A's top Mariners, gain ground on Texas in West

Stephen Drew hit a two-run homer, Coco Crisp added a solo shot and the Oakland Athletics gained ground on the first-place Texas Rangers in the AL West with an 8-2 win against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Sep 29, 2012, 03:10 am - Associated Press
SEA
OAK
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10201040-880
A.J. Griffin
win

A.J. Griffin7-1

5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
B. Beavan
loss

B. Beavan10-11

4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

SEAOAK
1stC Crisp homered to right (390 feet).01
2ndT Robinson homered to center (401 feet).11
3rdS Drew homered to right (413 feet), C Pennington scored.13
5thC Crisp scored, S Drew to third, Y Cespedes to second on passed ball by J Jaso.14
7thM Saunders homered to right center (443 feet).24
7thY Cespedes walked, C Pennington scored, C Crisp to third, S Drew to second.25
7thJ Reddick grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Crisp scored on throwing error by second baseman D Ackley, S Drew to third, Y Cespedes to second.26
7thJ Donaldson singled to center, S Drew and Y Cespedes scored, J Reddick to second.28
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