Indians 3, Mariners 2
CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor had three hits and an RBI and Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Tuesday night at Progressive Field.
Lindor had two singles and a double, and he drew a bases loaded walk in the Indians' two-run fourth inning.
Carrasco (2-0) threw 103 pitches and was removed from the game with one out in the seventh inning. Cody Allen pitched the ninth inning to pick up his fourth save.
The only run allowed by Carrasco came on a solo home run by Kyle Seager in the sixth inning. Seager, who came into the game with a .413 career batting average at Progressive Field, snapped his 0-for-18 hitless streak with a single in the fourth inning, then homered in the sixth, cutting the Cleveland lead to 3-1.
Following a one-out double by Leonys Martin in the seventh inning Carrasco was relieved by Zach McAllister. McAllister retired Ketel Marte on a popout for the second out. Martin stole third, but McAllister struck out Norichika Aoki to end the inning.
The Mariners rallied again in the eighth inning when Robinson Cano ripped a double with one out off reliever Bryan Shaw. Cano went to third on a fly out by Nelson Cruz, but Shaw left Cano stranded by striking out Seager for the third out.
Carrasco pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits, with five strikeouts and three walks.
The loss went to Seattle starter Wade Miley (0-2) gave up three runs on nine hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Seattle rallied in the ninth inning as Adam Lind led off the inning with a double off Allen. Chris Iannetta flied out to center, moving Lind to third. Lind scored on a groundout by Martin, to make it 3-2, but Allen struck out pinch hitter Franklin Gutierrez to end the game.
The Indians were their own worst enemy early in the game, hitting into double plays in each of the first three innings. The first two ended innings. The third did not, because the Indians regrouped to score a run and take a 1-0 lead.
Rajai Davis led off the third with a single but was erased when Jason Kipnis grounded into a double play. However, Francisco Lindor restarted the rally with a double to right-center field off Seattle starter Wade Miley. Mike Napoli followed with a long fly ball over the head of center fielder Leonys Martin that went for a double, scoring Lindor and giving Cleveland a 1-0 lead.
The Indians scored two more runs in the fourth when Miley lost the strike zone. With one out, Marlon Byrd singled. The next three batters -- Juan Uribe, Collin Cowgill and Davis -- all drew walks. The walk by Davis forced in Byrd with Cleveland's second run.
Miley struck out Kipnis for the second out, but then Miley walked Lindor, forcing in Uribe to make it 3-0.
Before the fourth inning, Miley had not walked a batter in 15 innings this year, but in the fourth he walked four in the span of five batters.
Carrasco held the Mariners scoreless on two hits through the first five innings.
NOTES: Indians OF Lonnie Chisenhall was scheduled to make his last rehab appearance at Double-A Akron on Tuesday night. He will be activated on Wednesday. Chisenhall has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with a left wrist impingement. ... OF Michael Brantley (right shoulder surgery) will continue his injury rehab assignment at Akron on Wednesday. Manager Terry Francona said Brantley is doing fine, but needs to play in consecutive games, which he hasn't done yet, before he will be activated. ... Mariners third base coach Manny Acta is making his first appearance at Progressive Field since being fired as manager of the Indians at the end of the 2012 season. The Indians were 214-266 in three seasons under Acta. ... C Mike Zunino is hitting .447 with six home runs and 15 RBI in nine games for the Mariners' Triple-A Tacoma affiliate.