Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
September 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 9

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 1 3 0
Gutierrez cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez 1b 5 1 2 2
Sweeney dh 5 1 4 1
Beltre 3b 4 1 0 0
Hall lf 5 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 4 1 1 0
Wilson J. 2b 2 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 2
  Griffey, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Johjima c 0 0 0 0
French p 0 0 0 0
  Vargas p 0 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Messenger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 3b 4 1 2 1
Davis cf 5 1 1 0
Suzuki c 3 1 1 1
Hairston lf 4 0 0 1
Garciaparra dh 4 0 1 0
  Patterson pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 2 2
Cust rf 3 0 1 0
  Sweeney rf 1 1 1 0
Barton 1b 2 2 1 2
Pennington ss 3 1 3 2
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 13 9
Seattle 030 000 0025121
Oakland 004 100 04x9130
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
French  L(4-5) 3.2 7 5 5 3 0
  Vargas   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Batista   1.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Messenger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
4
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W(8-10) 5.0 7 3 3 2 6
  Ziegler   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Wuertz   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Bailey  SV(22) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
11

  E–Lopez (16).  DP–Seattle 2. Beltre-Josh Wilson-Lopez, Josh Wilson-Lopez, Oakland 1. Ellis-Pennington-Barton.  2B–Oakland Ellis 2 (21,off French,off Batista); Kennedy (22,off French); Pennington (5,off Batista); Sweeney (23,off Batista); Barton (5,off Batista).  HR–Seattle Sweeney (6,2nd inning off Anderson 0 on 0 out); Lopez (22,9th inning off Bailey 1 on 1 out), Oakland Pennington (3,3rd inning off French 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Suzuki (4,off French).  Team–5.  SB–Davis (31,3rd base off French/Johnson); Davis (31,3rd base off French/Johnson).  CS–Cust (1,2nd base by French/Johnson); Cust (1,2nd base by French/Johnson).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:58.  A–16,495.
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