Friday, October 12, 2001

Sports Briefs
Seattle Mariners add one more to record season

SEATTLE (AP) — Pressure? What pressure? Jamie Moyer and the Seattle Mariners handled their biggest game this season — and the Cleveland Indians — just like they’ve done 116 times since April.

With an easy win.

Moyer took a shutout into the seventh inning and Seattle used three homers to bounce back and even their AL playoff series at one game apiece Thursday with a 5-1 win over the Indians.

Moyer allowed five hits and one run.

Mike Cameron and Edgar Martinez hit two-run homers in the first inning off losing pitcher Chuck Finley and David Bell added a solo shot.

Another loss at home, and Seattle would have been in jeopardy of having its AL record-setting, 116-win season end.

For the second straight game, the Mariners managed just six hits. But this time, three were homers.

Staked to a 4-0 lead in the first, Moyer, who was 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA against Cleveland in the regular season, had the Indians swinging over, through and above his assortment of breaking pitches.

In the fourth, the Indians had runners at first and second with one out. But Moyer retired Ellis Burks on a fly ball to the warning track in right, and with a runner at third, he struck out Jim Thome.

Moyer gave up consecutive singles to start the seventh and was replaced by Jeff Nelson.