Masterson strikes out 11 in Tribe win.

The Indians win  game 3 game of the 4 game series with Seattle Mariners today. The first 2 games were won with a walk-off home run in the 10th and a bases loaded walk off single in the 9th. No need for any late inning heroics today, because the Tribe dominated the entire game, winning 6-0. Justin Masterson (7-2  2.83 ERA) went 7 innings giving up 3 hits, walking 2 and striking out 11 Mariners batters. Rich Hill pitched 2/3 of the 8th giving up 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 strike out. Joe Smith pitched 1 and 1/3 with 1 hit, 1 walk amd 1 K. The Tribe got it started in the 1st inning, Michael Bourn hit a lead off double to right. Michael Brantley singled to right and Bourn scored from second. Nick Swisher reached base on a fielding error and Brantley scored. In the second, Bourn singled on a grounder to 2nd. Kipinis singled on a line drive to center, Bourn advances to 3rd. Michael Brantley turns a Felix Hernandez 93 mph sinker into a souvenir for a lucky fan in the center field bleachers. 3 runs score, and the Tribe leads 5-0. In the 4th inning, Mike Aviles sends a line drive to center for a double. Drew Stubbs hits a grounder fielded by Jesus Montero, and is thrown out at first, Aviles scores from 2nd.

Cleveland is on a 17-4 run, it's best 21 game stretch since 2007. The defeat of Felix Hernandez today was the Tribe's 7th win of the 8 games they have faced Cy Young winners. King felix lasted 5 innings, giving up 8 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks and 8 strike outs.

The Indians look to complete the 4 game sweep of the Mariners tomorrow at 12:05. Seattle will start righty Hisashi Iwakuma (5-1  1.84 ERA). His last game was on May 16th in Yankee Stadium. He got the win going 7 innings giving up 8 hits, 2 runs and striking out 4. Seattle dusted the Yankees 12-2. Scott Kazmir (2-2  5.33 ERA) will get the start for Cleveland. Scott last pitched in Philly on May 14th. It was a 5 inning effort in which he relinquished 4 runs on 6 hits, walking 2 and striking out 3. The Tribe lost 6-2.

The Indians are now 25-17 and 1.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Tigers. Detroit lost to the Texas Rangers last night and are currently in the 2nd inning of a scoreless game in Arlington. (Go Rangers)