The Orioles’ Jeremy Guthrie is cruising along to a win over the Mariners when Justin Smoak blasts a three-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to turn a 2 – 0 lead for the O’s into a 3 – 2 loss. With two outs, Ichiro Suzukihad reached on an error by Guthrie and Brendan Ryan on an infield single prior to the blast; none of the runs are earned. Seattle has won 11 of its last 14 games to get back in the middle of the race in the AL West.

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On May 31, 2011 — The Orioles’ Jeremy Guthrie is cruising along to a win over the Mariners when Justin Smoak blasts a three-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to turn a 2 – 0 lead for the O’s into a 3 – 2 loss. With two outs, Ichiro Suzukihad reached on an error by Guthrie and Brendan Ryan on an infield single prior to the blast; none of the runs are earned. Seattle has won 11 of its last 14 games to get back in the middle of the race in the AL West.

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Baseball Reference May 31