Need two wins to salvage the series. A loss tonight drops the M's to the cellar.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS SEATTLE MARINERS
Kendall C Ichiro RF
Kotsay CF Winn LF
Crosby SS Beltre 3B
Chavez 3B Sexson 1B
Kielty RF Ibanez DH
Ginter DH Boone 2B
Byrnes LF Reed CF
Johnson 1B Morse SS
Scutaro 2B Rivera C
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Zito (3-8, 4.66) Moyer (6-2, 4.42)
If you Google any noteworthy Major League baseball player, the first result will be his ESPN player card. If you Google Jamie Moyer, you get his Baseball-Reference page. No, he's not retired yet. The return of Pat Borders has coincided with a surge by Jamie, as he's allowed just nine runs in his last 33.2 innings. Zito, on the other hand, has made a pair of ineffective starts after it looked like he might be getting it going in early June. Of note: Mark Kotsay is 10-14 against Moyer, and Eric Chavez has six homers in 45 at bats. I wonder what Hargrove thinks about reverse platoon splits.
LET'S GO MARINERS!