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One that got away
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Tigers 7, Mariners 6
Kenji Johjima clubbed a solo home run in the fourth inning on Thursday vs. the Tigers. (AP)
Although Seattle aired it out early in Thursday's rain-soaked affair, collecting homers from Jose Lopez, Kenji Johjima, Mike Sweeney and Russell Branyan to build a four-run lead, Ryan Rowland-Smith was chased in the sixth and the bullpen came undone in the ninth.
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Series at a glance:
SEA
Seattle (62-59)
Lost 1
Detroit 7, Seattle 6   DET
Detroit (64-56)
Won 1
August 20, 2009
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Seattle
1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0   6 5 2
Detroit
0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2   7 10 0
Standings thru 8/20/09  |  Recap: SEA | DET  |  Gameday  |  Mariners stats  |  Tigers stats
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki, I, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .365
Gutierrez, F, CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
Lopez, Jo, 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .272
Sweeney, M, DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230
Branyan, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .254
Johjima, C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250
Hannahan, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
Wilson, Jo, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198
Saunders, M, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254
Totals 30 6 5 6 1 6 1  

BATTING
2B: Suzuki, I (25, Washburn).
HR: Lopez, Jo (16, 3rd inning off Washburn, 1 on, 2 out), Johjima (6, 4th inning off Washburn, 0 on, 1 out), Sweeney, M (5, 6th inning off Washburn, 0 on, 1 out), Branyan (28, 6th inning off Washburn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Suzuki, I 2; Lopez, Jo 4; Sweeney, M 4; Branyan 4; Johjima 4.
RBI: Sweeney, M 2 (21), Lopez, Jo 2 (73), Johjima (16), Branyan (71).
2-out RBI: Lopez, Jo 2.
SAC: Gutierrez, F.
SF: Sweeney, M.
Team LOB: 1.

FIELDING
E: Lopez, Jo (13, fielding), Gutierrez, F (7, throw).

 
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Polanco, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
Thames, M, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248
  c-Guillen, PH-DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244
Raburn, LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .268
Cabrera, Mi, 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .335
Ordonez, RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .275
Inge, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .243
Thomas, C, CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .246
Laird, C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221
  a-Huff, PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .251
  Santiago, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Everett, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
  b-Avila, PH-C 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .435
Totals 36 7 10 7 6 6 18  

a-Grounded out for Laird in the 6th. b-Singled for Everett in the 6th. c-Walked for Thames, M in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Cabrera, Mi 2 (26, Rowland-Smith, Aardsma).
HR: Raburn (8, 4th inning off Rowland-Smith, 0 on, 0 out), Inge (24, 4th inning off Rowland-Smith, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Raburn 6; Cabrera, Mi 4; Inge 4; Thomas, C 2; Santiago; Avila.
RBI: Raburn (32), Inge 2 (67), Huff (73), Avila 2 (9), Thomas, C (34).
2-out RBI: Inge; Avila 2; Thomas, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Raburn; Polanco.
SF: Inge.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.

 
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rowland-Smith 5.1 4 5 5 4 4 2 4.24
Jakubauskas (H, 2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
Kelley (H, 5) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.25
Aardsma (BS, 4)(L, 3-5) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.43
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Washburn 6.0 5 6 6 1 4 4 3.18
Miner 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.80
Seay (W, 4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40

Balk: Rowland-Smith.
IBB: Ordonez (by Aardsma).
HBP: Lopez, Jo (by Washburn).
Pitches-strikes: Rowland-Smith 86-51, Jakubauskas 17-10, Kelley 24-18, Aardsma 27-13, Washburn 94-59, Miner 26-17, Seay 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rowland-Smith 5-5, Jakubauskas 1-0, Kelley 0-2, Aardsma 0-1, Washburn 8-2, Miner 2-3, Seay 1-1.
Batters faced: Rowland-Smith 25, Jakubauskas 3, Kelley 9, Aardsma 6, Washburn 25, Miner 6, Seay 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Jakubauskas 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 77 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 18 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:34 (:58 delay).
Att: 31,167.
August 20, 2009

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