Twins get taken down By Justice B. Hill / MLB.com
Francisco Liriano turned in a quality start, but he took the first loss of his career as his offense ran into trouble against Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez. Joe Mauer collected four hits, and Jason Kubel notched three, including his second homer, but the rest of the lineup didn't have much luck.
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Mariners 4, Twins 2
Felix Hernandez allowed six hits, struck out five and walked two on Tuesday night. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Mariners follow Felix By Jim Street / MLB.com
Felix Hernandez outshined Francisco Liriano, allowing one run over seven innings in a matchup featuring two promising young starters. Ichiro Suzuki recorded four singles and an RBI, while Mike Morse drove in a pair to give Hernandez the support he needed to pick up his fifth win of the season.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 06, 2006
Seattle 4, Minnesota 2
Today's Boxes 6/6/06
NYY 2, BOS 1
OAK 7, CLE 6
TOR 6, BAL 4
LAA 12, TB 2
ATL 5, WSH 3
HOU 4, CHC 1
CWS 4, DET 3
MIL 5, SD 1
CIN 7, STL 0
TEX 6, KC 2
COL 5, PIT 4
PHI 10, ARI 1
LAD 8, NYM 5
SF 2, FLA 1
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Standings thru 6/6/06 | Gameday | Twins Stats | Mariners Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Kubel , LF5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .250
Mauer , C4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .368
Hunter , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .258
Cuddyer , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275
Morneau , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .237
White , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .193
a-Tiffee , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Batista , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
b-Rodriguez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Castro , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
c-Punto , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 7 16
BATTING 2B : Hunter (9, Hernandez), Mauer 2 (14, Hernandez, Hernandez), Punto (4, Putz).HR : Kubel (2, 8th inning off Guardado, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kubel 6; Mauer 6; Hunter 2; Cuddyer; Punto 2.RBI : Mauer (27), Kubel (5).2-out RBI : Mauer.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Morneau 2; Cuddyer 2; Hunter; Tiffee; Kubel.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Mauer (5, 2nd base off Mateo/Johjima).CS : Morneau (1, 2nd base by Hernandez/Johjima).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .350
Beltre , 3B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .231
Lopez , 2B4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .278
Ibanez , LF3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .284
Sexson , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .210
Johjima , C3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276
Bloomquist , CF3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Morse , DH2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .462
a-Everett , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Betancourt , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 5 23
BATTING 2B : Morse (2, Liriano), Johjima (9, Liriano), Ibanez (14, Guerrier).TB : Suzuki 4; Beltre; Ibanez 2; Johjima 3; Morse 2; Betancourt.RBI : Morse 2 (5), Suzuki (17), Ibanez (42).2-out RBI : Suzuki.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sexson 3; Suzuki; Bloomquist; Lopez.S : Bloomquist.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Morse (1, 2nd base off Liriano/Mauer), Bloomquist (6, 3rd base off Liriano/Mauer).FIELDING DP : (Johjima-Lopez).
WP : Liriano.Pitches-strikes : Liriano 91-59, Guerrier 23-11, Crain 20-15, Hernandez 100-60, Guardado 9-4, Mateo 7-5, Sherrill 4-3, Putz 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Liriano 11-4, Guerrier 0-2, Crain 2-0, Hernandez 14-1, Guardado 0-0, Mateo 0-0, Sherrill 0-0, Putz 2-2.Batters faced : Liriano 28, Guerrier 6, Crain 5, Hernandez 28, Guardado 2, Mateo 2, Sherrill 1, Putz 5.Inherited runners-scored : Mateo 1-0, Sherrill 2-0, Putz 2-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Poncino. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 69 degrees, clear.Wind : 3 mph, In from LF.T : 2:44.Att : 21,030.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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