Indians Vs. Mariners Final Score: First-Place Cleveland Rallies For 11th Inning Victory

It took three walks and a wild pitch to get the job done, but the Cleveland Indians snuck past Seattle on Thursday in extra innings to record their fourth consecutive victory.

Seattle closer Brandon League entered the game in the bottom of the 11th eying a save after a Michael Saunders double gave the Mariners a one-run advantage in the top half of the inning. League then proceeded to walk three of the first five batters he faced, and was eventually beaten by a Carlos Santana game-winning single to center that plated infielder Jason Kipnis to cap off Cleveland's surprise win.

Looking to stretch the win streak to five, next up for the Indians is a weekend homestand with the National League's Miami Marlins. Cleveland will send strikeout artist Justin Masterson to the hill to square off with hot-and-cold Marlins starter Carlos Zambrano for Friday's opener.

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Indians Vs. Mariners: Cleveland Sends Zach McAllister To The Hill Against Seattle

The Cleveland Indians look to continue their hot streak Thursday afternoon when they host the Seattle Mariners.

The Indians pounded the Mariners 9-3 on Wednesday and will be going for their fourth straight win overall. Cleveland had lost five of six before winning two games in Minnesota and taking the series opener with the Mariners.

The Indians, 21-16, bumped their AL Central lead over the Detroit Tigers to three games after Wednesday's bloodletting.

Twenty-four-year-old Zach McAllister, 1-1, will be making his third start this season for the Tribe. In his first start, McAllister pitched 6.0 innings and struck out five while giving up two earned runs. Last time out he had a handful of strikeouts -- eight through 7.0 innings -- but surrendered four earned runs and took the loss.

The Mariners will counter with Hector Noesi, who has gotten knocked around all season. Noesi has a 6.32 ERA and gave up five earned runs in 7.0 innings in his last outing.

First pitch Thursday is scheduled for 12:05 Eastern.

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Indians Vs. Mariners Final Score: Ubaldo Jimenez Tosses Quality Start In Cleveland's 9-3 Win

Ubaldo Jimenez went six strong and the bats erupted for 14 hits on Wednesday night, propelling the Cleveland Indians past the Seattle Mariners, 9-3.

Jimenez gave up just three runs on five hits and struck out four in earning his fourth win of the season. Meanwhile, his offense tagged former Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez for six earned runs (eight total) and chased him from the game after only 3.2 innings of work.

Shin-Soo Choo had three hits for the Tribe and Travis Hafner knocked in three runs, one coming from his fifth home run of the season. Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Michael Brantley and Hafner all had two hits apiece.

The 21-16, first place Indians close out their quick two-game series with the Mariners on Thursday at 12:05 p.m.

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Indians Vs. Mariners: Projected Starting Lineups For Wednesday

Coming off of a series sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Cleveland Indians will look to extend their hot hand to another two-game set as they host the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on Wednesday night. This is the second meeting between the two teams this season, as the Tribe won the first series by taking two of the three games.

Here are the projected starting lineups for Wednesday night:

Indians

1. Shin-Soo Choo, Right Field

2. Jason Kipnis, Second Base

3. Asdrubal Cabrera, Short Stop

4. Travis Hafner, Designated Hitter

5. Carlos Santana, Catcher

6. Michael Brantley, Center Field

7. Johnny Damon, Left Field

8. Casey Kotchman, First Base

9. Jose Lopez, Third Base

Starting Pitcher: Ubaldo Jimenez; 3-3, 5.18 ERA

Mariners

1. Dustin Ackley, Second Base

2. Michael Saunders, Center Field

3. Ichiro Suzuki, Right Field

4. Jesus Montero, Catcher

5. Kyle Seager, Designated Hitter

6. Justin Smoak, First Base

7. Alex Liddi, Third Base

8. Mike Carp, Left Field

9. Brendan Ryan, Short Stop

Starting Pitcher: Felix Hernandez; 3-2, 2.29 ERA

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Indians Vs. Mariners: Cleveland Hosts Seattle In Two Game Set

The Cleveland Indians will start a two game set against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on Wednesday.