Talbot Excellent As Tribe Downs M’s
Talbot was masterful striking out six Mariners allowing just five hits. He improved to 9-11 on the year and picked up his first win since June 27.
The Indians offense exploded early scoring first on an RBI single by Travis Hafner scoring Shin-Soo Choo. Asdrubal Cabrera and Choo provided third inning singles scoring Lou Marson and Michael Brantley as the Indians jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Cleveland got one more in the fourth on a Brantley singled plating Jason Donald as that was all the offense they needed behind the dominant pitching of Talbot and the Indians ‘pen.
Seattle tried to bounce back in the seventh as a Cabrera error opened the door for a Josh Wilson single followed by an Ichiro singled that brought home Matt Tuiasosopo cutting the Indians lead to three. RusselBranyan provided the other run for Seattle in the late innings as he launched a home run to right field off Rafael Perez. Tony Sipp and Chris Perez followed to keep the score at 4-2 and close the game for the Tribe victory.
Choo recorded his 28th double of the year and 17th stolen base. He is now batting .296 with 16 long balls and approaching the 20-20 mark in his contract year.
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French, Mariners Shut Out Tribe, 1-0
In an old-fashioned pitchers duel, the Seattle Mariners came out victorious over the Indians, by the score of 1-0.
Carmona (L, 11-14) pitched as well as he ever has Friday, but the Indians offense would not give him any run support. They barely gave him hitting support.
Carmona tossed a complete game, surrendering a first inning run on four hits, striking out six and walking five.
The story of the night was Luke French. French (W, 4-4), who came to Seattle in last year's Jarrod Washburn deal, pitched seven masterful innings, allowing just one hit with four strikeouts.
French baffled Tribe hitters all night. He does not have an overpowering fastball, but he changed speeds and located his pitches well, which kept the Indians off the bases.
The Mariners got to Carmona early in the first. With two on and nobody out, former Tribe outfielder Franklin Gutierrez smoked an RBI single to center to put Seattle up 1-0.
After a walk to Russell Branyan to load the bases, it looked as if Carmona was in for another rough night. But Carmona struck out Jose Lopez on three pitches, and forced Casey Kotchman to ground into an inning-ending double play.
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