Seattle rides Batista to win
Mariners 5, Rangers 1
Miguel Batista's one-run outing dropped his ERA this season to 4.29. (Jim Bryant/AP)
By Jim Street / MLB.com
Miguel Batista earned his career-best 16th win of the season with a one-run, three-hit outing against Texas. Raul Ibanez drove in two runs, the second on a solo homer in the seventh to cap Seattle's scoring. The win earned the Mariners the series win over Texas.
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Texas
(75-86)
Lost 2
Seattle 5, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 9/29/07
TOR 5, TB 3
NYM 13, FLA 0
CHC 4, CIN 0
MIL 4, SD 3
WSH 4, PHI 2
LAA 3, OAK 2
HOU 3, ATL 2
CWS 3, DET 2
BOS 6, MIN 4
NYY 11, BAL 10
STL 7, PIT 3
KC 4, CLE 3
COL 11, ARI 1
LAD 6, SF 5
Seattle
(87-74)
Won 4
September 29, 2007
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Standings thru 9/29/07  | Recap: TEX |SEA  | Gameday  | Rangers Stats  | Mariners Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Laird , C4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
Murphy , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
Sosa , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Botts , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245
Wilkerson , 1B2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .234
Cruz , RF3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238
Metcalf , 3B2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Vazquez , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 5 8
BATTING 2B : Cruz (15, Batista).TB : Sosa; Botts; Cruz 2.RBI : Cruz (34).2-out RBI : Cruz.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Metcalf.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Cruz (5, fielding).DP : (Metcalf-Kinsler-Wilkerson).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .351
Beltre, A , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
Ibanez , LF3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .291
Jones , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Guillen , RF4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .290
Clement , DH2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .375
Johjima , C4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .287
Morse , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .571
Lopez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
Bloomquist , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Totals 33 5 11 3 3 2 14
BATTING HR : Ibanez (21, 7th inning off Millwood, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Suzuki 2; Beltre, A; Ibanez 5; Guillen 4; Clement; Morse.RBI : Ibanez 2 (105), Morse (3).2-out RBI : Ibanez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Clement 2; Bloomquist; Johjima.GIDP : Johjima.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS : Suzuki (8, 2nd base by Millwood/Laird).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Millwood (L, 10-14)7.0 11 5 4 3 1 1 5.16
Feldman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.77
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Batista (W, 16-11)8.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 4.29
Green 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.84
WP : Batista.Pitches-strikes : Millwood 119-70, Feldman 12-9, Batista 123-73, Green 15-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Millwood 10-9, Feldman 2-0, Batista 8-11, Green 2-1.Batters faced : Millwood 33, Feldman 3, Batista 29, Green 3.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 56 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 2 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:34.Att : 26,807.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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