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| Final - 7.21.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Stories
49-44, Very Quick Notes
Some very quick game notes from the Mariners' loss to the Tigers on July 21st.
49-44, Game Thoughts
The Mariners may have lost to the Tigers this afternoon, but the day wasn't as bad as it could've been.
Home! Run! Derby! Tigers 9, Mariners 7
The Tigers and Mariners scoffed at their league-leading ERAs and put on a slugfest Tuesday night at Comerica Park. Magglio Ordonez hit an improbable (for this season) grand slam in an eventual 9-7 win.
49-44, Chart
Win Expectancy chart for the Mariners' loss to the Tigers on July 21st.
7/21: Open Game Thread, Part 3
So this is happening.
GameThreads
Tigers Fans GameThread on Bless You Boys
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Mariners Fans GameThread on Lookout Landing
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .361 |
| Russell Branyan, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Jose Lopez, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Ken Griffey Jr., DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Franklin Gutierrez, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Wladimir Balentien, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .223 |
| Ryan Langerhans, 7,8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| Kenji Johjima, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| Ronny Cedeno, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .193 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Balentien, Langerhans, Hannahan
Doubles - Suzuki, Lopez
Hit by pitch - Branyan
Stolen Bases - Suzuki
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Balentien, Langerhans, Hannahan
Doubles - Suzuki, Lopez
Hit by pitch - Branyan
Stolen Bases - Suzuki
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Olson (L, 3-4) | 1.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.46 | 0 | 53-30 |
| Chris Jakubauskas | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 | 1 | 53-32 |
| Shawn Kelley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Roy Corcoran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Sean White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Placido Polanco, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .330 |
| Marcus Thames, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .271 |
| Magglio Ordonez, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Clete Thomas, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Ryan Raburn, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Gerald Laird, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Adam Everett, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Polanco, Cabrera, Ordonez
Triples - Raburn
Doubles - Polanco, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Inge
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Polanco, Cabrera, Ordonez
Triples - Raburn
Doubles - Polanco, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Inge
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello (W, 9-6) | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.40 | 0 | 85-58 |
| Fu-Te Ni (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.79 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Zach Miner (, 5-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Bobby Seay (, 1-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.97 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Brandon Lyon (, 3-4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Fernando Rodney (S, 0-2; S,20) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 | 0 | 18-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert, First Base Umpire - Joe West, Second Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:59
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert, First Base Umpire - Joe West, Second Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:59
