Safeco Field Seattle, Washington
| Team | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Texas Rangers | 5 | 6 | 1 |
 | Seattle Mariners | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Highlights
The Mariners scored early and often as they sent nine men to the plate in both the 1st and 3rd sending home 7 runs on 9 hits (all singles) along with a walk, a hit batsman and an error (which incidentally chased Rangers starter Vicente Padilla from the game) and held on to win as the Rangers scored all 5 of their runs in the 5th with 3 hits (including a 3 run homer by Gerald Laird), a walk and a hit batsman. The first 13 hits by the Mariners were all singles, which probably explains as much as anything why their 9 RBI’s were spread over 7 Mariner batters. Ichiro Suzuki was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s & 2 runs scored while Richie Sexson who was only 1 for 4 collected 2 of the 3 RBI’s in the 1st inning. The Mariner starter Cha Seung Baek was outstanding except for the 5th yielding only 2 hits and 1 walk before leaving the game after hitting Kenny Lofton with the pitch with 1 out in the 7th. Brandon Morrow came in and promptly walked the next 2 batters to load the bases but was then able to get Sammy Sosa on strikes and Frank Catalanotto on a grounder to get out of the inning. The Rangers once again were able to get 2 runners aboard in the 8th with 1 out against the 3rd Mariners reliever Jason Davis but George Sherrill came in and struck out Ramon Vasquez and Kenny Lofton to end the inning. J.J. Putz pitched a perfect ninth including 2 strikeouts to preserve the victory.