MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/17/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 8153 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (77-75) 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 9 0
Texas Rangers (46-106) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 0
Mariners Prevail, 5-4, Over Texas
Both teams had their chances, but the Seattle Mariners eventually prevailed.

The Seattle Mariners stopped the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011. The Mariners got a big game from John Olerud, who was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Braden Looper notched his 3rd save in 5 chances.

Olerud had a timely hit for Seattle in the top of the sixth. With Texas trailing 2-1, he turned a 1-1 fastball into a grand slam home run. It was his 12th home run of the season, making it 5-2, Seattle.

"I was a little disappointed," said Texas manager Rangers GM. "We could've and should've scored more runs."

Seattle now has a 3-game win streak.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 5 50
F. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .295 5 17
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280 37 108
J. Gibbons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 13 43
K. Griffey Jr CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .240 21 54
M. Mora LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .255 19 69
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 4 0 2 2 .268 12 66
E. Martinez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 16 68
T. Wilson C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263 1 11
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Lopez (6, 1st Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Martinez (32, 3rd Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wilson 2 (9, 5th Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Alberro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Olerud (12, 6th Inning off T. Green, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Vizquel , F. Lopez 2 , E. Chavez , J. Gibbons , M. Mora , J. Olerud 4 , E. Martinez 2 , T. Wilson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lopez , E. Chavez , J. Gibbons , J. Olerud
GIDP: F. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vizquel-Lopez-Olerud, Vizquel-Lopez-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .253 8 33
R. Alomar DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .223 6 13
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .239 17 42
   a-A. Belle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 30 97
J. Canseco RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .239 6 32
T. Batista 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .278 36 115
J. Hammonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 8 59
   b-L. Overbay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 13 69
G. Blum SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .261 13 64
T. Pratt C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238 1 15
G. Norton LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .200 3 7
Totals 36 4 11 3 6 6 23      
a - A. Belle pinch hit for R. Palmeiro in the 9th
b - L. Overbay pinch hit for J. Hammonds in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palmeiro (15, 1st Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Graffanino (7, 3rd Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Graffanino 4 , R. Alomar , R. Palmeiro 2 , J. Canseco 2 , T. Batista 3 , G. Blum , G. Norton
2-out RBI: T. Graffanino , G. Blum , G. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Palmeiro , J. Canseco 2
GIDP: R. Palmeiro , J. Hammonds
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmeiro-Blum-Palmeiro)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Johnson W (17-9) 6.2 9 2 2 2 2 0 122 3.99   
N. Lowry H (1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 2 0 23 5.27   
J. Speier H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 3.54   
J. Affeldt H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.83   
B. Looper SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 48
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 29, N. Lowry 5, J. Speier 4, J. Affeldt 3, B. Looper 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 7-9, N. Lowry 0-0, J. Speier 1-0, J. Affeldt 1-0, B. Looper 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 122-72, N. Lowry 23-11, J. Speier 17-7, J. Affeldt 15-9, B. Looper 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Lowry 1-0 , J. Speier 3-2 , B. Looper 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Green L (1-8) 5.1 7 5 5 3 2 1 100 11.21   
R. Hernandez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 5.80   
J. Alberro 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10.17   
B. Ryan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Green 33
Batters Faced: T. Green 25, R. Hernandez 6, J. Alberro 5, B. Ryan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Green 5-8, R. Hernandez 1-3, J. Alberro 1-2, B. Ryan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Green 100-61, R. Hernandez 23-15, J. Alberro 16-11, B. Ryan 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alberro 1-0 , B. Ryan 1-0
WP: T. Green
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Olerud
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 13103
Special Notes: RP Jeremy Affeldt was injured while pitching.
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