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Seattle leads 1-0 (as of 4/6)

Game 1: Monday, April 6
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 7
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 8
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Game 4: Thursday, April 9
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Mariners 6

(1-0, 1-0 away)

Twins 1

(0-1, 0-1 home)

8:10 PM ET, April 6, 2009

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

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SEA 010012002 6 6 0
MIN 000010000 1 6 0

W: F. Hernandez (1-0)

L: F. Liriano (0-1)

Seattle Mariners
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
E Chavez LF41100017.250.250.250
F Gutierrez CF32121021.333.5001.333
M Sweeney DH40000117.000.000.000
A Beltre 3B41100016.250.250.500
K Griffey Jr RF31111016.333.5001.333
0100000.000.000.000
J Lopez 2B30130114.333.250.333
R Branyan 1B40000111.000.000.000
K Johjima C30100011.333.333.333
Y Betancourt SS3000008.000.000.000
Totals3166623131   
BATTING
2B: A Beltre (1, F Liriano)
HR: K Griffey Jr (1, 5th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 0 Out); F Gutierrez (1, 6th inning off F Liriano 1 on, 1 Out)
RBI: J Lopez 3 (3), K Griffey Jr (1), F Gutierrez 2 (2)
SF: J Lopez
2-out RBI: J Lopez 2
GIDP: Y Betancourt
Mariners RISP: 1-2 (K Griffey Jr 0-1, J Lopez 1-1)
Team LOB: 1
FIELDING
DP: 1 (J Lopez-R Branyan-Y Betancourt-R Branyan).
Seattle Mariners
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
F Hernandez
(W, 5-3)		8.051136097-671.12
M Batista1.010001018-150.00
Totals9.0611370115-82 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Hernandez 24/31; M Batista 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Hernandez 24-8-12-22; M Batista 5-0-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Hernandez 13-5; M Batista 2-0
Game Scores: F Hernandez 71
Minnesota Twins
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
D Span LF10002014.000.667.000
A Casilla 2B40100011.250.250.250
M Cuddyer RF40110314.250.250.250
J Morneau 1B40000111.000.000.000
J Kubel DH40100122.250.250.250
J Crede 3B40100012.250.250.250
C Gomez CF4000019.000.000.000
M Redmond C31100110.333.333.667
1000002.000.000.000
N Punto SS20101010.500.667.500
Totals3116137115   
a-grounded to first for M Redmond in the 9th
BATTING
2B: M Redmond (1, F Hernandez)
RBI: M Cuddyer (1)
S: D Span
GIDP: J Morneau
Twins RISP: 2-10 (A Casilla 0-2, C Gomez 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, M Cuddyer 1-3, J Morneau 0-2, N Punto 1-1)
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
DP: 1 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau).
PB: M Redmond.
Minnesota Twins
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
F Liriano
(L, 2-7)		7.044403293-615.14
L Ayala1.010000011-90.00
J Crain0.201110016-813.50
C Breslow0.00101004-0###
M Guerrier0.11000007-50.00
Totals9.0665232131-83 
PITCHING
C Breslow pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Liriano 16/25; L Ayala 3/3; J Crain 0/3; C Breslow 0/1; M Guerrier 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Liriano 13-8-18-22; L Ayala 3-1-2-3; J Crain 1-1-4-2; C Breslow 0-0-0-0; M Guerrier 1-0-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 12-6; L Ayala 3-0; J Crain 0-2; C Breslow 0-0; M Guerrier 0-1
Game Scores: F Liriano 56

Scoring Summary

SEAMIN
2ndJ Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Beltre scored.10
5thK Griffey Jr homered to right.20
5thM Cuddyer singled to center, M Redmond scored, N Punto to third, D Span to second.21
6thF Gutierrez homered to center, E Chavez scored.41
9thJ Lopez singled to left, F Gutierrez and W Balentien scored.61
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Game Notes

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Game Information

StadiumMall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance48,514 (122.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:21
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Scott Barry