Baseball Guru
04-03-2002, 10:34 AM
By JIM COUR
AP Sports Writer
April 3, 2002, 6:06 AM EST
SEATTLE -- Mark McLemore and Mike Cameron drew bases-loaded walks as the Seattle Mariners rallied for four runs in the seventh inning off Chicago's bullpen and beat the White Sox 7-4 Tuesday night.
The White Sox took a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh on Kenny Lofton's two-run single off Arthur Rhodes. But Chicago used five pitchers in the bottom half as the Mariners sent 10 batters to the plate.
Lorenzo Barcelo (0-1) started the inning, and McLemore's walk off Damaso Marte brought in Dan Wilson with the tying run. Bret Boone's single off Bob Howry put the Mariners ahead 5-4.
Edgar Martinez's sacrifice fly drove in Ichiro Suzuki before reliever Mike Porzio walked two for Seattle's final run of the inning.
The comeback allowed the Mariners, winners of a major league record-tying 116 games last season, to avoid opening the 2002 season at 0-2.
Seattle's bullpen, the strength of the team last season, gave up a 3-2 lead in the seventh.
The White Sox loaded the bases off Jeff Nelson on singles by Paul Konerko, Jose Valentin and Carlos Lee. Nelson struck out Sandy Alomar and got Royce Clayton to fly out to shallow center, but gave up a single to Lofton.
Rhodes (1-0), who was 8-0 last season, was the winning pitcher. Kazuhiro Sasaki got a save.
Chicago starter Todd Ritchie pitched six innings, allowing three runs and six hits. He struck out seven.
In six innings, Mariners starter Jamie Moyer gave up one earned run and four hits. He walked none and struck out five.
The White Sox scored a run in the first when Ray Durham singled, stole second and Magglio Ordonez doubled.
Seattle tied the score in the bottom of the inning on McLemore's single and Boone's double.
In the third, the Mariners scored two runs after McLemore doubled and Boone walked. On a double steak, McLemore scored and Boone took third when Alomar's throw went into left field. Martinez singled in Boone to make the score 3-1.
Notes:@ The Mariners honored their retired longtime right fielder, Jay Buhner, before the game. An emotional Buhner broke down and cried when Mariners president Chuck Armstrong announced a $100,000 donation from the team in the names of Buhner and his wife, Leah, to Children's Hospital for cystic fibrosis research. ... Rhodes has a career-high 10-game winning streak. ... The White Sox used eight relievers in the first two games of the series.
AP Sports Writer
April 3, 2002, 6:06 AM EST
SEATTLE -- Mark McLemore and Mike Cameron drew bases-loaded walks as the Seattle Mariners rallied for four runs in the seventh inning off Chicago's bullpen and beat the White Sox 7-4 Tuesday night.
The White Sox took a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh on Kenny Lofton's two-run single off Arthur Rhodes. But Chicago used five pitchers in the bottom half as the Mariners sent 10 batters to the plate.
Lorenzo Barcelo (0-1) started the inning, and McLemore's walk off Damaso Marte brought in Dan Wilson with the tying run. Bret Boone's single off Bob Howry put the Mariners ahead 5-4.
Edgar Martinez's sacrifice fly drove in Ichiro Suzuki before reliever Mike Porzio walked two for Seattle's final run of the inning.
The comeback allowed the Mariners, winners of a major league record-tying 116 games last season, to avoid opening the 2002 season at 0-2.
Seattle's bullpen, the strength of the team last season, gave up a 3-2 lead in the seventh.
The White Sox loaded the bases off Jeff Nelson on singles by Paul Konerko, Jose Valentin and Carlos Lee. Nelson struck out Sandy Alomar and got Royce Clayton to fly out to shallow center, but gave up a single to Lofton.
Rhodes (1-0), who was 8-0 last season, was the winning pitcher. Kazuhiro Sasaki got a save.
Chicago starter Todd Ritchie pitched six innings, allowing three runs and six hits. He struck out seven.
In six innings, Mariners starter Jamie Moyer gave up one earned run and four hits. He walked none and struck out five.
The White Sox scored a run in the first when Ray Durham singled, stole second and Magglio Ordonez doubled.
Seattle tied the score in the bottom of the inning on McLemore's single and Boone's double.
In the third, the Mariners scored two runs after McLemore doubled and Boone walked. On a double steak, McLemore scored and Boone took third when Alomar's throw went into left field. Martinez singled in Boone to make the score 3-1.
Notes:@ The Mariners honored their retired longtime right fielder, Jay Buhner, before the game. An emotional Buhner broke down and cried when Mariners president Chuck Armstrong announced a $100,000 donation from the team in the names of Buhner and his wife, Leah, to Children's Hospital for cystic fibrosis research. ... Rhodes has a career-high 10-game winning streak. ... The White Sox used eight relievers in the first two games of the series.