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A’s comeback too late
By Pearl Allison Lo September 7, 2010 |
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Oakland’s bid for a comeback was squelched by the Seattle Mariners equaling all of the A’s runs in the top of the second in a 7-5 win Tuesday. Oakland brought the game to within two in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. Adam Moore created the winning run and his second RBI when he hit a one-out solo home run in the third to make it 6-0. The biggest hit in Seattle’s five-run second was a single. Franklin Gutierrez led off with a walk and Jose Lopez singled. Then, Casey Kotchman singled in Gutierrez, Lopez went to third and Kotchman made it to second on a fielding error by Cliff Pennington. After, Moore brought in Lopez with a sac fly which preceded five straight singles to lead to and bring in the remaining runs. In the bottom of the fifth, Pennington led off with a walk, Rajai Davis singled and both moved over on a wild pitch. One out later, Kurt Suzuki singled in Pennington and Davis to make it 6-2. The Mariners’ Michael Saunders led off with a walk and Lopez singled in the top of the seventh. Kotchman brought in Saunders for the final run. Two batters moved onto bases through errant pitches in the ninth. The A’s Coco Crisp came in as a pinch-hitter and subsequently singled in both Jack Cust, who was hit by a pitch and Mark Ellis to make it 6-4. Jeremy Hermida, who was brought in from Triple-A before the day, then singled to put runners on the corners. Steve Tolleson walked, Cust scored and Hermida, who had made it to second without complaint, made it to third on a wild pitch. David Aardsma then came in for Brandon League and earned his sixth save in his last seven appearances by getting Pennington to fly out. Seattle’s Doug Fister (5-11) broke a three-game losing streak as he pitched five innings, giving up five hits, two runs, a season-high four walks and struck out four. Dallas Braden (9-11) lost his second straight as he matched a season-high giving up six runs. Game notes: Oakland’s owners, MLB commissioner Bud Selig and MLB accepted the team’s ability to move to San Jose. 360 Architecture was chosen as the architect for both Oakland’s and the San Jose Earthquakes’ proffered new stadiums. Both the A’s and the M’s play the tiebreaker game for this series Wednesday at 7:05pm. Oakland will remember September 11th by celebrating Bay Area firefighters before the A's evening game. |
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