Cleveland 9, Seattle 8
When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Bill Miller, 1B -
Angel Campos, 2B -
Dan Iassogna, 3B -
Dale Scott
Attendance:
12461
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Indians 9, Mariners 8: Jason Donald’s seventh-inning RBI single completed the Indians’ rally from a seven-run deficit as Cleveland won for the 11th time in 13 games at Safeco Field.
Seattle built an 8-1 lead through four, but the Indians tied it with a seven-run fifth featuring catcher Carlos Santana’s three-run blast. It was the ninth straight game in which Cleveland homered, tying the second-longest season-opening streak in team history.
Cleveland starter Justin Masterson entered with a 2.45 ERA in five career starts against Seattle, but lasted just 3 2/3 innings. Rafael Perez (1-0) got the win after throwing an inning of scoreless relief in the sixth, and Chris Perez worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his third save.
Mariners designated hitter John Jaso belted a towering two-run homer and also drove in a run when he got hit by a pitch. Justin Smoak went 4 for 5, while Ichiro Suzuki drove in two runs.
The Indians chased Mariners starter Kevin Millwood in their big fifth inning. Charlie Furbush (0-1) took the loss after allowing the go-ahead run to reach in the seventh.
Game Notebook: The Indians played without All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who returned to his native Venezuela after a death in his family … The Indians have scored eight or more runs in each of their first four road games for the time in the franchise’s 111-year history. They had never done in the first three road games until this year.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Cleveland
|
13 |
1 |
18 |
.333 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Seattle
|
10 |
1 |
13 |
.278 |
21 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |