AL: CLEVELAND (92-63) at SEATTLE (83-72) <h3>Indians stand to gain from strong finish</h3> Cleveland (92-63) at Seattle (83-72) 10:05 pm EDT SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians clinched the AmericanLeague Central Division on Sunday, but they can't give up on theregular season just yet. Clinging to the best record in AL, the Indians will have plentyto play for Tuesday when they open a four-game series with theSeattle Mariners. Both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (92-65) and Boston RedSox (92-64) are hot on the Indians' trail for the league's bestrecord. The Mariners saw the Angels lock up the AL West Division onSunday, and their elimination number in the AL wild card race isone. Aaron Laffey (3-2, 5.35 ERA) gets the start for the Indians, whoare 15-6 this month. The lefthanded rookie will be making hiseighth start of the season and his first since September 16. The Mariners counter with Felix Hernandez (13-7, 4.07), who is7-1 in his last 11 starts and 3-0 in four starts this month.
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Kenny Lofton CF .299 7 35 Ichiro Suzuki CF .350 6 68 Chris Gomez 3B .309 1 20 Jose Lopez 2B .257 9 59 Travis Hafner DH .256 23 96 Raul Ibanez LF .289 20 103 Victor Martinez C .300 24 107 Jose Guillen DH .287 21 94 Ryan Garko 1B .291 20 59 Adrian Beltre 3B .278 25 97 Jhonny Peralta SS .271 21 72 Jose Vidro 1B .315 6 58 Trot Nixon RF .255 3 31 Kenji Johjima C .294 14 59 Ben Francisco LF .275 3 9 Adam Jones RF .273 2 4 Josh Barfield 2B .246 3 50 Yuniesky Betancour SS .290 9 67 Aaron Laffey LHP (3-2, 5.35) Felix Hernandez RHP (13-7, 4.07)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE -- REVISED LINEUPS CLEVELAND SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Kenny Lofton CF .299 7 35 Ichiro Suzuki CF .350 6 68 Chris Gomez 3B .309 1 20 Jose Lopez 2B .257 9 59 Travis Hafner DH .256 23 96 Raul Ibanez LF .289 20 103 Victor Martinez C .300 24 107 Jose Guillen DH .287 21 94 Ryan Garko 1B .291 20 59 Adrian Beltre 3B .278 25 97 Jhonny Peralta SS .271 21 72 Jose Vidro 1B .315 6 58 Trot Nixon RF .255 3 31 Kenji Johjima C .294 14 59 Ben Francisco LF .275 3 9 Adam Jones RF .273 2 4 Josh Barfield 2B .246 3 50 Willie Bloomquist SS .281 2 13 Aaron Laffey LHP (3-2, 5.35) Felix Hernandez RHP (13-7, 4.07)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY (3-2, 5.35) SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ (13-7, 4.07) UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER 1B - RICK REED 2B - TIM TIMMONS 3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY AND VICTOR MARTINEZ SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.299, 7 HR, 35 RBI) C GOMEZ (.309, 1 HR, 20 RBI) T HAFNER (.256, 23 HR, 96 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY VICTOR MARTINEZ (25) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ SCORED CHRIS GOMEZ AND TRAVIS HAFNER. CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.291, 20 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.350, 6 HR, 68 RBI) J LOPEZ (.257, 9 HR, 59 RBI) R IBANEZ (.289, 20 HR, 103 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 V Martinez c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .301 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 7 3 4 3 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1. Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Guillen dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 3 -- 3 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.35 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.20 Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 3-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.275, 3 HR, 9 RBI) J BARFIELD (.246, 3 HR, 50 RBI) K LOFTON (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 V Martinez c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .301 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 7 3 4 3 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (V Martinez-J Peralta). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 J Guillen dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 3 -- 3 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.22 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.20 Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 14-6; F Hernandez 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 1-0; F Hernandez 3-0. Batters faced: A Laffey 3; F Hernandez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.287, 21 HR, 94 RBI) A BELTRE (.278, 25 HR, 97 RBI) J VIDRO (.315, 6 HR, 58 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 V Martinez c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .301 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 10 3 4 3 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (V Martinez-J Peralta). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 J Guillen dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Vidro 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 30 -- 3 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.22 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 4.18 Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 14-6; F Hernandez 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 1-0; F Hernandez 4-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 3; F Hernandez 10. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 3 4 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.312, 1-FOR-1) T HAFNER (.257, 1-FOR-1) V MARTINEZ (.301, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 V Martinez c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .301 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 10 3 4 3 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (V Martinez-J Peralta, J Peralta-R Garko). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 J Guillen dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 30 -- 3 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.09 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 4.18 Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 27-15; F Hernandez 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 4-0; F Hernandez 4-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 6; F Hernandez 10. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 0 3 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.294, 14 HR, 59 RBI) A JONES (.273, 2 HR, 4 RBI) W BLOOMQUIST (.281, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 T Hafner dh 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 V Martinez c 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .302 R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 15 3 6 3 0 1 5 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 2 (V Martinez-J Peralta, J Peralta-R Garko). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 J Guillen dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Totals 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 300 -- 3 SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.09 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 3 6 3 3 0 1 1 4.15 Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 27-15; F Hernandez 57-36. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 4-0; F Hernandez 6-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 6; F Hernandez 15. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 0 3 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.254, 0-FOR-1) B FRANCISCO (.269, 0-FOR-1) J BARFIELD (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Gomez 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 T Hafner dh 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 V Martinez c 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .302 R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Totals 15 3 6 3 0 1 5 BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 2 (V Martinez-J Peralta, J Peralta-R Garko). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 J Guillen dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 J Vidro 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 A Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 W Bloomquist ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 8 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 300 -- 3 SEATTLE - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era A Laffey 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.97 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era F Hernandez 3 6 3 3 0 1 1 4.15 Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 38-22; F Hernandez 57-36. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 7-0; F Hernandez 6-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 9; F Hernandez 15. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 0 0 3 6 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.350, 0-FOR-1) J LOPEZ (.257, 0-FOR-0, BB) R IBANEZ (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>
