Seattle @ A's

[Fullabull]

Short series just got shorter.
Game 1

The rains came and shortened the game to 6 innings. Seattle won 6-2. Jeremy Giambi went 3-for-3 with two homers in Tuesday's rain-shortened game.
Good to see Giambi showing some power. He's been playing well this year, but he had driven in just two runs prior to Tuesday's game. Ichiro went 3 for 4 with a double. Freddie Garcia only pitched 4 innings and didn't qualify for the win.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=220416111

[Fullabull]

Seattle 7, Oakland 4
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=220417111

Jamie Moyer (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits over five innings. Last season's 20-game winner for Seattle hasn't given up more than three runs in any of his first four starts.


Kazuhiro Sasaki got his fourth save.


"They have a killer instinct," A's manager Art Howe said about the Mariners. "Right now if you make a mistake against them they make you pay, and that's exactly what happened tonight."


The A's have lost three straight, and five of their last seven after a 6-2 start.


Tim Hudson (2-1) had allowed just one run in each of his previous three starts. Olerud's two-run homer in the first inning ended that streak.

Game notes
Seattle starts a nine-game homestand Friday. ... The Mariners have scored at least four runs in 15 of the season's 16 games. ... While the Mariners won last season's series against the A's 10-9, Oakland was the only team to beat Seattle more than five times. ... Cirillo has not had an error at third base in 98 games, one shy of the major league record set by John Wehner. ... The A's recalled RHP Mike Fyhrie from Triple-A Sacramento to take injured LHP Mark Mulder's spot in the rotation. He will start Saturday against Anaheim. ... Jermaine Dye started his rehab assignment for Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday night and went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs an RBI and a walk as a designated hitter. Dye broke his left leg in Game 4 of last year's playoff series against the Yankees.

[TXRangers]

Your good start was at the hands of Rockers inability to get a save. The Rangers gave you the wins now you have to prove that the winning was not just because we suck. I think the Mariners are looking good so far, and with that pitching staff, I thought they might have lost something from last year. I am still rooting for the A's to win it all this year, but they gotta take down the M's to do it!!!!!

TXRangers:fro:

[Fullabull]

Yes, the Mariners are definately the team to beat in the AL West. Plus they got their wins from beating all their division rivals. Its gonna be an uphill climb just like last year.