The Indians don't have much that impresses in their lineup these days, but much of what they do have, they can thank the Mariners for.
Cleveland's Nos. 2 and 3 hitters, Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo, combined for five hits, five RBI and four runs Thursday as the Indians opened a four-game series in Seattle with a 6-3 win. Those two also had the two highest batting averages in the Cleveland lineup Thursday. Both came up through the Seattle farm system.
And that's not what the Mariners need now, to see some of their own come back to beat them. Seattle would like to avoid finishing with the worst record in the American League, but they are a step closer to it with a 52-82 record, while the Indians are 54-80.
Lurking in the background are the resurgent Orioles, who...
