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Commentary (by me)
I didn't get to see or hear the bulk of this game, because I was out of touch
virtually all day working on my car, and didn't have access to a radio.
However, in looking at the box scores, it appears that walks killed us. Damn.
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
Not available.
Game Recap
SEATTLE (TICKER) -- David Bell singled in the go-ahead run with one out in the
bottom of the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners posted a 5-4 victory over the Texas
Rangers, evening the final series at the Kingdome at one game apiece.
After the Mariners blew a three-run lead in the top of the eighth, Bell slapped a 3-1
pitch from Tim Crabtree to center field, scoring Charles Gipson, who led off with a walk
and was sacrificed to second. Bell has 16 RBI in his last 17 contests.
"It's a situation where the winning run is in scoring position," Bell said.
"If you can get a hit there, chances are he's going to score. It's a fun situation to
be in. You try to take the same approach and be aggressive."
"We committed the cardinal sin of baseball," Texas manager Johnny Oates said.
"We scored three and tied it up and we go ahead and walk the leadoff guy in the
bottom of the eighth."
Jamie Moyer tossed 7 1/3 solid innings for the Mariners, but came away with his second
straight no-decision as the Seattle bullpen could not protect a 4-1 lead. Moyer, who
surrendered 10 hits, again was denied his career-high eighth straight victory.
"It's nice to win any game, regardless of what kind of lead you have or what kind of
game it is," Moyer said. "We won the game, that's the most important thing. I
was able to keep us in the game."
Moyer tired in the eighth, giving up a double to Juan Gonzalez and singles to Todd Zeile
and Lee Stevens that loaded the bases.
Roberto Kelly greeted Jose Paniagua (4-1) with a double to right, scoring Gonzalez and
Zeile. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez's uncorked a perfect relay throw to the plate, but
Scarborough Green, who ran for Stevens, barrelled over catcher Tom Lampkin and jarred the
ball loose.
Lampkin, who belted a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Mariners a 4-1 lead, was
charged with an error on the play.
"Without a doubt, he (Moyer) deserved to win that game and he didn't win because
somehow the ball got out of my glove," Lampkin said. "It's too bad."
Jose Mesa recorded the final three outs for his 15th save in 17 chances, helping the
Mariners beat the Rangers for the first time in five meetings this season. He came into
the game with a 13.83 ERA at home this season.
The Rangers threatened in the ninth as Rusty Greer walked and Gonzalez singled with one
out, but Mesa got Rafael Palmeiro to ground into a game-ending double play.
"Texas is Texas," said Moyer, a former Ranger. "They battle and don't give
up. That's why they are at the top of our division."
Rookie Mike Venafro (2-1) suffered his first loss after walking Gipson in the eighth.
"It's not do or die," Bell said, "but it was a big game for us."
On Sunday, the Mariners play the final game at the Kingdome, their home since the
franchise's inception in 1977. Seattle embarks on a 12-game road trip before returning
home to open its new ballpark, Safeco Field, on July 15 against San Diego.
The Mariners reached starter Rick Helling for two runs in the bottom of the first,
grabbing a 2-0 lead on consecutive RBI singles by David Segui and Butch Huskey.
Texas halved the deficit on Gonzalez's RBI single in the third, but Seattle stretched its
lead on Lampkin's home run. Gonzalez went 4-for-5 and has seven hits in the series.
Lampkin tied a career high with three hits for the Mariners, who won for only the second
time in eight contests. The loss snapped the Rangers' three-game winning streak.
"The tough part is the walk (to Gipson)," Oates said. "When you walk guys,
you've got no shot at getting an out. We've allowed the fewest walks in the league. We may
give up some hits, but I'd rather it be that way. When you give up hits, guys are swinging
the bats and you've got a shot at getting outs."
Photos
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| Ranger starter Rick Helling | Seattle starter Jamie Moyer | Pudge catches a Ken Griffey foul ball | Pudge catches a Ken Griffey foul ball | Roberto Kelly at the plate |
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| Luis Alicea is tagged out on the basepaths |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 0
SEATTLE 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x 5 8 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - RICK HELLING, MIKE VENAFRO (7TH), TIM CRABTREE
(8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
SEA - JAMIE MOYER, JOSE PANIAGUA (8TH), JOSE MESA
(9TH) AND TOM LAMPKIN
WP - JOSE PANIAGUA (4-6)
LP - MIKE VENAFRO (2-1)
SAVE - JOSE MESA (15)
HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE
SEA - TOM LAMPKIN (4) OFF HELLING IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
TIME: 3:05 ATT: 37,992
PROBABLES: TEX - AARON SELE (7-5, 5.44)
SEA - FREDDY GARCIA (8-4, 4.41)
Box Score
TEXAS (4) AT SEATTLE (5) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Clayton ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
I Rodriguez c 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315
Greer lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275
J Gonzalez rf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .312
R Palmeiro dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .349
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .256
L Stevens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301
Sc Green pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shave 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Kelly cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .325
Alicea 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .157
Totals 38 4 12 3 3 4 17
BATTING: 2B - J Gonzalez (14, Moyer); R Kelly (7, Paniagua).
RBI - J Gonzalez (65), R Kelly 2 (17). 2-out RBI - J Gonzalez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Kelly 1, Zeile 2,
Greer 1, Clayton 1. GIDP - R Palmeiro. Team LOB - 10.
SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Bl Hunter lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
A Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .313
Griffey cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .311
E Martinez dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .312
Segui 1b 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .291
B Huskey rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .317
Gipson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375
Mabry 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242
Da Bell 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .255
Lampkin c 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .329
Totals 31 5 8 5 6 6 14
BATTING: 2B - Lampkin (5, Helling); E Martinez 2 (14, Helling 2).
HR - Lampkin (4, 6th inning off Helling 1 on, 1 out). S - Mabry.
RBI - Segui (30), B Huskey (48), Lampkin 2 (14), Da Bell (52).
2-out RBI - Segui, B Huskey. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Mabry 2, A Rodriguez 2, B Huskey 1. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - Lampkin (2, catch). DP: 1 (Da Bell-A Rodriguez-Segui).
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Texas - 001 000 030 -- 4
Seattle - 200 002 01X -- 5
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Helling 6 6 4 4 5 5 1 4.34
Venafro (L, 2-1) 1 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.10
Crabtree 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.29
SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
Moyer 7 1/3 10 4 3 2 4 0 4.59
Paniagua (W, 4-6; BS, 6) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.77
Mesa (S, 15) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.76
IBB - Segui (by Helling). Pitches-strikes: Moyer 121-71;
Paniagua 7-5; Mesa 16-8; Helling 131-70; Venafro 18-9; Crabtree 21-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: Moyer 6-12; Paniagua 1-1; Mesa 3-0; Helling 2-11;
Venafro 3-1; Crabtree 0-1. Batters faced: Moyer 34; Paniagua 3;
Mesa 4; Helling 29; Venafro 5; Crabtree 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Jim Mckean. 1B--Brian Onora. 2B--Jim Joyce.
3B--Eric Cooper.
T--3:05. Att--37,992. Indoors.
Game Log
Texas Starting Lineups -- Royce Clayton SS, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan
Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Roberto Kelly CF, Luis
Alicea 2B, Rick Helling RHP.
Seattle Starting Lineups -- Brian L Hunter LF, Alex Rodriguez SS, Ken Griffey Jr CF, Edgar
Martinez DH, David Segui 1B, Butch Huskey RF, John Mabry 3B, David Bell 2B, Tom Lampkin C,
Jamie Moyer LHP.
Umpires -- Mckean (HP), Onora (1B), Joyce (2B), Cooper (3B).
Gametime Weather: Indoors
TEXAS 1ST: Clayton grounded out to second. I Rodriguez flied out to right. Greer struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 0.
SEATTLE 1ST: Bl Hunter flied out to center. A Rodriguez popped out to third. Griffey
walked. E Martinez walked, Griffey to second. Segui singled to left, Griffey scored, E
Martinez to second. B Huskey singled to left, E Martinez scored, Segui to third. Mabry
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 2.
TEXAS 2ND: J Gonzalez singled to right center. R Palmeiro struck out looking. Zeile
singled to center, J Gonzalez to second. L Stevens lined out to center. R Kelly struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SEATTLE 2.
SEATTLE 2ND: Da Bell flied out to right. Lampkin doubled to deep center. Bl Hunter flied
out to center. A Rodriguez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
SEATTLE 2.
TEXAS 3RD: Alicea walked. Clayton grounded out to third, Alicea to second. I Rodriguez
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Alicea out at third. Greer singled to right,
I Rodriguez to third. J Gonzalez singled to center, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to second. R
Palmeiro walked, Greer to third, J Gonzalez to second. Zeile lined out to left. (1 Run, 2
Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
SEATTLE 3RD: Griffey fouled out to catcher. E Martinez doubled to deep right. Segui
walked. B Huskey struck out swinging. Mabry struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
TEXAS 4TH: L Stevens popped out to third. R Kelly lined out to left. Alicea singled to
right. Clayton lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
SEATTLE 4TH: Da Bell flied out to right. Lampkin lined out to center. Bl Hunter lined out
to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
TEXAS 5TH: I Rodriguez struck out swinging. Greer grounded out to pitcher. J Gonzalez
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
SEATTLE 5TH: A Rodriguez struck out swinging. Griffey struck out swinging. E Martinez
doubled to left. Segui intentionally walked. B Huskey flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0
Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
TEXAS 6TH: R Palmeiro flied out to center. Zeile grounded out to pitcher. L Stevens fouled
out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 2.
SEATTLE 6TH: Mabry grounded out to first. Da Bell walked. Lampkin homered to right, Da
Bell scored. Bl Hunter fouled out to first. A Rodriguez popped out to third. (2 Runs, 1
Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 4.
TEXAS 7TH: R Kelly grounded out to second. Alicea singled to shallow left. Clayton fouled
out to first. I Rodriguez singled to right, Alicea to second. Greer popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 4.
SEATTLE 7TH: Mike Venafro relieved Rick Helling. Griffey grounded out to pitcher. E
Martinez grounded out to shortstop. Segui flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 4.
TEXAS 8TH: Gipson in right. J Gonzalez doubled to deep right. R Palmeiro flied out to
right. Zeile reached on infield single. L Stevens singled to left, J Gonzalez to third,
Zeile to second. Jose Paniagua relieved Jamie Moyer. Sc Green ran for L Stevens. R Kelly
doubled to right, J Gonzalez and Zeile scored, Sc Green to third. Sc Green scored on
catcher Lampkin's fielding error. Alicea popped out to second. Clayton grounded out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 4.
SEATTLE 8TH: Shave at first. Gipson walked. Mabry sacrificed Gipson to second. Tim
Crabtree relieved Mike Venafro. Da Bell singled to shallow center, Gipson scored. Lampkin
reached on infield single, Da Bell to second. Bl Hunter struck out swinging. A Rodriguez
lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 5.
TEXAS 9TH: Jose Mesa relieved Jose Paniagua. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. Greer
walked. J Gonzalez singled to center, Greer to second. R Palmeiro grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, J Gonzalez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 4, SEATTLE 5.