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Perez blows save, but Indians rebound in bottom of the 9th, win 5-4 over Seattle

Ed Carroll — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Why play eight and a half innings when you can play all nine?

Zach McAllister pitched a gem, allowing 2 runs (both earned) in 7.1 innings and the Indians offense overcame a to-of-the-ninth-inning meltdown from closer Chris Perez in the bottom of the innning with a bases-loaded fielders’ choice by Mark Reynolds. Seattle shortstop Brendan Ryan went home with the throw, but catcher Jesus Montero appeared to not touch the plate and Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis was ruled safe with the winning run. (more…)

Opposition Research: Patrick Leary Talks Mariners

Brian Heise — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:17 +0000

With the Indians set to take on the Mariners in what is sure to be an epic four game, wrap around series, I decided it would be a good idea to reach out to the editor of Sodo Mojo, Patrick Leary, and ask him some questions about the Mariners, their ever continuing youth movement, and of course, Felix Hernandez. Check out his answers below and be sure to follow him on Twitter @patrickkleary. (more…)

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners

Merritt Rohlfing — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:59:26 +0000

A trip to the Pacific Northwest is all that stands between the Cleveland Indians and a record over .500. The Tribe (4-4) is in Seattle this week for a three-game set against the Mariners (6-5).

In their home park of Safeco Field, Seattle will be a formidable foe. The Mariners seem to be doing what teams across the league generally don’t do to: that’s tailor themselves to their ballpark by emphasizing pitching and defense. Or at least they did, until they dealt Michael Pineda for the highly touted Jesus Montero this offseason. Perhaps they’ve realized anyone can be a good pitcher in that expanse of a ballpark they have and actually want to have some offense. (more…)