Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 2, Seattle 0
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 20173

Gio Gonzalez allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings as the Oakland Athletics closed the season with back-to-back shutouts after a 2-0 victory over the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

Gonzalez (16-12) gave up three walks and a single in the first three innings but retired 14 straight Seattle hitters before allowing a double to Alex Liddi in the seventh inning. He tied a career high with 11 strikeouts. Andrew Bailey came on in the ninth and retired the side in order for his 24th save.

The Athletics got the only offense they would need in the second when Jai Miller hit his second career home run, a two-run shot to center field against Anthony Vasquez (1-6).

Vasquez departed after two innings and 43 pitches, giving up four hits. Five Seattle relievers combined to strike out 11 batters over the final seven innings, yielding only three more hits.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Seattle
Gio Gonzalez Player Anthony Vasquez
Win W/L Loss
8.0 IP 2.0
11 Strikeouts 1
2 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Oakland   Seattle
Chris Carter Player Alex Liddi
1 Hits 1
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 2
.333 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Oakland 7 1 11 .212 13 12 2 1 1 0
Seattle 2 0 3 .069 9 12 0 3 0 0