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Oct 2, 2009 - 6:35 AM By KATE HEDLIN STATS WriterTexas (86-73) at Seattle (83-76), 10:10 p.m. EDT
While the Seattle Mariners may be saying goodbye to two veterans soon, they'll start their final series of the season by sending one of their promising midseason pickups to the mound.
Ian Snell looks to end the season on a high note and the Mariners will try to win their fourth straight game on Friday night when they open a three-game set against the Texas Rangers.
Seattle acquired Snell (5-2, 4.17 ERA) as part of a seven-player deal with Pittsburgh in July. After a rough start with his new club, the right-hander won four consecutive starts while posting a 2.49 ERA from Aug. 19-Sept. 3, but since then is 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA in four starts.
He yielded two runs in 6 2-3 innings of a 5-4, 10-inning loss to Toronto last Saturday.
Snell is 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA in two starts against the Rangers (86-73). He made his Mariners debut against them Aug. 2, and allowed two runs and three hits over six innings but didn't get a decision in the 4-2 loss.
This could be the final series for Ken Griffey Jr., who has not indicated any plans for next year as he winds down his 21st season in the majors.Griffey did not play in a 4-2 victory over Oakland on Thursday after hitting two homers in the previous two games to push his career total to 629.
Mike Sweeney started at designated hitter and followed a two-out error with a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth inning.
Sweeney, a 13-year veteran, is on a one-year contract with Seattle (83-76).
"I'm not real familiar with the dates and how free agency works, I'm just soaking up every minute of these last four days," said Sweeney, who turned 36 in July. "This is the most fun I've ever had in the big leagues. It's an amazing clubhouse, playing for a great skipper (Don Wakamatsu).
"I pray I can come back. We'll see how the cards unfold."
The Rangers, meanwhile, snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Los Angeles 11-3 on Thursday. Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs and Kevin Millwood pitched a seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
"This was the last chance I got to play for a long time, so I wanted to stay out there as long as I could," Millwood said. "This place has been pretty miserable the last three days, so getting a win today was pretty important for us."
Texas had scored eight runs over the previous four games, getting shut out twice. The Rangers had 15 hits Thursday with six players notching at least two.
The Rangers will open their last series of 2009 by sending Brandon McCarthy (7-4, 4.47) to the mound.
The right-hander is 0-2 in his last three starts despite a respectable 2.81 ERA. He gave up two unearned runs in 7 2-3 innings of 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay as the bullpen surrendered four runs in the ninth.
McCarthy is 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances against the Mariners. He was tagged for four runs in seven innings of a 6-5, 11-inning win on May 13.
Texas is 10-6 against Seattle this year.
- Mariners 4, Rangers 7 - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Borbon cf 6 0 3 1 0 1 3 .320
M Young 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .323
D Murphy lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .269
M Byrd rf 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .284
I Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252
C Davis dh 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .237
C Gen
Oct 3 1:14 AM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ELVIS ANDRUS SCORED TAYLOR TEAGARDEN AND ESTEBAN
GERMAN
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E ANDRUS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
SEATTLE 4 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BORBON (.322, 3-FOR-5, RBI)
Rangers 7, Mariners 4 Top 9, 0 OutsOct 3 1:05 AM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TAYLOR TEAGARDEN SCORED CRAIG GENTRY
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TEAGARDEN ON FIRST, E GERMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
SEATTLE 4 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: E ANDRUS (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Rangers 5, Mariners 4 Top 9, 0 OutsOct 3 1:01 AM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, E ANDRUS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
SEATTLE 4 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.270, 0-FOR-3, BB)
Rangers 4, Mariners 4 Top 8, 0 OutsOct 3 12:33 AM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED JOSH WILSON
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LOPEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K GRIFFEY JR. (.214, 0-FOR-2)
Rangers 3, Mariners 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsOct 2 11:39 PM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE CARP SCORED ADRIAN BELTRE AND JOSE LOPEZ
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M CARP ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM,4TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A MOORE (.250, 0-FOR-1)
Rangers 3, Mariners 3 Bot 4, 0 OutsOct 2 11:20 PM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BELTRE ON FIRST, J LOPEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM,4TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: M CARP (.286, 1-FOR-1)
Rangers 3, Mariners 1 Bot 4, 0 OutsOct 2 11:17 PM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS DAVIS SCORED DAVID MURPHY
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C DAVIS ON FIRST, M BYRD ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
SEATTLE 0 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A JONES (.207, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Rangers 3, Mariners 0 Top 3, 0 OutsOct 2 10:55 PM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JULIO BORBON SCORED TAYLOR TEAGARDEN
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BORBON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
SEATTLE 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.324, 1-FOR-1)
Rangers 2, Mariners 0 Top 2, 0 OutsOct 2 10:36 PM - AL
AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY OMAR VIZQUEL SCORED ANDRUW JONES
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T TEAGARDEN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
SEATTLE 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BORBON (.310, 0-FOR-1)
Rangers 1, Mariners 0 Top 2, 0 OutsOct 2 10:34 PM
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