TOKYO (AP) Dustin Ackley drove within the go-ahead run inside prime of the 11th inning and Ichiro Suzuki gone 4 regarding 5 because Seattle Mariners beat the particular Oakland Athletics 3-1 Wednesday inside baseball's season-opener inside Tokyo.
Brendan Ryan doubled to help head off the 11th, advanced to be able to third with a give up bunt by Chone Figgins and have scored upon Ackley's solo that will center.
"I been able helping put a superb swing on this one," Ackley said regarding his 11th inning hit. "Our company is actually off with a good start, and that is most of that matters."
Suzuki after that gifted Seattle a good insurance run having a single for you to core off of Oakland reliever Jerry Blevins that will scored Ackley through second.
The potential herd with 44,227 during Tokyo Dome had been a new seaside of flashbulbs all the time Suzuki followed in order to bat. He bought a new ranking ovation when he required his place in proper field inside very last inning.
Suzuki bought his first make from the first inning with a grounder in the mound which was deflected simply by Oakland starter Brandon McCarthy, letting Suzuki for you to whip away your dispose of from shortstop Cliff Pennington.
Ackley squeeze Mariners ahead 1-0 in the last for a solo homer in order to facility away from McCarthy. Suzuki then came upwards in addition to beat out and about a grounder to help limited pertaining to his / her next click regarding this game.
"I'm happy I was able to place our workforce to the snowboard to get an early on lead," Ackley said.
Oakland tied the experience within the underlying part half with the inning as soon as Kurt Suzuki hit a double in order to still left that obtained Pennington from third.
Seattle reliever Tom Wilhelmsen grabbed this win right after pitching two scoreless innings inside ninth and also tenth. Brandon League retired the side in the 11th for the save. Andrew Carignan took the actual loss following giving up the two owns with your 11th.
Seattle beginner Felix Hernandez minted out and about six and lost the battle one work about all 5 hits about eight innings even though strolling none. McCarthy lost the fight one operate about five bites within seven innings by using about three strikeouts and no walks.
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes acquired his first major league reach which includes a two bottle that will direct there are various seventh.
When the overall game started, it was 3:09 a.m. on the West Coast.
The sport Wednesday was the particular fourth Japan opener, using your New York Mets along with Chicago Cubs (2000), the particular New York Yankees plus Tampa Bay (2004), in addition to Boston and Oakland (2008).
Before the game, your video tutorial presentation honoring this subjects in addition to survivors with the March 11 earthquake and also tsunami had been enjoyed about the center area screen with Tokyo Dome . The video clip had been narrated by means of Derek Jeter, Bobby Valentine and Cal Ripken Jr.
Bartolo Colon can be already signed that will start off Thursday's video game with regard to the A's, though Jason Vargas is defined for you to take that mound for that Mariners.
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