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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS 09/06/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2640 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (72-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Seattle Mariners (72-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Mariners Solve Athletics, 5-3 |  
					| Starting pitcher Aidan Smith pitched well enough to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics, 5-3. In 5.1 innings, Smith surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 4 and  walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. The third-place Mariners have won 4 straight. 
 In the bottom of the fifth, Seattle catcher Tony Vargas had a productive at-bat. With  runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, Vargas stroked a 2-run  single to left. It made the score 2-1, Seattle. For the game, he was 1-3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.
 
 "We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Smith told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - S. Kasahara pinch hit for N. Gentzel in the 8th b - T. Baird substituted for S. Kasahara in the 8th
 c - D. Codd pinch hit for G. Hash in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. May
 (13, 4th Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
N. Gentzel
 (6, 5th Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 (16, 5th Inning off A. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (24, 8th Inning off V. Cervantes, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. May
 2
, 
M. Kawachi
 2
, 
R. Shrewsbury
 5
, 
N. Gentzel
 3
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 2
 2-out RBI: 
N. Gentzel
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. May
, 
Q. Bradford
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
N. Gentzel
 (7)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Rojas-Bradford-May)
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								| a - M. Brookshire substituted for P. Ivanushkin in the 3rd b - C. Ottinger substituted for J. Hammertime in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
R. Rogers
 (39, 5th Inning off F. Rojas, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
F. Goof
 (29, 7th Inning off A. Marston, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Triples: 
H. Matsubara
 (7, 5th Inning off F. Rojas, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Vasquez
, 
F. Goof
 4
, 
M. Brookshire
, 
R. Rogers
 3
, 
T. Vargas
, 
H. Matsubara
 3
 2-out RBI: 
J. Vasquez
, 
F. Goof
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
S. Jordan
 2
 GIDP: 
H. Matsubara
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
F. Goof
 2 (18)
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| F. Rojas L (11-14) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 3.70 |  
	| A. Marston | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5.40 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| A. Smith W (8-11) | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 4.64 |  
	| D. Anaya H (4) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.21 |  
	| W. de Jesus H (14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.35 |  
	| V. Cervantes SV (1) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4.12 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Aidan Smith Ballpark: 
Safeco Field
 Weather: 
Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM PT
 Time: 
3:24
 Attendance: 
53065
 Special Notes: 
 Pavpv Ivanushkin was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.
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