Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays
September 22, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 2009 at Tropicana Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 1 1 2
Gutierrez cf 4 1 2 0
Lopez 2b 4 1 1 1
Griffey, Jr. dh 2 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 1 1
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Johjima c 4 0 0 0
Carp 1b 2 1 0 0
  Hannahan 1b 0 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 0 0
Rowland-Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 4 0 1 1
Kapler rf 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 5 0 1 0
Zobrist 2b 2 0 0 0
Burrell dh 3 1 0 0
Aybar 1b 4 2 2 0
Navarro c 1 0 0 0
  Zaun ph,c 1 0 0 0
Upton cf 4 0 2 2
Perez lf 2 0 1 0
  Crawford ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Seattle 000 120 010450
Tampa Bay 010 002 000370
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Rowland-Smith   5.0 6 3 3 4 1
  Kelley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Batista  W(7-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Lowe  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
6
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann   6.2 4 3 3 4 5
  Choate   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler  L(4-5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Howell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 3. Longoria-Zobrist-Aybar, Longoria-Zobrist-Aybar, Zobrist-Aybar, Tampa Bay 3. Longoria-Zobrist-Aybar, Longoria-Zobrist-Aybar, Zobrist-Aybar.  2B–Tampa Bay Aybar 2 (10,off Rowland-Smith 2).  HR–Seattle Suzuki (11,5th inning off Niemann 1 on 2 out); Lopez (25,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Carp (2,by Niemann).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Navarro (8,off Rowland-Smith).  SF–Bartlett (4,off Kelley).  Team–9.  SB–Gutierrez (15,2nd base off Niemann/Navarro).  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Damien Beal, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:52.  A–12,514.
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