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APRIL 2, 2001
The Mariners begin the 2001 season with a three-game series at home against the Oakland Athletics.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds
Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs
St Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
MATCHUPS
SP Tim Hudson vs Freddy Garcia Advantage Oakland
C Ramon J Hernandez vs Dan Wilson Advantage Seattle
1B Jason Giambi vs John Olerud Advantage Oakland
2B Frank Menechino vs Bret Boone Advantage Seattle
3B Eric Chavez vs David Bell Advantage Oakland
SS Miguel Tejeda vs Carlos Guillen Advantage Oakland
LF Jeremy Giambi vs Mark T McLemore Advantage Seattle
CF Johnny Damon vs Mike Cameron Advantage Seattle
RF Terrence Long vs Ichiro Suzuki Advantage Seattle
DH Adam Piatt vs Edgar Martinez Advantage Seattle
Overall Advantage Seattle
In the bottom of the first, Martinez belted a two-run homer 348 feet to put the Mariners on the board.
In the top of the second, a two-out RBI single by Jeremy Giambi put the Athletics on the board. An error by Guillen followed to load the bases with two out. But Damon flew to right to retire the side.
In the bottom of the second, Guillen was thrown out at home trying to score from first on a Wilson two-out double.
In the top of the third, Bell lost the handle on a Tejeda grounder, allowing Jason Giambi to score from third and tie the game. Hernandez went on to give the Athletics the lead with a two-out RBI single.
After three: Oakland 3 Seattle 2.
Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.
After six: Oakland 3 Seattle 2.
In the top of the seventh, Chavez delivered a two-run shot 436 feet with two out. Tejeda then sent one 414 feet to make it back-to-back home runs. With a runner on first and two out, Norm Charlton took the mound for the Mariners.
In the top of the ninth, Kazuhiro Sasaki took the mound for the Mariners.
In the bottom of the ninth, Jason Isringhausen took the mound for the Athletics.
The Mariners committed three errors in the loss.
Final score: Oakland 6 Seattle 2
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Eric Chavez 3 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 12 Baltimore Orioles 2
Kansas City Royals 5 New York Yankees 4
Cleveland Indians 5 Chicago White Sox 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 7 Atlanta Braves 6
Chicago Cubs 3 Montreal Expos 1
St Louis Cardinals 13 Colorado Rockies 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3
San Francisco Giants 1 San Diego Padres 0 10 innings
Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins ppd
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fernando Vina St Louis Cardinals 4 for 6, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R
2. Brian Lawrence San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
3. Livan Hernandez San Francisco Giants 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
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