Saturday, June 10, 2006
GAME 63: MARINERS 4, ANGELS 1
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In 25 words or less: For once, the outcome of the game turned on Vlad impaling his own team rather than the opposition.
This one featured Jarrod Washburn going up against Kelvim Escobar. The Mariners looked to win their seventh game in nine tries, which would put them five games under .500 for the second time in three days. The last time they were four games under .500, they had won their fifth game out of six on May 24th before losing the next six games. The last time they were three games under .500, they won an 8-2 game in Minnesota on the first day of May to make themselves 12-15. As you might suspect, the low-water mark for the Mariners was after they'd lost their sixth straight game, which put them ten games under .500 on May 30th.
TOP 1ST
Ichiro bounced the first pitch through the right side for a single. Adrian Beltre watched a first-pitch strike as Ichiro nabbed second base, though Ichiro just might have gotten tagged before getting the foot in. Beltre ended up taking a 2-2 pitch over the inside corner. Jose Lopez bounced the second pitch to first, moving Ichiro to third. Raul Ibañez worked a 1-2 count full and nearly dropped a double down the leftfield line, but it went foul. Ibañez ended up flying out to Figgins in deep leftcenter on the ninth pitch of the at-bat. Escobar threw 18 pitches.
BOTTOM 1ST
Chone Figgins whiffed on a full-count pitch. Orlando Cabrera was ahead 2-0 and ended up popping to Ichiro in right. Garret Anderson dumped the second pitch into left, well in front of Ibañez. Vladimir Guerrero tapped a 2-0 pitch back to the mound. Washburn threw 15 pitches.
TOP 2ND
Richie Sexson was jammed a bit and flew out to Figgins just short of the track in center. Carl Everett popped high to center. Kenji Johjima bounced out to Cabrera in the left-side hole on the first pitch. Escobar threw seven pitches and had 25 through two.
BOTTOM 2ND
Tim Salmon broke his bat on a 2-2 pitch, grounding out to short. Kendry Morales popped the second pitch to Sexson in foul ground on the right side. Mike Napoli walked on four pitches. Robb Quinlan was up 3-1 and knocked a full-count pitch into left for a single. Adam Kennedy rolled a 2-2 pitch to third, where Beltre tried to get Napoli running to third, but Napoli ran around the tag and the bases were loaded. Figgins popped to Lopez in shallow center, who drifted back and bumped into Reed on what might have been some communication issues. Washburn threw 28 pitches and had 43 through two.
TOP 3RD
Jeremy Reed chopped an 0-2 pitch back to the mound. Yuniesky Betancourt smacked the second pitch off of Quinlan's glove at third and into leftfield, and they gave Betancourt a single on it. Ichiro rode a 2-2 pitch off the centerfield wall, and Betancourt came around third and tried to score, but was out by about ten feet as Betancourt got nowhere near the plate and was out standing up. Adrian Beltre took the first pitch for a strike and watched Ichiro nab third. Beltre was up 2-0 and walked on a full count. Lopez was up 2-0 and reached on a low 2-2 fastball, putting it into left for a single, scoring Ichiro, and Beltre made his way around to third, beating the relay.
»» MARINERS 1, ANGELS 0
Ibañez was intentionally walked to load the bases. Sexson softly lined out to center on the first pitch. Escobar threw 24 pitches and had 49 through three.
BOTTOM 3RD
Cabrera was down 0-2 and roped a 1-2 pitch into left for a single. Anderson got up 2-0 before rolling a 2-2 pitch to Lopez moving to the middle, who double-clutched before throwing to Betancourt covering, enabling Anderson to beat the back end of the double play. Guerrero whiffed badly over a 1-2 offspeed pitch down and away. Salmon grounded hard to Lopez, who tossed to second for the force on Anderson. Washburn threw 19 pitches and had 62 through three.
TOP 4TH
Everett was up 2-0 and walked on a full-count pitch up and away. Johjima flew out to center on the second pitch. Reed punched a single through the right side that was misplayed by Guerrero in rightfield, getting past him and rolling to the wall. Everett scored from first, and Reed was able to run all the way to third.
»» MARINERS 2, ANGELS 0
Betancourt took a 1-2 pitch in the dirt down and away, and it rolled to the backstop, allowing Reed to score.
»» MARINERS 3, ANGELS 0
Betancourt ended up fouling a full-count pitch down and away into the Napoli's glove behind the plate, or so it was called. Mike Hargrove argued that the ball hit the ground before Napoli caught it, and video replay confirmed that, but the call stood. Ichiro lined out to right. Escobar threw 22 pitches and had 71 through four.
BOTTOM 4TH
Morales flew out high to Lopez on a 2-2 pitch. Napoli flew out high to Reed in shallow rightcenter. Quinlan was up 2-0 and shoveled a full-count pitch into shallow center for a single. Kennedy was up 2-0 and whiffed on a 2-2 breaking ball down and away. Washburn threw 21 pitches and had 83 through four.
TOP 5TH
Beltre poked a 1-2 pitch through the left side for a single. Lopez watched as Beltre may have been tagged and/or rolled an ankle on a pickoff attempt. Lopez tapped the next pitch to the mound to start a 1-6-3 double play. Ibañez grounded the first pitch hard to second, where Kennedy stopped it and had to pick it back up before throwing in time to first. Escobar threw nine pitches and had 80 through five.
BOTTOM 5TH
Figgins popped the second pitch to Lopez in shallow right. Cabrera bounced a 2-2 pitch up the middle, and Lopez ranged over to get it, but couldn't do much more with it and didn't get off a throw (Cabrera was given a hit on the play). Anderson watched the first pitch as Cabrera stole second. Anderson ended up rolling an 0-2 pitch to second, moving Cabrera to third. Guerrero hit a one-hopper to the leftfield wall for a double, scoring Cabrera.
»» MARINERS 3, ANGELS 1
Salmon lined the second pitch to second. Washburn threw 13 pitches and had 96 through five.
TOP 6TH
Sexson whiffed on a 2-2 fastball over the outer half. Everett took an 0-2 pitch over the inner half. Johjima fell behind 0-2 and flew out to Figgins at the track in center. Escobar threw 13 pitches and had 93 through six.
BOTTOM 6TH
Morales flew out to deep center on the second pitch. Napoli was down 0-2 and took a 1-2 pitch down the pipe for strike three. Quinlan popped the second pitch to Lopez in shallow right.
Washburn's line: 6 innings, 1 run, 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, 104 pitches (61 strikes)
TOP 7TH
Reed rolled the first pitch to first. Betancourt bounced to Quinlan at the third-base bag, who threw across in time. Ichiro grounded to second on the second pitch. Escobar threw five pitches and had 98 through seven.
BOTTOM 7TH
George Sherrill came in for Washburn. Kennedy was down 0-2 and tapped a 1-2 pitch back to the mound. Figgins worked a 1-2 count full, fouled off four pitches, then flew out to center. Cabrera was up 3-0 but flew out to left on a 3-1 pitch. Sherrill threw 19 pitches.
TOP 8TH
Beltre popped out to Cabrera on the outfield grass. Lopez grounded a 2-2 pitch to first. Ibañez tattooed the second pitch into the rockery beyond the wall in leftcenter. It looked like he got under it a bit, but it carried out.
»» MARINERS 4, ANGELS 1
Sexson rolled out to short on the second pitch.
Escobar's line: 8 innings, 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, 111 pitches (69 strikes)
BOTTOM 8TH
Anderson parachuted a single into right.
Rafael Soriano came in for Sherrill. Guerrero whiffed on a 1-2 letter-high fastball. Salmon grounded the second pitch past a diving Betancourt and through the left side for a single, moving Anderson to second. Morales rolled the second pitch to short to start a 6-4-3 double play.
Sherrill's line: 1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts, 22 pitches (14 strikes)
Soriano's line: 1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 walks, 1 strikeout, 8 pitches (7 strikes)
TOP 9TH
Brendan Donnelly came in for Escobar. Everett flew out high to center. Johjima rolled a 2-2 pitch to third. Reed was up 2-0 before bouncing out to third.
Donnelly's line: 1 inning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts, 11 pitches (7 strikes)
BOTTOM 9TH
Napoli took a 1-2 fastball down the pipe. Dallas McPherson, hitting for Quinlan, foul-tipped a 1-2 pitch into Johjima's glove. Kennedy was up 2-0 before flying out to left.
Putz' line: 1 inning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts, 14 pitches (9 strikes)
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Gameball: George Sherrill.
Goat: Richie Sexson.
Yr W-L Pct GB Stk
2001 49-14 .778 -- L1
2003 42-21 .667 7 L2
2002 39-24 .619 10 W1
2000 35-28 .556 14 W1
2006 29-34 .460 20 W1
2005 28-35 .444 21 W2
2004 25-38 .397 24 L2
Meche. Lackey. Tonight.
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