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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 2
When: 1:40 PM ET, Sunday, September 26, 2010
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 22301
Josh Wilson hit a three-run homer and Jose Lopez drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners earned a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday, halting the Rays' chance to clinch a playoff berth.

Tampa Bay (93-62) needed a victory and a loss by Boston to the New York Yankees on Sunday night to clinch a playoff berth. The defeat dropped the Rays' lead atop the AL East to one game over the Yankees.

Seattle (59-96) got a three-run homer from Wilson in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.

Luke French (5-6) earned the victory, allowing two runs on eight hits in five innings. James Shields (13-14) took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in six frames.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Seattle   Tampa Bay
Luke French Player James Shields
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 8
3.60 ERA 7.50
Hitting
Seattle   Tampa Bay
Chone Figgins Player Jason Bartlett
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Seattle 10 1 14 .278 12 7 6 2 1 0
Tampa Bay 9 0 13 .273 14 8 2 3 1 2