Athletics 8, M's 7

Seattle's 9/20 game:

......R...H...E
SEA...7..11...2
OAK...8..12...0

Box score

Game story (added):

But ultimately, the biggest impact by a youngster, one the Mariners could have done without, came when infielder Luis Valbuena was called out by third-base umpire Bill Miller on what appeared to be a leadoff triple in the ninth. Instead, Valbuena's second extra-base hit of the day went for nought and the Mariners continued their nose-dive into oblivion.

"I was very surprised because it wasn't close," said Valbuena, a Venezuelan who began the year at Class AA, was promoted to AAA and is being thrust into action here these final days so the team can figure out where it stands, infield-wise.

Ex-Rattlers for Seattle:
Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-4
Bryan LaHair ('04): 1-for-1, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BBs
Luis Valbuena ('06): 2-for-3, run
Caesar Jimenez ('03): 2IP, 2H, 2R, 0BB, 3K
Justin Thomas ('06): 1-2/3IP, 4H, R, 0BB, K

Sunday's game:
SEA: Brandon Morrow (2-4)
OAK: Sean Gallagher (5-6)
3:10pm CDT