Golf Hockey Motor Sports Preps Other Sports Art Thiel Laura Vecsey Rec. GB Home Away Div. Riding the arm of Aaron Sele and the bat of Edgar Martinez, the Mariners beat the Red Sox 5-1 Wednesday night as Aaron Sele outpitched Hideo Nomo, going seven strong innings, allowing seven hits and no walks.
Baseball is, of course, just a game.
But for the Itos, who came from Hokkaido on business, scoring tickets to the anticipated matchup between Mariner Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Hideo Nomo was a dream come true. Slumping Wilson takes a seat Dan Wilson wasn't in the starting lineup last night. That normally isn't a big deal, but it was the fourth time in five games that Tom Lampkin was the starting catcher for the Mariners. This was not the kind of fan support the Minnesota Twins were looking for. Angry with Chuck Knoblauch, the crowd nearly cost Minnesota a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees last night.