Athletics 3 - 4 Mariners
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Mariners go for sweep of Athletics

Sep 28, 2008 - 7:35 AM Oakland (75-85) at Seattle (60-101) 4:10 p.m. EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners will attempt to sweep a series at home for the first time all season when they take on the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Seattle, which entered the 2008 campaign with postseason aspirations, has already clinched the worst record in the American League and will look to avoid finishing with the worst record in baseball in the season finale. A loss and a Washington Nationals win over the Philadelphia Phillies would put the Mariners at the bottom of the major league standings.

R.A. Dickey (4-8, 5.23) gets the ball for the Mariners for his first start in over a month. The knuckleballer last started a game on August 20 and completed only two innings. Dickey allowed eight runs, six hits - two homers - and two walks.

Since being moved to the bullpen, the righthander has allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings.

In a start against the Athletics on July 10, Dickey threw seven scoreless innings and allowed four hits and four walks.

Josh Outman (1-1, 4.58) makes his fourth start of the season for Oakland. The 24-year-old allowed three runs and 10 hits over six innings, but did not receive a decision in a September 23 start against the Texas Rangers.

After taking the first game of a six-game road trip to end the season, the Athletics have dropped four straight and have allowed a combined 37 runs during the skid.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
    SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 4 10 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - JOSHUA OUTMAN, JERRY BLEVINS (7TH), JOEY DEVINE (8TH) AND KURT
    SUZUKI
    SEA - R.A. DICKEY, RANDY MESSENGER (6TH), CESAR JIMENEZ
    (7TH), ROY CORCORAN (7TH), J.J.

    Sep 28 6:53 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Athletics 3, Mariners 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 28 6:11 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED LUIS VALBUENA AND
    ICHIRO SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.294, 0-FOR-2, RBI)

    Athletics 3, Mariners 4  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 28 5:29 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MATT TUIASOSOPO SCORED KENJI JOHJIMA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W BALENTIEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R JOHNSON (.143, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

    Athletics 3, Mariners 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 28 4:47 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY RAUL IBANEZ SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.297, 17 HR, 89 RBI)

    Athletics 3, Mariners 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 28 4:33 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 3 3 3 0
    SEATTLE 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOSHUA OUTMAN
    SEA - R.A. DICKEY

    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.309, 6 HR, 42 RBI)
    Y BETANCOURT (.277, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
    R IBANEZ (.295, 23 HR, 10

    Athletics 3, Mariners 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 28 4:25 PM

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