M's Jason Vargas stops A's, wins first in more than a month
Jason Vargas pitched a seven-hitter to win for the first time in more than a month, and the Mariners snapped Oakland's five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
7
Oakland Athletics
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Coliseum · 16,136 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
K Seager doubled to deep center, I Suzuki, M Saunders and J Jaso scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
C Wells homered to left (368 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Ryan doubled to left, C Wells and J Smoak scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Reddick homered to right (384 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
J Jaso tripled to deep center, M Saunders scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 7-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Y Cespedes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Play Result 7-1
J Reddick to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 7-1
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Y Cespedes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Reddick singled to left.
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Single 7-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
J Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Weeks grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Crisp out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Ground Out 7-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
J Weeks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
C Crisp singled to center.
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Single 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
C Crisp batting
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Start Inning 7-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
I Suzuki grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 7-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
I Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
D Ackley flied out to right.
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Seattle Mariners
- Nick Davila Out
- Matt Brash Out
- Colt Emerson Out
- Josh Naylor Out
- Cal Raleigh Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
Jemile Weeks2B8
Josh ReddickRF22
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Chris Carter1B48
Jonny GomesDH31
Brandon Inge3B2
Brandon HicksSS15
Kurt SuzukiC24
SEA
Dustin Ackley2B4
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Michael SaundersCF25
John JasoC28
Kyle Seager3B15
Casper WellsLF
Justin Smoak1B46
Carlos PegueroDH38
Brendan RyanSS23
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