Unlike many teams around major league baseball, the Seattle Mariners have been relatively healthy this spring. They’ve had a few minor dings and dents – a stiff neck here, some tight legs there – but they’ve avoided the season-affecting injuries that can cripple a team.
It looked as though that run of good fortune was going to come an end on Saturday afternoon at Peoria Stadium in a 10-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
In the top of the second inning, starting pitcher Blake Beavan delivered a 1-0 fastball to touted Indians prospect Francisco Lindor. The switching-hitting infielder – batting …