April 7, 2006 Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
NYY 1 BOS 14
@BAL 8 CLE 11
MIN 6 KCR 11
CHW 7 OAK 5
@SEA 0 DET 5
@TEX 2 TBD 9
@TOR 8 CHC 5
STL 1 CIN 7
PIT 6 HOU 6
WSN 1 MIL 3
ARI 1 NYM 9
FLA 3 LAD 5
@PHI 3 COL 10
@SDP 4 ATL 14
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 30,612

Friday, April 7, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Athletics

3-2

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  1   0  3  0    5  5  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1

W: J Blanton (1-0), L: F Hernandez (0-1)

Mariners

3-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .350  .809   15    1   0   2B
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .158  .431   24    2   4   HBP
E Chavez 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .263  .996   21    1   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .133  .635   20    0   0   
M Bradley RF                  2   1   0   0    3   0  .267  .876   34    3   0   SB
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .158   25    9   1   IW
A Perez SS                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   14    0   1   
  M Scutaro SS                1   1   1   2    0   0  .545 1.552    4    1   2   3B
J Kendall C                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .100  .433   21    7   1   GDP,IW
N Swisher LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .650   11    2   0   

J Blanton P                                                              1   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   1
Totals                       30   5   5   5   11   7              189   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (1, off F Hernandez).

3B: M Scutaro (2, off J Mateo).

IBB: J Kendall (1, by J Mateo); D Johnson (1, by J Mateo).

HBP: M Ellis (1, by F Hernandez).

TB: M Scutaro 3; M Kotsay 3; M Ellis; N Swisher.

GIDP: J Kendall (1).

RBI: M Scutaro 2 (4); M Kotsay 2 (4); N Swisher (2).

2-out RBI: M Kotsay 2; N Swisher.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Johnson; A Perez-M Ellis-D Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bradley (1, 2nd base off J Mateo/K Johjima).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .708   12    3   0   
W Bloomquist 2B-3B            3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    1   5   
R Ibanez LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .389 1.032   13    1   0   
R Sexson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .850   12    9   1   
A Beltre 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .158  .358   14    3   1   
  J Lopez 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .412  .973         0   0   
C Everett DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .788    7    0   0   
K Johjima C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.067   12    7   1   
J Reed CF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .945   11    1   1   
Y Betancourt SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   10    1   2   GDP

F Hernandez P                                                            1   1
  J Mateo P                                                              0   1
  G Sherrill P                                                           0   0
  J Harris P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   0   2   0    1   8              108   27  13

BATTING

TB: J Reed; R Ibanez.

GIDP: Y Betancourt (1).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Betancourt-W Bloomquist-R Sexson.

E: K Johjima (1).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, W (1-0)             8     2   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   25   98-68   33· 8·27    8·10· 0· 0     83    -     0.84   0.48
J Duchscherer                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-8     2· 1· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   8   0          28  108-76   35· 9·32    9·10· 0· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Hernandez, L (0-1)           5     2   1   1    4   4   0   1.80   21  100-56   29· 4·23    8· 3· 1· 0     59    -     1.13   0.14
J Mateo                        2.1   2   4   4    6   1   0  16.20   14   59-24   14· 3· 7    1· 6· 0· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.16
G Sherrill                     0.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.86    4   14-7     2· 1· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.26  -0.00
J Harris                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   15-9     8· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     5   5   5   11   7   0          42  188-96   53· 9·34   10·11· 2· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Mateo (1).

IBB: J Mateo 2 (2; D Johnson, J Kendall).

HBP: F Hernandez (1; M Ellis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 30,612.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. M Ellis              2B    2. W Bloomquist         2B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. R Ibanez             LF 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. R Sexson             1B 
5. M Bradley            RF    5. A Beltre             3B 
6. D Johnson            1B    6. C Everett            DH 
7. A Perez              SS    7. K Johjima            C  
8. J Kendall            C     8. J Reed               CF 
9. N Swisher            LF    9. Y Betancourt         SS 

   J Blanton            P        F Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  1--  2   15%  62% M Kotsay        F Hernandez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kendall Scores
   t 8   1  0-2  1-3  4    7%  97% M Scutaro       J Mateo         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bradley Scores; Johnson Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  5    6%  50% Y Betancourt    J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  0-1  123  2    6%  73% N Swisher       J Mateo         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Thomas Scores; Bradley out at Hm/CF-2B-C-3B; Kendall to 2B
   t 6   0  0-1  1--  4    6%  75% M Bradley       J Mateo         Walk; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  M Kotsay        Walk
          1--  4   59%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kotsay to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   49%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   45%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  W Bloomquist    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  D Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6   50%  A Perez         Walk
   OO     1--  5   45%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  R Sexson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   49%  A Beltre        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  C Everett       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  N Swisher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   44%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  K Johjima       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   44%  J Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   50%  Y Betancourt    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          --- 12   47%  M Bradley       Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  I Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   49%  W Bloomquist    Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   47%  R Ibanez        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  A Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  4   46%  N Swisher       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      1--  2   62%  M Kotsay        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kendall Scores
          -2-  6   63%  M Ellis         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   58%  E Chavez        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   61%  A Beltre        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   64%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   66%  K Johjima       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Julio Mateo facing 4-5-6
                  Julio Mateo replaces Felix Hernandez pitching
          ---  5   69%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--  4   75%  M Bradley       Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   66%  A Perez         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Bradley to 2B
          -23  7   68%  J Kendall       Walk
   RO     123  2   73%  N Swisher       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Thomas Scores; Bradley out at Hm/CF-2B-C-3B; Kendall to 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 8-9-1
                  Marco Scutaro replaces Antonio Perez playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  4   77%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   79%  Y Betancourt    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Julio Mateo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   79%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   78%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   77%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   81%  W Bloomquist    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   84%  R Ibanez        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   86%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Julio Mateo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS
          ---  6   86%  M Bradley       Walk
          1--      89%  D Johnson       Bradley Steals 2B; Bradley to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  4   90%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RR     1-3  4   97%  M Scutaro       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bradley Scores; Johnson Scores
          --3  4   97%  J Kendall       Intentional Walk
                  George Sherrill replaces Julio Mateo pitching
   O      1-3  4   96%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   98%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Line Drive); Scutaro Scores; Kendall to 2B
          12-  4   98%  M Ellis         Walk; Kendall to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
   O      123  5   98%  E Chavez        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   96%  A Beltre        Walk
   OO     1--  1   99%  C Everett       Double Play: Groundout: 2B-SS-1B/Interference by Runner
   O      ---  6   99%  K Johjima       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Harris facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Harris replaces George Sherrill pitching; Jose Lopez replaces Adrian Beltre playing 2B batting 5th; Willie Bloomquist moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   99%  F Thomas        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  7   99%  M Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Justin Duchscherer facing 8-9-1
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA200604070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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