9 - 4 - 10 at Seattle W, 4 - 2 55 - 81
Mitch Talbot was having a miserable second half of the season before he finally broke out of his funk in Seattle. The Tribe's rookie hurler won his first game since June 27th as he held the Mariners without an earned run over 6 2/3 innings.
While Talbot was baffling Seattle's hitters, the Indians' offense was roaring to life against David Pauley. In the 1st, Shin - Soo Choo gave the Indians a threat by drawing a two - out walk and stealing second base. That was good enough for Travis Hafner, who lined a base - hit to right field, scoring Choo.
Cleveland executed brilliantly in the 3rd, and in so doing, they gave their pitcher two more runs to work with. Lou Marson's double started the rally, and Michael Brantley's sacrifice bunt was so good that it went for a single. The next two batters, Asdrubal Cabrera and Choo, both hit RBI singles through the right side of the infield.
The Indians scored for the final time in the game when Michael Brantley found that hole between the first and second basemen for a RBI single in the 4th.
Talbot eventually ran out of gas, and he had to be relieved by the bullpen in the bottom of the 7th. The Mariners did plate one in that frame, on an Ichiro blooper to left, but the Tribe still had a commanding lead.
Following a Russell Branyan homer in the 8th, Chris Perez slammed the door shut in the 9th, ensuring Talbot of a long - awaited victory.
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