Six-run third carries Tribe past Mariners

Choo homers, doubles twice as Indians ride big bats to win SEATTLE -- A day after struggling to score against Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, the Indians displayed some authoritative wood Saturday at Safeco Field to record a 9-6 victory in front of 37,869. Cleveland put up crooked numbers early against Miguel Batista, who was starting in place of the flu-ridden Jarrod Washburn. With a runner on and two outs in the first inning, Ichiro Suzuki could not come up with Jhonny Peralta's hit to right field that ended up an RBI single. Shin-Soo Choo then belted a homer to right for two more runs and an early 3-0 lead. After Seattle got one back in the second with a Jose Vidro RBI double, the Indians put on a hit parade to begin the third inning. After a single, three doubles and another single in succession, the Indians led, 7-1, and... [read full story]