GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (33-26) at CLEVELAND (37-24)

AL: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

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SEATTLE (8) AT CLEVELAND (7) - EVENT LOG
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Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
K Johjima C, B Broussard 1B, A Beltre 3B, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, C Baek RHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, J Michaels LF, C Blake 3B,
T Hafner DH, J Peralta SS, R Garko 1B, T Nixon RF, J Barfield 2B, K Shoppach C,
P Byrd RHP.

Umpires -- Troy Fullwood (HP), Jerry Layne (1B), Bill Miller (2B),
Marvin Hudson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 8 mph.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro grounded out to first,
I Suzuki to second. J Guillen singled to center, I Suzuki scored. R Ibanez
flied out to right. K Johjima singled to right center, J Guillen to second.
B Broussard grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore flied out to right. J Michaels flied out to
left. C Blake singled to left. T Hafner doubled to left, C Blake to third.
J Peralta walked. R Garko flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 1, CLEVELAND 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre grounded out to pitcher. J Lopez grounded out to
second. Y Betancourt singled to left. I Suzuki reached on infield single to
third, Y Betancourt to second. J Vidro flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: T Nixon grounded out to second. J Barfield struck out
swinging. K Shoppach reached on infield single to pitcher. G Sizemore popped
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, CLEVELAND 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen singled to center. R Ibanez homered to left center,
J Guillen scored. K Johjima lined out to third. B Broussard flied out to
center. A Beltre singled to right. J Lopez homered to left, A Beltre scored.
Y Betancourt fouled out to first. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: J Michaels struck out looking. C Blake flied out to center.
T Hafner grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5,
CLEVELAND 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Vidro singled to left.
J Guillen popped out to first. R Ibanez homered to right, J Vidro scored.
K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: J Peralta grounded out to third. R Garko struck out
swinging. T Nixon struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
CLEVELAND 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: F Cabrera relieved P Byrd. B Broussard grounded out to first.
A Beltre grounded out to third. J Lopez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 5TH: J Barfield grounded out to third. K Shoppach singled to
center. G Sizemore singled to right, K Shoppach to second. J Michaels singled
to left, K Shoppach to third, G Sizemore to second. C Blake grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, K Shoppach out at home, G Sizemore to third,
J Michaels to second. T Hafner singled to left, G Sizemore and J Michaels
scored, C Blake to second. J Peralta singled to center, C Blake scored,
T Hafner to second. R Garko flied out to right. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 3.

SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt singled to right, Y Betancourt to second on error
by right fielder T Nixon. I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro struck out
looking. J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: T Nixon flied out to center. J Barfield singled to left.
K Shoppach doubled to deep right center, J Barfield scored. E O'Flaherty
relieved C Baek. G Sizemore singled to right, K Shoppach to third. S Green
relieved E O'Flaherty. J Michaels struck out swinging. C Blake singled to
left, K Shoppach scored, G Sizemore to second, G Sizemore to third on error by
left fielder R Ibanez. G Sherrill relieved S Green. T Hafner fouled out to
third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 5.

SEATTLE 7TH: R Ibanez tripled to deep center. K Johjima flied out to
center. B Broussard intentionally walked. A Beltre lined into double play, to
third, R Ibanez doubled off third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. R Garko popped out to
second. T Nixon flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
CLEVELAND 5.

SEATTLE 8TH: R Hernandez relieved F Cabrera. J Lopez flied out to center.
Y Betancourt lined out to shortstop. I Suzuki struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Barfield singled to left. B Morrow relieved G Sherrill.
V Martinez hit for K Shoppach. V Martinez singled to center, J Barfield to third.
G Sizemore walked, V Martinez to second. D Dellucci hit for J Michaels.
D Dellucci grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Barfield scored, G Sizemore
out at second, V Martinez to third. C Blake doubled to left, V Martinez
scored, D Dellucci thrown out at home, C Blake to third advancing on throw.
T Hafner intentionally walked. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to second. R Garko
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, CLEVELAND 7.

SEATTLE 9TH: D Dellucci in left field. V Martinez catching. J Borowski
relieved R Hernandez. J Vidro singled to center. W Bloomquist ran for J Vidro.
J Guillen flied out to center. R Ibanez doubled to deep center, W Bloomquist
scored. K Johjima singled to center, R Ibanez to third. B Broussard flied out
to right, R Ibanez thrown out at home. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 8,
CLEVELAND 7.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Ellison in right field. T Nixon popped out to shortstop.
J Barfield grounded out to shortstop. V Martinez singled to center.
G Sizemore walked, V Martinez to second. D Dellucci grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 8, CLEVELAND 7.</div>

 

Ibanez hits two homers as Mariners edge Indians

<h3>SEATTLE 8, CLEVELAND 7</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Even after losing a seven-run lead, theSeattle Mariners still escaped with a victory.

Raul Ibanez hit two home runs, a triple and the go-ahead RBIdouble as the Mariners won their fourth straight game, an 8-7victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday in the secondmakeup game of a four-game series.

After Seattle squandered up a 7-0 lead, Ibanez doubled offIndians closer Joe Borowski (0-3) to plate pinch runner WillieBloomquist and give Seattle an 8-7 advantage in the ninthinning.

"That would have been a heartbreaking loss," Ibanez said. "Tobe up seven runs and lose, that would have made for a long nightback to Chicago."

"(Ibanez) put it where he needed to," Borowski said. "They werehit-and-running on that play and he put it in the right spot.You live with it."

The Mariners, who have won eight of their last nine, broke thegame open in the third inning. After Jose Guillen led off witha single, Ibanez blasted a two-run homer to left center offCleveland starter Paul Byrd to give the Mariners a 3-0advantage.

Seattle took a 5-0 lead later in the inning when Jose Lopez senta two-run shot over the center field wall.

Ibanez gave the Mariners even more breathing room in the fourthwith his second two-run blast of the game. It was the sixthcareer two-homer game for Ibanez, who is 11-for-20 in his careeragainst Byrd.

"I think the numbers are deceiving," Ibanez said. "I might havehad one good game against him. Sometimes the numbers don'ttell the whole story."

"The way he played tonight, he should have 20 home runs," Byrdsaid. "I have no idea how he only had two home runs. He killedus tonight."

Cleveland started cutting into the lead in the fifth when TravisHafner's base hit plated Kelly Shoppach and Grady Sizemore.Jhonny Peralta then smacked an RBI single to center to cut theadvantage to 7-3.

The Indians continued to cut into the deficit in the sixthinning. Shoppach sent an RBI double to right and Casey Blakechased Shoppach home with a single to cut the Mariners lead to7-5.

"The Indians have an awfully good club," Mariners manager MikeHargrove said. "Even when you have a five-, six-run lead, youcan't relax."

Cleveland tied the game in the eighth on David Dellucci's RBIgroundout, which plated Josh Barfield, and Blake's RBI double.

"Our guys showed great fight," Indians manager Eric Wedge said."They never quit. They kept working and we came up a littleshort. We weren't able to get the one final hit we needed totake the lead."

Brandon Morrow (3-0) recorded the win by pitching two innings,giving up one run, three hits and four walks.

Cha Seung Baek pitched 5 1/3 innings, yielding four runs, ninehits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Byrd lasted just four innings, giving up seven runs and 11 hits,which ties a career high.

"My control didn't show up tonight," Byrd said. "I left a lotof balls up. I didn't feel the ball coming off my hand well atall."

Seattle started the scoring in the first frame when Guillen'ssingle plated Ichiro Suzuki.

Indians right fielder Trot Nixon committed an error in the sixthinning to snap a 114-game errorless streak.

The teams still have to make up two more games from theirfour-game series, which was snowed out in Cleveland from April4-7.