MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
05/29/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 706 - THURSDAY, MAY 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (23-25) 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 7 0
Seattle Mariners (31-16) 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 7 11 1
Griffey Jr Drills 2 Homers in 7-6 Seattle Win
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 7-6. Ken Griffey Jr starred for Seattle, going 3-for-4 with 2 home runs. Seattle reliever Jeff Nelson was the winner. His record is now 3-0. Joe Niekro took the loss. Kazuhiro Sasaki sewed up the save, his 15th.

Griffey Jr contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Seattle in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 5-4, Griffey Jr took a knuckle curve from Joe Niekro and stroked the home run to left. His 9th home run of the season allowed the Mariners to leap in front, 7-5.

"It was a solid team effort," said Griffey Jr after the game.

The Mariners own a robust 31-16 mark.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .284 3 12
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .249 6 19
J. Altuve DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .216 4 29
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .290 8 28
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .302 6 30
K. Caminiti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 1
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 0 2
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 0 5
D. Thon SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 2 8
   b-A. Bregman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 6 23
B. Ausmus C 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .233 7 18
Totals 33 6 7 5 2 8 6      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 9th
b - A. Bregman pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (8, 1st Inning off F. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bagwell (17, 3rd Inning off F. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (8, 3rd Inning off F. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 3 , J. Bagwell 2 , J. Altuve , K. Tucker 4 , D. Thon , B. Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , K. Tucker
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Altuve (6)
CS: B. Ausmus (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Caminiti-Biggio-Bagwell, Biggio-Thon-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .290 3 12
K. Seager 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .246 6 30
J. Rodriguez DH 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .324 6 28
A. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 10 28
K. Griffey Jr CF 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .233 9 31
H. Reynolds 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 9
C. Guillen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .174 0 3
M. Cameron LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .208 3 19
D. Wilson C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295 4 17
Totals 32 7 11 7 1 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Suzuki (11, 1st Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Wilson (7, 5th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Seager (13, 5th Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Griffey Jr 2 (9, 1st Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Niekro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 3 , K. Seager 2 , J. Rodriguez , K. Griffey Jr 9 , H. Reynolds 2 , D. Wilson 3
2-out RBI: , K. Griffey Jr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Seager , C. Guillen
GIDP: K. Seager , C. Guillen
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (21) , H. Reynolds (16)
CS: K. Griffey Jr (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Guillen (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro L (6-1) 4.2 9 7 7 1 6 2 70 3.73   
L. Dierker 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 23
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 23, L. Dierker 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 4-3, L. Dierker 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 70-51, L. Dierker 42-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hernandez 2.1 5 5 5 1 3 1 56 5.27   
J. Nelson W (3-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.63   
M. Schooler H (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 2.70   
N. Charlton H (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.14   
K. Sasaki SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hernandez 25
Batters Faced: F. Hernandez 13, J. Nelson 8, M. Schooler 7, N. Charlton 4, K. Sasaki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hernandez 2-2, J. Nelson 1-4, M. Schooler 2-1, N. Charlton 0-3, K. Sasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hernandez 56-33, J. Nelson 29-22, M. Schooler 25-20, N. Charlton 14-9, K. Sasaki 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 2-1
WP: N. Charlton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Griffey Jr
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof closed, 53 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24828
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