8 - 13 - 10 vs. Seattle L, 3 - 2 48 - 68
There is a reason why the Indians have one of the worst defenses in the league. It is becuase of plays like the one Jason Donald made, or attempted to make, in the 6th inning of a series opener with Seattle. The score was tied at 2, and the Tribe was one out away from getting out of a jam. The Mariners had the go - ahead run on at third base in the form of Franklin Gutierrez, and they had Adam Moore at the plate. Moore hit a one - hop grounder back toward the middle, and Donald, who plays second base, could not field the ball cleanly, allowing the visitors to take the lead. The error was the difference between a no - decision and a loss for Fausto Carmona, and it separated a win from a defeat for the Indians.
Russell Branyan pushed Seattle's first run across in the 1st on a grounder to second. Branyan was traded from the Indians to his current club earlier this season, and he wasted no time in exacting a bit of revenge.
Jason Donald and Chris Giminez hit back - to - back, two - out doubles in the 2nd to tie the game, and they had to rally again after Casey Kotchman bounced an infield RBI single over the mound in the 4th. Shin - Soo Choo was the man who evened the score the second time around as he delivered a RBI base - hit that plated Michael Brantley in the 5th.
Then came Donald's defensive miscue and Dave Pauley's first major league win.
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