLE 1
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: G PARRA (.269, 1-FOR-3)
Diamondbacks 2, Mariners 1 Top 8, 0 OutsJun 21 6:18 PM - ML
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
SEATTLE 1 END BOTTOM, 4TH
Diamondbacks 0, Mariners 1 Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 21 5:20 PM
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