The Seattle Mariners pounded Tribe pitching again in a rain-shortened 12-6 win in Progressive Field.
The Mariners are offensive offensively -- except when they face the Indians at Progressive Field. Rain or no rain, they mash.
Eric Wedge's grinders kept the train moving Monday afternoon and early evening, amassing 11 hits in a 12-6 victory that unfolded over seven wet innings.
Paid attendance for the makeup from a postponement May 15 was 15,354. If there were 354 in the seats by first pitch at 4:06 p.m., they fooled those counting.
A miserable day for the Indians got prolonged at 6:33 p.m., when umpire Jeff Nelson signaled for the tarp as the Mariners prepared to bat in the top of the eighth.
The game was called at 7:17 p.m.. It became the Indians' first rain-shortened contest at Progressive Field this season.
"Ugly day, disappointing loss," Indians manager Manny Acta said.
The Mariners (64-89) lost the season series, 5-4, but went 4-2 in Cleveland. In the six road games, they batted a combined .308 with 26 extra-base hits and scored 45 times.
Seattle entered Monday ranked last in the American League -- by plenty --in average (.233) and runs (517).
The Indians, having revised their goals to finish second in the AL Central and/or above .500, slipped to 75-76. They were coming off a three-game sweep of the Twins in Minneapolis.
Tribe left-hander David Huff squandered leads of 3-0 after one inning and 4-2 after two. He was knocked out during Seattle's nine-run third.
"We gave David some runs to work with; unfortunately, he had a really rough day," Acta said.
Huff (2-6, 4.20 ERA) allowed nine runs (five earned) on seven hits in 2 innings. He walked three and struck out one. He needed 80 pitches to get his eight outs.
"It was really frustrating," Huff said. "I'm really disappointed in myself. It came down to stupid pitch selection on my part. I know better. I've got to be smarter."
Huff is 0-4 with a 7.11 ERA in his last four starts. He went 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA in his first five after being recalled from Class AAA Columbus the first time July 18.
With one out in the bottom of the first, Jason Donald singled to left in a mist. As rain fell harder, Asdrubal Cabrera ripped lefty Charlie Furbush's first pitch over the left-field wall for his 23rd homer. Cabrera is one homer from tying Jhonny Peralta's single-season club record by a shortstop.
Two pitches later, Carlos Santana homered to left. Santana's 26th long ball set the single-season franchise record for a switch-hitter, eclipsing Victor Martinez's mark from 2007.
"I'm so excited Carlos was able to break the record," Acta said. "For him to do it in his first full season in the big leagues is a great accomplishment. A lot of switch-hitters have come through this organization, so it says a lot about him."
Seattle scored twice in the second when third baseman Alex Liddi lifted a curveball from Huff over the left-field wall for a two-run homer. Cabrera made it 4-2 in the bottom of the inning when he doubled to drive in Donald, who had singled.
Cabrera finished 3-for-4 for his 16th game of three-plus hits this season. Donald went 3-for-4 and has hit in 15 of 19 games (.324).
The Mariners' game-changing third began when Luis Rodriguez grounded to the left of third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, who failed to field the ball cleanly and was charged with an error. Rodriguez scored on Mike Carp's double to left-center. Carp was just getting warmed up.
With one out, Kyle Seager delivered an RBI single to center. During the Mariners' visit in late August, Seager went 10-for-13 with five doubles and one homer in three games.
Later in the inning, Trayvon Robinson grounded a two-run single up the middle with the bases loaded. Center fielder Grady Sizemore picked up the ball in shallow center but had no shot to get trailer Wily Mo Pena.
After a flyout, Ichiro Suzuki flipped a double down the left-field line for an RBI. Acta hooked Huff for Chad Durbin.
The Mariners loaded the bases for Carp, who launched a rocket into what used to be known as Pronkville. Carp's homer traveled an estimated 455 feet.
Furbush struck out the final two batters of the third, the side in the fourth and the first batter in the fifth. Cabrera snapped the streak with a single to center. Santana doubled into the right-field corner, Cabrera stopping at third. Travis Hafner kept the hands back and poked an off-speed pitch into the hole at second for a two-run single. Shelley Duncan flied to deep left-center and Sizemore grounded to second.
Seattle strung three one-out singles together against Frank Herrmann in the sixth to score once.
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Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/post_120.html
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