Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 2
When: 1:40 PM ET, Sunday, September 26, 2010
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Tony Randazzo, 1B -
Paul Nauert, 2B -
Brian Gorman, 3B -
Ted Barrett
Attendance:
22301
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Josh Wilson hit a three-run homer and Jose Lopez drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners earned a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday, halting the Rays' chance to clinch a playoff berth.
Tampa Bay (93-62) needed a victory and a loss by Boston to the New York Yankees on Sunday night to clinch a playoff berth. The defeat dropped the Rays' lead atop the AL East to one game over the Yankees.
Seattle (59-96) got a three-run homer from Wilson in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.
Luke French (5-6) earned the victory, allowing two runs on eight hits in five innings. James Shields (13-14) took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in six frames.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Seattle |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Luke French |
Player |
James Shields
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
8 |
Hits |
8 |
|
3.60 |
ERA |
7.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Seattle
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.278 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Tampa Bay
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
.273 |
14 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |