Mariners Hand Twins 9th Straight Loss 5-2

The Twins lost 5-2 to the Seattle Mariners Monday night to suffer their 9th straight loss.  Michael Pineda threw 7 shutout innings with 3 hits allowed to get the win for Mariners.  Scott Baker allowed 7 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss and drop to 2-3.  Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer were each 1-4 with 1 run scored for Minnesota at the plate.  The win snaps a 6-game losing streak for the Mariners.  The Twins are 12-27 (worst record in baseball) and are 13 1/2 games back of Cleveland for first place in the American League Central.  The Twins wrapup the short 2-game series at Seattle tonight at 9:10, pregame on WJON at 8:40.  Lefthander Francisco Liriano (2-5) gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander Felix Hernandez (4-3) toes the rubber for Seattle.