Cleveland Indians: Ex - Indians Burn Their Former Team

8 - 14 - 10     vs. Seattle     L, 9 - 3     48 - 69

     With all the former Indians that the Mariners brought with them to Progressive Field this weekend, the two clubs could have staged a team reunion instead of playing a baseball game.  And that would have been better for the Tribe because once the first pitch was thrown, things started to get ugly.  Russell Branyan, Josh Bard, and Jamey Wright, three players who used to call Cleveland their home during the summer, all made positive contributions for their new team as Seattle rolled over the Indians.
     Mitch Talbot, making his first start since coming off of the disabled list, worked in and nearly out of some big jams in the early going.  The Mariners did score twice, but without the use of a RBI hit, and it could have been a lot worse.
     In the bottom of the 4th, the Tribe came back to tie the contest on the strength of a couple of huge two - out hits.  Jayson Nix stroked a RBI double and Andy Marte added a run - scoring single.
     Seattle then proceeded to blow the game wide open with the long ball.  In the 5th, Russell Branyan launched a solo homer and Josh Bard blasted a grand slam to right field.  Two frames later, Casey Kotchman crunched a two - run dinger.
     Talbot, after avoiding some of that big trouble in the early portions of the game, fell apart in the 5th.  His final numbers read like this: 4IP, 6R, 4ER, and most importantly, the stat line ended with the ugly letter "L."