The Indians got to Felix Hernandez for five runs in 4 2/3, including homers by Ben Broussard and Ronnie Belliard. Unfortunately, Jason Johnson was pitching for Cleveland, and he allowed three runs in the fifth (including an Ichiro homer) and walked the bases loaded in the sixth before being bailed out by Rafael Betancourt. But in the seventh Betancourt walked namesake Yuniesky (not an easy thing to do) and surrendered the tying homer to Jose Lopez before Scott Sauerbeck and Guillermo Mota allowed two more runs across. Kenji Johjima’s two-run double in the ninth gave the Mariners nine, and their bullpen shut the Tribe out, including a six-out save by JJ Putz.
Carl Everett had a game after my heart, grounding out his first time up, followed by a double and then walks in his final three plate appearances.
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