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.Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 22301
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