Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
April 6, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 2006 at Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 3 1 1 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 1
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 2 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 3 0 0 0
Payton dh 4 0 0 0
Swisher lf 4 0 0 0
Melhuse c 4 0 2 0
Loaiza p 0 0 0 0
  Halsey p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 1 2 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Ibanez lf 5 2 2 0
Sexson 1b 3 0 1 1
Beltre 3b 4 1 1 0
Everett dh 2 1 1 2
Johjima c 4 0 2 1
Reed cf 3 1 1 0
Betancourt ss 4 0 2 1
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Woods p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 5
Oakland 100 001 000250
Seattle 031 011 00x6130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  L (0-1) 4.2 9 5 5 3 1
  Halsey   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Calero   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Witasick   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
5
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  W (1-0) 5.1 4 2 2 2 6
  Woods   2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Putz  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
10

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Chavez-Ellis-Johnson, Witasick-Johnson.  2B–Oakland Chavez (1,off Meche), Seattle Ibanez (1,off Loaiza).  3B–Oakland Scutaro (1,off Meche), Seattle Reed (1,off Loaiza); Ibanez (1,off Loaiza)..  HR–Oakland Chavez (2,6th inning off Meche 0 on 1 out), Seattle Everett (1,2nd inning off Loaiza 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Everett (1,by Loaiza).  Team–9.  SB–Suzuki (1,2nd base off Loaiza/Melhuse); Betancourt (1,2nd base off Loaiza/Melhuse).  CS–Reed (1,2nd base by Calero/Melhuse).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:48.  A–22,701.
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