Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
August 6, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 2006 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 7, Seattle Mariners 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Kotsay cf 4 1 1 0
  Kielty lf 1 0 0 0
Bradley rf 5 1 1 0
Thomas dh 5 2 3 4
  Perez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 0
Payton lf,cf 5 0 3 0
Swisher 1b 5 1 2 2
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Halsey p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 1 1 0
Lopez 2b 5 0 2 0
Beltre 3b 5 0 1 1
Ibanez lf 3 3 2 2
Sexson 1b 4 0 2 2
Broussard dh 3 0 1 0
  Perez ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Johjima c 5 0 3 0
Betancourt ss 5 1 2 0
Jones cf 2 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Bloomquist cf 2 1 1 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 16 6
Oakland 004 020 0107130
Seattle 200 010 1206162
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (12-9) 6.0 10 3 3 1 3
  Calero   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Halsey   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Duchscherer   0.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Street  SV (25) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
6
6
3
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  L (9-6) 5.0 8 6 4 3 2
  Green   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Putz   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
3
4

  E–Lopez (10), Jones (2), Lopez (10), Jones (2).  DP–Oakland 1. Lopez-Betancourt-Sexson, Seattle 1. Lopez-Betancourt-Sexson.  2B–Oakland Payton (20,off Meche); Bradley (7,off Meche); Chavez (13,off Green), Seattle Suzuki (12,off Blanton); Sexson (20,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Thomas (24,3rd inning off Meche 2 on 2 out); Swisher (23,8th inning off Green 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  SB–Betancourt (10,2nd base off Street/Kendall); Betancourt (10,2nd base off Street/Kendall).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:18.  A–37,437.
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