Rays 9 - 2 Mariners
Final
  for this game

Mariners, Devil Rays close out four-game series

Sep 16, 2007 - 1:55 PM Tampa Bay (62-87) at Seattle (78-69) 4:05 pm EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners are watching their postseason hopes slip away. They will try to get back on the winning track when they close out a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday.

The Mariners had won three straight games in their last at-bat before running into Devil Rays' ace Scott Kazmir on Saturday. The 23-year-old lefthander struck out 11 in six innings to keep Seattle five games behind the New York Yankees (84-64) in the American League wild card race.

The Devil Rays are just two games behind the Baltimore Orioles (63-84) for fourth place in the American League East. They have finished out of the cellar just once in their 10-year history.

The Mariners will send lefthander Jarrod Washburn (9-14, 4.49 ERA) to the mound Sunday. The veteran is just 1-7 over his last eight starts with a 5.55 ERA, but he owns a 10-2 career record with a 2.53 ERA in 14 starts against Tampa Bay.

The Devil Rays will counter with rookie Andy Sonnanstine (5-9, 5.96). The 24-year-old righthander had a three-start winning streak snapped last Tuesday when the Red Sox pounded him for five runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 9 15 0
    SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JON SWITZER (8TH), BRIAN STOKES (9TH) AND
    DIONER NAVARRO
    SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, JON HUBER (5TH), ERIC O'FLAHERTY
    (6TH), SEAN GREEN (7TH), J

    Sep 16 7:18 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CHARLTON JIMERSON (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    0 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF BRIAN STOKES.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 9, SEATTLE 2
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W BLOOMQUIST (.272, 2 HR, 13 RBI)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 7:17 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED JORGE VELANDIA AND AKINORI
    IWAMURA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 9
    SEATTLE 1 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.287, 3-FOR-3, BB, RBI)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 6:50 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED DELMON YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7
    SEATTLE 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.250, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 6:23 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARLOS PENA AND B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    SEATTLE 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.285, 2-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 6:23 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JORGE VELANDIA SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VELANDIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    SEATTLE 1 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.283, 0-FOR-2, SAC)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 5:56 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED DIONER NAVARRO AND JORGE
    VELANDIA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    SEATTLE 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.275, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 5:21 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN BELTRE (25) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, SEATTLE 1
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.283, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 5:07 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (40) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF JARROD WASHBURN.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, SEATTLE 0
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.308, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. MarinersSep 16 4:54 PM

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