Actually, it was a bases-clearing triple from Ichiro, who ended up a home run away from the cycle, that fueled the M's big inning, not a double. But that's splitting hairs. The Mariners won the ballgame, 5-4, and that's the only thing that matters.

Unlike Yo Adrian, I've had a positive impression of Cha Seung Baek, and thought he was a more than capable (not to mention cheap!) candidate to fill the fifth starter spot in the rotation. Perhaps the only silver lining of Felix being shelved for two weeks is that Baek gets a chance to join the rotation and show, yes, his offerings couldn't possibly be worse than what's being offered up by Miguel Batista or Jeff Weaver. Given his career dominance over the Rangers going into the game (3-0- half of his career six victories- and 0.83 ERA) Baek's first start of 2007 got off promising enough, limiting the Rangers to one hit through three innings. Ultimately, however, Baek's middling stuff only got him two outs into the fifth inning, and ten base-runners later, left with the score tied 4-4.

Leaving the game early left the door open for Brandon Morrow who, after striking out Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, was able to pick up his first career victory when Raul Ibanez knocked in Beltre with the go-ahead ground-out in the top of the following. The young fireballing dominated the rest of the way, allowing just one hit- an eighth-inning single by Ian Kinsler- to pick up his first career major league victory, which was rewarded by a shaving cream pie in the face!

Way to go Brandon "Tom" Morrow!