Game #158: A's 7, Mariners 6
September 27, 2006 | A's @ Seattle
Ha ha! I can't believe we won! The Mariners overtook the A's for the lead in the 4th, but then the A's tied it up in the 9th and won the game in 10 innings. We've beat Seattle in 17 out of 19 games this season.
The day after clinching, this is the line-up for the fifth to the last game of the regular season:
1. Hiram Bocachica, CF
2. Marco Scutaro, 2B
3. Bobby Kielty, RF
4. Nick Swisher, LF
5. Dan Johnson, 1B
6. Adam Melhuse, C
7. D'Angelo Jimenez, SS
8. Jeremy Brown, DH
9. Antonio Perez, 3B
And instead of Barry Zito as previously announced, Jason Windsor started this game for the A's.
And how'd these mostly second stringers do?
- Dan Johnson had his first career triple. Antonio Perez also had a triple. (And for the third point in the triangle, Ichiro hit a triple for Seattle.)
- Jeremy Brown got on base for the first time &ball; he walked. This is only his second appearance in a major league game. Gosh, he really is... heavy.
- Bocachica went 2-for-4 with two runs.
(Game experience: FSN Bay Area and KYCY 1550 AM)
A's record: 92-66 | streak: W-2 | well-A-meter: 5.00
posted by blank book at 11:43 PM
3 Comments:
I'm glad to see the Sacramento Rivercats get a taste of "The Show" before the end of the season.
Chavez, Thomas, Bradley, Payton, Kotsay, Kendall and Ellis have earned some time off.
I'm still hoping that Harden comes out of the bullpen rather than start. I think he can be devestating as a reliever which the A's might need if Street looks shakey. Whatever Macha decides, I hope it works out.
Raise your hand if you're relieved that Street didn't blow the save. Oi!
I, too, would rather see Harden in the bullpen for the playoffs. I'd be very tentative with him.
As for Street, he's another one who I want to see get a lot of rest and rehab in the off-season. There are going to be some nailbiters for us in the postseason.
No one has said this yet, but I hope we get past Game 5.
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