Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Cloude
  
  McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Radmanovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Christenson vs. Cloude
  
  Christenson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Cloude
  
  Giambi hits a popup into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Oquist
  
  Bell bunts towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Oquist
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Oquist
  
  Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Cloude
  
  Stairs strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Cloude
  
  Grieve hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Cloude
  
  Spiezio strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Cloude
  
  Tejada strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Oquist
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Oquist
  
  Ibanez strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Radmanovich vs. Oquist
  
  Radmanovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Radmanovich reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Monahan vs. Oquist
  
  Monahan hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Chavez vs. Cloude
  
  Chavez hits a popup into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hinch vs. Cloude
  
  Hinch strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Cloude
  
  McDonald hits a line drive off the glove of Ibanez, and into shallow right field. McDonald reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Christenson vs. Cloude
  
  Christenson hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Marzano vs. Oquist
  
  Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oquist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Guevara vs. Oquist
  
  Guevara takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Oquist
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Cloude
  
  Giambi strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Cloude
  
  Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guevara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Cloude
  
  Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ibanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloude covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Oquist
  
  Rodriguez hits a popup into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Oquist
  
  Griffey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Oquist
  
  Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ibanez vs. Oquist
  
  Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Cloude
  
  Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Tejada vs. Cloude
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guevara fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Chavez vs. Cloude
  
  Chavez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Hinch vs. Cloude
  
  Hinch takes first base on ball four. Chavez moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  McDonald vs. Cloude
  
  McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Radmanovich vs. Oquist
  
  Radmanovich strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monahan vs. Oquist
  
  Monahan bunts towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Marzano vs. Oquist
  
  Marzano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Marzano reaches second base with a double. Monahan goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Guevara vs. Oquist
  
  Guevara takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Oquist
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Christenson vs. Cloude
  
  Christenson hits a popup into right field. Radmanovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Cloude
  
  Giambi hits a line drive beyond first. Ibanez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Stairs vs. Cloude
  
  Stairs strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Grieve vs. Cloude
  
  Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Monahan. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Giambi goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Spiezio vs. Cloude
  
  Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Oquist
  
  Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Oquist
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Oquist
  
  There's a wild pitch. Griffey moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Oquist
  
  Martinez hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Griffey moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Ibanez vs. Oquist
  
  Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Griffey scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Radmanovich vs. Oquist
  
  Radmanovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Cloude
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Monahan. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Chavez vs. Cloude
  
  Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Roberts vs. Cloude
  
  Bip Roberts pinch hits for A.J. Hinch.
  
  Roberts hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Monahan. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  McDonald vs. Cloude
  
  McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roberts moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Christenson vs. Cloude
  
  Christenson takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Giambi vs. Slocumb
  
  Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
  
  Giambi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Guevara reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Stairs vs. Slocumb
  
  Stairs strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Monahan vs. Mathews
  
  T.J. Mathews now pitching. Mike Macfarlane now catching.
  
  Monahan strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marzano vs. Mathews
  
  Marzano hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guevara vs. Mathews
  
  Guevara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Mathews covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Slocumb
  
  Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Slocumb
  
  Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Tejada vs. Slocumb
  
  Rickey Henderson pinch runs for Scott Spiezio.
  
  There goes Henderson. The throw from Marzano and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Tejada vs. Slocumb
  
  Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Chavez vs. Slocumb
  
  Chavez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Macfarlane vs. Slocumb
  
  Macfarlane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Guevara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Mathews
  
  Jason McDonald now playing right field. Rickey Henderson now playing left field. Rafael Bournigal now playing second base.
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Mathews
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Groom
  
  Buddy Groom now pitching.
  
  Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Taylor
  
  Billy Taylor now pitching.
  
  There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Taylor
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Ayala
  
  Bobby Ayala now pitching.
  
  McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Christenson vs. Ayala
  
  Christenson bunts towards first. Ibanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Guevara covering, for the out. McDonald moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Giambi vs. Ayala
  
  Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Stairs vs. Ayala
  
  Stairs takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to third. Giambi moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bournigal vs. Gajkowski
  
  Steve Gajkowski now pitching.
  
  Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to home to get McDonald. Giambi moves to third. Stairs moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Henderson vs. Gajkowski
  
  Henderson is hit by the pitch. Giambi scores. Stairs moves to third. Bournigal moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Tejada vs. Gajkowski
  
  Tejada is hit by the pitch. Stairs scores. Bournigal moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Blowers vs. McCarthy
  
  Greg McCarthy now pitching. Mike Blowers pinch hits for Eric Chavez.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bournigal scores. Henderson moves to third. Tejada moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Blowers vs. McCarthy
  
  The ball gets by Marzano for a passed ball. Henderson scores. Tejada moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Blowers vs. McCarthy
  
  Blowers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Macfarlane vs. Holdridge
  
  David Holdridge now pitching.
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Taylor
  
  Mike Blowers now playing third base.
  
  Ibanez strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Radmanovich vs. Taylor
  
  Radmanovich strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Monahan vs. Taylor
  
  Monahan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Segui vs. Taylor
  
  David Segui pinch hits for John Marzano.
  
  Segui hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Segui reaches second base with a double. Monahan moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 8 - Mariners, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Guevara vs. Taylor
  
  Charles Gipson pinch runs for David Segui.
  
  Guevara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/23/1998 -- Oakland at Seattle (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Seattle            AB  R  H RBI
McDonald J, lf-rf     4  0  2  0   Bell D, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Christenson R, cf     3  0  0  0   Rodriguez A, ss       4  1  1  1   
Giambi J, 1b          4  2  1  0   Griffey K, cf         4  1  1  0   
Stairs M, dh          4  1  0  0   Martinez E, dh        3  0  1  0   
Grieve B, rf          4  1  2  2   Ibanez R, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Bournigal R, 2b       1  1  0  0   Radmanovich R, rf     4  0  1  0   
Spiezio S, 2b         2  0  0  0   Monahan S, lf         4  1  2  0   
Henderson R, pr-lf    0  2  0  1   Marzano J, c          3  0  1  1   
Tejada M, ss          4  1  1  1   Segui D, ph           1  0  1  0   
Chavez E, 3b          4  0  2  1   Gipson C, pr          0  0  0  0   
Blowers M, ph-3b      0  0  0  0   Guevara G, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Hinch A, c            1  0  0  0                                      
Roberts B, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Macfarlane M, c       2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  8  9  6                        33  3  9  2

Oakland          010 001 114 --  8
Seattle          000 012 000 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Oquist M              6.0  6  3  3  3  2
Mathews T (W)         1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Groom B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Taylor B (S)          1.1  2  0  0  0  2

  Seattle              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cloude K              6.1  8  3  3  3  7
Slocumb H (L)         1.2  1  1  1  1  1
Ayala B               0.1  0  3  3  3  0
Gajkowski S           0.1  0  1  0  0  0
McCarthy G*           0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Holdridge D           0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

DP -- Oakland 3, Seattle 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Seattle 6
2B -- Radmanovich R, McDonald J, Marzano J, Grieve B, Tejada M, Roberts B, Segui D
HR -- Grieve B, Rodriguez A
SB -- Henderson R, Rodriguez A
SH -- Christenson R
HBP -- by Gajkowski S (Henderson R), by Gajkowski S (Tejada M)
WP -- Oquist M, McCarthy G
PB -- Marzano J
T -- 3:10
A -- 21182

    

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