Seattle 6, Minnesota 1

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(1-0)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 6 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 WP: F. Hernandez (1-0) LP: F. Liriano (0-1)	(0-1)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Seattle

- J. Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Beltre scored

Top 5th: Seattle

- K. Griffey Jr. homered to deep right

Bot 5th: Minnesota

- M. Cuddyer singled to center, M. Redmond scored, N. Punto to third, D. Span to second

Top 6th: Seattle

- F. Gutierrez homered to deep left center, E. Chavez scored

Top 9th: Seattle

- J. Lopez singled to left, F. Gutierrez and W. Balentien scored

Seattle
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
E. Chavez lf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
F. Gutierrez cf	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	.333
M. Sweeney dh	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
A. Beltre 3b	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250
K. Griffey Jr. rf	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.333
W. Balentien pr-rf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Lopez 2b	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	.333
R. Branyan 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
K. Johjima c	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Y. Betancourt ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	31	6	6	6	2	3	4

Batting 2B - A Beltre (1, F Liriano). HR - K Griffey Jr. SF - J Lopez. RBI - J Lopez 3 (3), K Griffey Jr. 2-out RBI - J Lopez 2. GIDP - Y Betancourt. Team LOB - 1.

Fielding DP - 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Branyan).

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Span lf	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000
A. Casilla 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250
M. Cuddyer rf	4	0	1	1	0	3	3	.250
J. Morneau 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
J. Kubel dh	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250
J. Crede 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
C. Gomez cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
M. Redmond c	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333
J. Morales ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
N. Punto ss	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500
Totals	31	1	6	1	3	7	14

Batting 2B - M Redmond (1, F Hernandez). S - D Span. RBI - M Cuddyer (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, J Kubel 2, C Gomez 1. GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 7.

Fielding PB - M Redmond. DP - 1 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau).

Seattle
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Hernandez (W, 1-0)	8.0	5	1	1	3	6	0	1.12
M. Batista	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Liriano (L, 0-1)	7.0	4	4	4	0	3	2	5.14
L. Ayala	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
J. Crain	0.2	0	1	1	1	0	0	13.50
C. Breslow	0.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	NA
M. Guerrier	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pitches-strikes - F Hernandez 97-67; M Batista 18-15; F Liriano 93-61; L Ayala 11-9; J Crain 16-8; C Breslow 4-0; M Guerrier 7-5.

Ground balls-fly balls - F Hernandez 13-5; M Batista 2-0; F Liriano 12-6; L Ayala 3-0; J Crain 0-2; C Breslow 0-0; M Guerrier 0-1.

Batters faced - F Hernandez 31; M Batista 4; F Liriano 25; L Ayala 3; J Crain 3; C Breslow 1; M Guerrier 2.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Scott Barry. Time: 2:21. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 10 minutes in the 1st). Attendance: 48,514. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 3:07 am ET