The Indians fought back three times on Thursday to force extra innings. That was when the Seattle Mariners finally delivered the knockout blow.
With two outs and two runners on in the 10th inning Cody Allen (0-1), in his second inning of work, had his first pitch—his 30th of the day—to Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano crushed to dead center field for a three-run home run.
After a day of the Indians clawing their way back, Cano’s deflating blast was enough to send the Indians to a 10-7 loss.
The Indians (6-7) had already answered Mariners rallies twice by the eighth inning, though it hadn’t been enough to tie the score until Mike Napoli stepped to the plate to pinch hit, the Indians down to four outs and in need of one big swing.