Game Wrapup


	Opener slips away

Mariners 3, Rangers 1

Tommy Hunter left after throwing 104 pitches in six innings. (Kevin P. Casey/AP)

By Christian Caple / MLB.com

Rookie Tommy Hunter held the Mariners scoreless for six innings before turning the game over to the bullpen, but C.J. Wilson allowed a three-run shot in the eighth and Texas' lone run against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez was no longer enough in the first of four games between the rivals.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 07/09: SEA 3, TEX 1
Fri. 07/10: TEX 6, SEA 4
Sat. 07/11: SEA 4, TEX 1
Sun. 07/12: SEA 5, TEX 3

Texas (47-37)
Lost 1

Seattle 3, Texas 1

Seattle (44-41)
Won 1

July 9, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	3	6	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.250
Young, M, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313
Hamilton, CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.248
Jones, An, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Blalock, 1B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.259
Byrd, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.284
Murphy, Dv, LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.276
Saltalamacchia, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.247
Andrus, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.259
Totals	28	1	3	0	2	7	3
BATTING TB: Young, M; Blalock 2. GIDP: Byrd. Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING SB: Young, M (5, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johnson, Ro), Kinsler (18, 3rd base off Hernandez, F/Johnson, Ro). CS: Young, M (2, home by Hernandez, F/Johnson, Ro). FIELDING DP: (Andrus-Kinsler-Blalock).

Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, I, RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	.361
Branyan, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.284
Lopez, Jo, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.257
Griffey Jr., DH	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.215
1-Wilson, Jo, PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152
Gutierrez, F, CF	4	1	2	3	0	1	0	.297
Langerhans, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.269
Woodward, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.283
Johnson, Ro, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.199
Cedeno, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149
Totals	28	3	6	3	4	5	16
1-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Suzuki, I (17, Wilson, C). HR: Gutierrez, F (10, 8th inning off Wilson, C, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Suzuki, I 4; Gutierrez, F 5; Johnson, Ro. RBI: Gutierrez, F 3 (35). 2-out RBI: Gutierrez, F 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Johnson, Ro; Lopez, Jo 2. SAC: Cedeno. GIDP: Lopez, Jo. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Suzuki, I (18, 2nd base off Hunter, T/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING DP: (Cedeno-Lopez, Jo-Branyan).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hunter, T	6.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	2.35
O'Day (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.17
Wilson, C (BS, 2)(L, 4-4)	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	3.11

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez, F (W, 9-3)	8.0	3	1	1	2	7	0	2.53
Aardsma (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06

WP: Hernandez, F.
IBB: Branyan (by Hunter, T).
Pitches-strikes: Hunter, T 104-66, O'Day 10-9, Wilson, C 28-19, Hernandez, F 112-74, Aardsma 6-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hunter, T 7-2, O'Day 2-0, Wilson, C 1-1, Hernandez, F 9-3, Aardsma 0-2.
Batters faced: Hunter, T 24, O'Day 3, Wilson, C 6, Hernandez, F 27, Aardsma 3.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 2:19.
Att: 24,814.
July 9, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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