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Mariners
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners, played on April 17, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Odell Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 653 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Cuneo 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Roy Roth 3B: Tony Patch |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Larry Cox | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 17, 1979
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Johnson
Stein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Johnson
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Jones
Jones fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jones. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Jones
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Revering vs. Jones
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dilone tags and scores. Wallis tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Johnson
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Johnson
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Johnson
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Meyer chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Meyer. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Jones
There goes Gross. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Gross steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Jones
Newman bunts towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz misplays the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Gross scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Picciolo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Jones
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Johnson
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Johnson
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Jones
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Jones
Gross is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Jones
Newman hits a line drive into right field. Roberts picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roberts. Revering scores. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross scores. Newman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Johnson
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jones
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Johnson
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Johnson
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox scores. Mendoza moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Johnson
Stein hits a line drive to right field. Wallis throws towards Edwards. Edwards fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Edwards. Mendoza scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Johnson
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Jones
Revering hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte juggles the ball. That's an error on Bochte. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Jones
Newman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Johnson
Meyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Johnson
Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Jones
There goes Dilone. The throw from Cox and he is out, Mendoza applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Jones
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wallis moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Jones
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Todd
Cruz bunts in front of the plate. Newman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Todd
Jim Essian now catching.
There goes Cruz. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Todd
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bochte vs. Todd
Bochte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Stein moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross has Stein trapped. There's the throw to Essian and back to Picciolo, who tags Stein for the out. Bochte moves to third. Roberts moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Heaverlo
The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. Bochte scores. Roberts moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Heaverlo
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Jones
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Heaverlo
Jones hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Heaverlo
Meyer hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Heaverlo
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Heaverlo
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Milbourne strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Heaverlo
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Heaverlo
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop.
Wallis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Wallis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Jones
Page is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Jones
Revering bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to third for the out. Page moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Jones
Gross is walked intentionally. Page moves to third. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essian vs. Jones
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Page scores. Revering moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1979 -- Seattle at Oakland (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 5 2 2 1 Dilone M, lf 5 1 2 1
Stein B, 3b 5 0 3 1 Wallis J, rf 5 0 3 0
Bochte B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Page M, dh 4 1 1 0
Roberts L, rf 3 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 1 1 1
Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 5 0 1 0
Jones R, cf 4 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 2 2 0
Meyer D, lf 4 0 0 0 Newman J, c 2 0 1 1
Cox L, c 4 1 2 0 Essian J, c 2 0 1 1
Mendoza M, ss 3 1 2 0 Edwards M, 2b 4 1 0 2
Milbourne L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 10 3 38 6 13 6
Seattle 000 030 200 -- 5
Oakland 122 000 001 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Jones O (L) 8.2 13 6 3 3 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
Todd J 0.1 3 2 1 0 0
Heaverlo D (W) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jones O 2, Edwards M 2, Meyer D, Cruz J, Picciolo R, Roberts L, Bochte B
DP -- Seattle 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Seattle 6, Oakland 11
2B -- Wallis J
SB -- Gross W, Cruz J
CS -- Dilone M
SH -- Newman J
SF -- Revering D
WP -- Jones O
PB -- Essian J
T -- 2:43
A -- 653
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