Cano, Gamel power Mariners past Indians
CLEVELAND -- Robinson Cano and Ben Gamel each homered and Ariel Miranda gave up one run on two hits in 5 1/3 innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 Friday night at Progressive Field.
Miranda (2-2) struck out seven and walked two in his first career appearance against Cleveland. The only run he gave up came on a home run by Jose Ramirez in the fourth inning.
Indians starter Carlos Carrasco (2-2) pitched eight innings, allowing three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts.
Miranda and two relievers combined to hold Cleveland to four hits while striking out 14 and walking two. Edwin Diaz fanned three over 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up his fourth save.
Gamel's solo home run came in the sixth inning to give Seattle a 3-1 advantage.
Carrasco gave up a leadoff double to Jean Segura in the first inning before retiring the next three batters. That started Carrasco on a streak in which he retired nine straight batters.
The streak was snapped when Gamel led off the fourth inning with a double off the wall in left field. Cano then belted an 0-1 pitch over the wall in center for his fourth home run, giving Seattle a 2-0 lead.
Miranda held the Indians scoreless and hitless through three innings. With one out in the fourth inning, however, Ramirez hit a fly ball to left field that hit off the top of the wall.
It was originally ruled a double, but after a video review, the call was changed to a home run, Ramirez's sixth.
NOTES: Indians OF Michael Brantley, whose 10-game hitting streak was snapped Thursday night, was given a scheduled day off Friday. ... C Yan Gomes is only hitting .188, but he's drawing rave reviews for his defense. Gomes has thrown out 54 percent of attempted base stealers (7-for-13). ... Seattle DH Nelson Cruz, who leads the AL with 19 RBIs and is hitting .478 with three home runs and 11 RBIs over the last seven games, was scratched from the Mariners' lineup due to a tight left hamstring. . . The Mariners announced that RHP Felix Hernandez (right shoulder bursitis) and OF Mitch Haniger (grade 2 sprain of right oblique) are both expected to miss three to four weeks. Both players were placed on the disabled list on Wednesday, and both were examined on Friday in Seattle.