Game Thread- Seattle Mariners (18-25) vs Baltimore O's (27-16)

[Porter]

Seattle Mariners vs. Baltimore O's

Camden Yards @ 4:05 PM PST

Joel Pineiro vs. Bruce Chen

[voodoomon1jd]

I am 99% sure that tonights game will be washed out, it is windy and raining in Baltimore this morning, and the rain is expected to become steady this afternoon and not end until tomorrow night. I hate to sound like an unpaid weatherman, but it is expected to rain all week here, this series may only get 1 game in and then Seattle would have to make probably a cross country trip on an offday and play a doubleheader here sometime this summer. This is the Mariners only trip to Baltimore this season. I was looking forward to see how the fans react to Richie Sexson whom declined a more than generous offer to play first base for the O's this season.

[Porter]

That would have been interesting if it is washed out today. I forgot that the O's wanted him so badly. Then again Seattle supposedly went after Tejada and got out done by the O's. And you would be better then all the weathermen here. Keep us updated.

[Witlon]

Ugh. I need the Pineiro start.

No more rain!

[Porter]

I want the Pineiro start too. So they can realize that they need to get pitching from Tacoma again lol.

oy

[Porter]

Top 1st: Seattle
- I. Suzuki singled to center
- R. Winn grounded out to third, I. Suzuki to second
- A. Beltre flied out to center
- R. Sexson singled to left, I. Suzuki scored
- B. Boone flied out to deep left center

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Seattle 1, Baltimore 0

[Porter]

B. Roberts grounded out to first
- J. Fiorentino walked
- J. Fiorentino stole second

[Porter]

M Tejada flied out to left.
M Mora singled to left, J Fiorentino scored

1-1

[Porter]

Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle SEA BAL
B Roberts grounded out to first. 1 0
J Fiorentino walked. 1 0
J Fiorentino stole second. 1 0
M Mora singled to left, J Fiorentino scored. 1 1
M Tejada flied out to left. 1 1
S Sosa grounded out to third.

[Porter]

R Ibanez walked.

Chen with the uncharacterstic walk. Hes got a 3 to 1 K/BB Ratio going in.

[MarinersFan87]

Hmmm. I guess Pineiro still sucks. We want Felix! But we would settle for Campillo.

[Porter]

Im still trying to figure out why Olivo is hitting 7th today.

[MarinersFan87]

Grover is probably trying to split up the back to back outs by Olivo and Valdez that we have come to expect.

[MarinersFan87]

I gurantee Richie Sexson hits a HR tonight, I've just got a feeling.

[MarinersFan87]

Chen is having almost as much trouble hitting the strike zone as Joel is.