CLEVELAND (AP) -- As Seattle's relievers were holding Cleveland

in check, the Indians' pitchers were giving Ichiro Suzuki and the

Mariners every chance to rally.

Suzuki and Jose Lopez each hit two-run homers and Seattle turned

a rash of wildness by Cleveland relievers into a 9-5 comeback win

Thursday night.

The Mariners drew nine walks over the final 3 1-3 innings to

overcome an early 4-0 deficit Thursday night.

"We put them in position to win," Indians manager Eric Wedge

said. "It's uncharacteristic of guys who are usually aggressive

over the plate and throw strike one, strike two."

The Indians led 5-3 after five innings but three Seattle

relievers combined to throw 4 1-3 shutout innings, allowing five

hits and no walks. The Mariners won the final two games of the

three-game series at Jacobs Field.

"Our bullpen was big," Mariners manager Mike Hargrove said.

"The relievers gave our offense a chance to come back."

Cleveland reliever Rafael Betancourt got out of a bases-loaded,

two-out jam in the sixth by striking out Jeremy Reed to preserve

the Indians' two-run lead.

But Lopez hit a two-run homer off the right-hander with one out

in the seventh to tie it at 5.

"I made a mistake and when you make a mistake you pay for it,"

Betancourt said. "I couldn't throw strikes. I walked a guy before

that and it hurt me."

Left-hander Scott Sauerbeck (0-1) then yielded a sharp single to

Raul Ibanez and gave way to Guillermo Mota. Richie Sexson greeted

the right-hander with a line double to left, sending Ibanez to

third. Adrian Beltre was intentionally walked to load the bases,

but Mota also walked Carl Everett to make it 6-5.

"Part of our game is being patient," Ibanez said. "You work

the count, a lot of things can happen."

Kenji Johjima followed with a bouncer to third baseman Aaron

Boone, whose throw home pulled catcher Victor Martinez off the

plate. Sexson scored to give the Mariners a two-run lead.

Johjima added a two-run double in the ninth off Fernando Cabrera

to make it 9-5. Reed then lined a ball off Cabrera's right ankle.

The right-hander made the play for the out, but left the game and

was replaced by Danny Graves.

Cabrera said he "felt fine," after limping off the field.

Julio Mateo (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings for the win, George

Sherrill got two outs and J.J Putz gave up two hits over the final

two innings.

Ronnie Belliard hit a two-run homer and Ben Broussard a solo

shot off Seattle starter Felix Hernandez.

Ichiro's two-run shot in Seattle's three-run fifth got the

Mariners within one but Belliard singled home a run in the bottom

half to make it 5-3.

Jason Johnson, seeking to win his first two starts in a season

for the first time in his 10-year career, gave up only two hits

through four innings. After yielding three runs in the fifth, he

issued his only three walks, all with two outs in the sixth.

Johnson allowed three runs and five hits over 5 2-3 innings.

Hernandez, pitching five days after his 20th birthday, struck

out four, but gave up five runs and seven hits with four walks over

4 2-3 innings.

"He was all over the place, missing with his sinker and having

no command of his fastball," Hargrove said. "It was one of those

games for Felix, but he kept battling and kept us in the game."

Three straight singles gave the Indians a 1-0 lead in the first.

Jhonny Peralta singled home Grady Sizemore, but Jason Michaels was

thrown out at third on the play. Hernandez then struck out Travis

Hafner and Martinez.Game notes
The largest walkup crowd in Jacobs Field history swelled

attendance to 24,638 -- of which 8,510 bought last-minute tickets.

... Johnson is 3-7 with a 5.15 ERA in 16 career outings against

Seattle. ... Johjima played with a sore right hand, hurt Wednesday

night when he hit it on Michaels' bat while following through on a

throw back to the pitcher. ... Suzuki went 4-for-7 over the final

two games after breaking an 0-for-18 streak. He's batting .356

(68-for-191) in his career against Cleveland. ... Indians relievers

have walked 23 in 32 1-3 innings this season.