Found July 19, 2009 on Baseball Musings:
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Russell Branyan gave the Mariners an early 2-0 lead with a home run in the top of the first against Cleveland. Seattle went on to a 5-3 victory, hanging in the AL West race. For Branyan, it was his 23rd home run, all as a first baseman. Over the previous two seasons, [...]
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