THE SCENE: A cloudy day turned sunny later in the game for the 30564 on hand. STAR OF THE GAME: RHP Sean Green didn't get the win or the save, but he pitched 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief to get the Mariners from LHP Erik Bedard to RHP Brandon Morrow...

SEATTLE -- Raul Ibanez clanged a solo home run off the windows of a restaurant in right field and a pair of Seattle relievers helped finish what Erik Bedard started in the Mariners' 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

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Jose Lopez added a key two-run double late to help Seattle win for the eighth time in 11 games.

Ibanez's 10th homer of the season broke a 1-all tie in the fourth, and Lopez sealed the victory with a two-out, two RBI double off Detroit starter Kenny Rogers in the eighth, making a winner out of Seattle starter Bedard even though he called it a day after five innings.

Bedard's habit of leaving right around the 100-pitch mark continued. Despite giving up just one run and five hits with six strikeouts, Bedard called it a day after 99 pitches and five solid innings, turning over the burden of holding a one-run lead to the Mariners bullpen.

Bedard (6-4) has not thrown more than 100 pitches since May 28, when he went seven innings in a 1-0 win over Boston. He threw 110 pitches in that game,...
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