Final
  for this game

Ichiro, Mariners go for four straight

Aug 10, 2007 - 2:09 PM Seattle (63-49) at Chi White Sox (53-61), 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Ichiro Suzuki hopes his hot bat propels the Seattle Mariners to their fourth consecutive win when they visit the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Suzuki has three hits in each of his last three contests, scoring six runs and driving in three over that span. The Japanese leadoff hitter is batting .350 with 83 runs scored and 31 stolen bases this season.

In hopes of shutting down Ichiro and the rest of the Mariners' red-hot offense, the White Sox will send Javier Vazquez (9-6, 3.64 ERA) to the mound. The Puerto Rican righthander yielded three runs and six hits with two walks and six strikeouts over seven innings in a 7-5 triumph over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

He will be opposed by Jarrod Washburn (8-8, 4.18), who is winless in his last five starts. The 32-year-old lefthander hurled 6 1/3 frames, surrendering four runs and eight hits with four strikeouts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Seattle compiled 31 runs in its three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SEATTLE 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 x 5 7 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, BRANDON MORROW (7TH), JOHN PARRISH (8TH) AND
    KENJI JOHJIMA
    CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MATT THORNTON (8TH), MIKE
    MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH

    Aug 10 10:47 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY DARIN ERSTAD SCORED JUAN URIBE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D ERSTAD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.249, 2-FOR-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 10:20 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
    CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.200, 0-FOR-2)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 10:17 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (11) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3, CHI WHITE SOX 3
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.268, 0-FOR-2)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 10:07 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSE VIDRO SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I SUZUKI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.288, 0-FOR-2)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 9:26 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RAUL IBANEZ (10) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2, CHI WHITE SOX 2
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.276, 0-FOR-1)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 9:04 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (10) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.269, 0-FOR-1)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 8:54 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY KENJI JOHJIMA (13) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.256, 8 HR, 50 RBI)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 8:41 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (24) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.262, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

    Mariners vs. White SoxAug 10 8:33 PM