Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
October 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 2005 at Safeco Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 0 1 1
Swisher rf 5 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 4 2 1 0
Chavez dh 4 1 2 1
  Kielty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 3
Scutaro ss 4 2 2 0
Watson lf 4 1 3 2
Bocachica 3b 4 0 0 0
Bynum cf 4 0 2 1
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 1 1 0
Betancourt ss 4 1 1 0
Ibanez dh 4 1 1 3
Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
Morse lf 3 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 3 0 1 0
Bubela cf 3 0 0 0
Torrealba c 2 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Ojeda c 0 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Sherrill p 0 0 0 0
  Mateo p 0 0 0 0
  Atchison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Oakland 000 120 0508141
Seattle 000 300 000351
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W (4-5) 7.0 5 3 2 0 4
  Duchscherer   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
0
8
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   7.0 8 3 3 0 5
  Sherrill  L (4-3) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Mateo   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Atchison   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
1
7

  E–Johnson (6), Beltre (14).  DP–Oakland 1. Ellis-Scutaro-Johnson, Seattle 1. Morse-Sexson-Beltre.  2B–Oakland Watson (3,off Hernandez); Chavez (40,off Sherrill); Scutaro (22,off Mateo); Bynum (1,off Mateo)..  HR–Seattle Ibanez (20,4th inning off Kennedy 2 on 0 out).  SF–Johnson (8,off Hernandez).  Team LOB–6.  Team–1.  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–2:28.  A–35,300.
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