Mariners edge Tigers

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07/06/2008 - Seattle, WA (Baseball Betting) - Jeff Clement delivered a pair of home runs, including a game-winning, two-run shot in the eighth, as the Seattle Mariners downed the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in the third of a four-game set at Safeco Field.

Miguel Cairo scored the other run while Miguel Batista (4-10) got the win for pitching two scoreless innings of relief for the Mariners, who have won four of their last five. RA Dickey started on the mound and gave up two runs on four hits with five walks and three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen each hit solo home runs for the Tigers, who have dropped four of their last five. Fernando Rodney (0-2) was handed the loss and Armando Galarraga gave up one run on five hits in six innings of action.

Trailing by a run to start the eighth inning, the Mariners took their first lead of the game on a swing of the bat. With one out, Richie Sexson worked a walk and Clement followed with a shot into the right field stands for a 3-2 advantage.

Brandon Morrow then worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to close the game and pick up his seventh save of the season.

The Tigers got on the board in the first innings as Guillen belted a two-out, solo home run over the right field wall.

Seattle threatened in the second with runners on first and second with one out, but Clement and Yuniesky Betancourt flied out to kill the frame.

The Mariners again posted a threat in the third as they put their first two men on base, but the next three batters recorded outs with Adrian Beltre striking out to end the inning.

Cabrera extended Detroit's lead to 2-0 in the fourth as he belted a solo homer into the right field stands.

Detroit almost scored in the fifth as with men on first and second Placido Polanco plunked a single to left, but Dane Sardinha was nailed at the plate.

Seattle finally got on the board in the sixth as Clement crushed a pitch deep into the right field stands to make it a 2-1 contest.

The Mariners tried to rally in the seventh as they had men on first and third with two outs, but Beltre hit into a fielder's choice to end the threat.

Game Notes

It was the first multi-home run game of Clement's career...Seattle stranded 11 men on base while Detroit left seven...Detroit has won six of nine against Seattle this season...Attendance was 30,373.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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