Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
May 2, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2009 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 3, Seattle Mariners 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney rf,cf 5 1 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 2 2
  Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0
Holliday lf 3 0 1 0
Cust dh 4 0 1 0
Suzuki c 4 0 0 0
Crosby 3b,1b 3 1 0 0
Davis cf 2 0 1 0
  Buck ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Petit 2b 4 1 3 1
Cahill p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 0 2 0
Chavez lf 2 0 1 1
Griffey, Jr. dh 3 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 1 0
Branyan 1b 4 1 2 1
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez cf 3 1 2 0
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
Oakland 000 001 011390
Seattle 010 000 1002100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Cahill   6.0 7 1 1 3 1
  Bailey  W(3-0) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Wuertz  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn   7.0 5 1 1 2 6
  Lowe   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Aardsma  L(0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Petit-Giambi, Seattle 1. Lopez-Branyan.  2B–Oakland Giambi (4,off Washburn); Sweeney (6,off Lowe), Seattle Beltre (7,off Cahill).  HR–Seattle Branyan (6,2nd inning off Cahill 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Holliday (1,by Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Chavez (1,off Bailey).  Team–8.  SB–Davis (2,3rd base off Washburn/Johnson); Cust (1,2nd base off Washburn/Johnson); Crosby (1,2nd base off Aardsma/Johnson).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Washburn/Johnson); Chavez (1,3rd base by Cahill/Suzuki); Suzuki (2,2nd base by Cahill/Suzuki).  U-HP–Mike Muchlinski, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:43.  A–29,484.
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