Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 4:30AM CST
In the Major League Baseball season opener played Wednesday in Japan, the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics by a final score of 9 to 7. The contest featured a roaring ovation for Ichiro Suzuki from the Japanese home crowd, and the decisive blow came from Domingo Santana, whose grand slam proved instrumental in securing the 9-7 victory for the Mariners over the Athletics.
Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Time: 4:30AM CST
Stadium: Tokyo Dome
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 45,787
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
SEA |
0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Profar (1, Gonzales); Pinder (1, Gonzales); Chapman (1, Gonzales)
Home Runs: Davis (1, 3rd inning off Gonzales 1 on, 2 Out); Piscotty (1, 1st inning off Gonzales 0 on, 2 Out); Chapman (1, 7th inning off Rumbelow 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Davis 2 (2), Semien (1), Piscotty (1), Chapman 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Davis (2), Piscotty
Ground Into Double Play: Hundley (2)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Hundley 0-2, Profar 0-1, Davis 1-1, Semien 1-1, Olson 0-1, Piscotty 0-1, Chapman 1-1, Laureano 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hundley 1; Olson 1; Laureano 1

Pitcher Notes: Rodney pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. ; Fiers pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. ; Hendriks pitched to 4 batters in the 4th. ; Buchter pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Dull pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Wendelken pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Trivino pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: Fiers ( 2)
Hit By Pitch: Bruce (by Fiers); Vogelbach (by Buchter)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Rodney 4/4; Fiers 6/16; Hendriks 4/5; Buchter 0/2; Dull 4/5; Wendelken 3/6; Trivino 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Rodney-5-1-0-2; Fiers-10-6-9-10; Hendriks-3-3-5-2; Buchter-1-0-0-1; Dull-2-3-4-3; Wendelken-4-4-4-4; Trivino-3-4-2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Rodney 1-1; Fiers 2-4; Hendriks 1-1; Buchter 0-1; Dull 1-0; Wendelken 0-4
Game Scores: M Fiers 32

Doubles: Healy (1, Dull)
Home Runs: Beckham (1, 5th inning off Dull 1 on, 2 Out); Santana (1, 3rd inning off Fiers 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Beckham 2 (2), Gordon (1), Santana 4 (4), Haniger (1), Healy (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Beckham (2), Santana (4), Healy
Sacrifice Flies: Haniger
Sacrifice Hit: Gordon
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Suzuki 0-1, Encarnacion 0-1, Bruce 0-1, Beckham 1-1, Gordon 1-1, Santana 1-1, Haniger 0-2, Healy 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Encarnacion 1; Bruce 1; Haniger 1

Pitcher Notes: Gearrin pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Rosscup pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Strickland pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Gonzales pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Rumbelow pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Wild Pitches: Rumbelow
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gearrin 2/3; Rosscup 2/3; Strickland 1/3; Gonzales 12/25; Rumbelow 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gearrin-2-1-4-2; Rosscup-0-1-0-2; Strickland-4-3-2-1; Gonzales-13-7-11-18; Rumbelow-3-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gearrin 0-2; Rosscup 2-0; Strickland 0-1; Gonzales 7-6
Game Scores: M Gonzales 47

Double Plays: 2 (Healy-Gordon-Bruce, Healy-Gordon-Vogelbach)
Errors: Healy (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Beckham (1, 2nd base by Rodney/Phegley)
Stolen Bases: Gordon (1, 2nd base off Fiers/Hundley); Moore (1, 2nd base off Rodney/Phegley)
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