A's 2, M's 0

Friday's Mariner game:

......R...H...E
SEA...0...9...1
OAK...2...6...2

Box score

Game story

Not even Felix Hernandez could help the Mariners avoid a ninth straight loss, his team's impotent offense stranding eight base runners in the first five innings and 11 total. Travis Buck opened the scoring with a solo home run off Hernandez in the fourth and Kurt Suzuki drove in a second run on a single to give A's starter Dana Eveland all the support he'd need.

"I can't do anything about that," Hernandez said after Seattle ran its scoreless-innings stretch to 26, the third-biggest drought in team history. "I can't feel frustrated ... we're going to score another run sometime."

Ex-Rattlers for Seattle:
Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 1-for-3
Wladimir Balentien ('04): 1-for-3
Matt Tuiasosopo ('05): 0-for-3 (3K)
Rob Johnson ('05): 0-for-3
Bryan LaHair ('04): 1-for-1 pinch-hitter
Luis Valbuena ('06): pinch runner
Felix Hernandez ('03): 8IP, 6H, 2R, BB, 8K, Loss (8-11)

Saturdays' Seattle Game:
SEA: Carlos Silva (4-15)
OAK: Kirk Saarloos (1-0)
3:05pm CDT