Associated Press
CLEVELAND - Giovanny Urshela got his first major league hit in the third inning.
He added his first big league home run in the sixth.
Unfortunately, his family did not get to see either milestone.
"They left in the second inning," he said.
The 23-year-old Colombian third baseman made his major league debut Tuesday, and his family stayed in town for three days. But his family had to start heading home and couldn't stay at Progressive Field for the entirety of the Cleveland Indians' 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.
Continuing its offensive inconsistencies, Seattle (27-33) has lost nine of its last 12 games and scored more than three runs just once in its last 15 games.
"It's very exciting, both hits," Urshela said. "I was just trying to get one in one day, and I got two."
Urshela, who backed a two-hitter by Shaun Marcum and a pair of relievers, was called up from Triple-A Columbus when Lonnie Chisenhall was sent down Sunday.
Urshela grounded an RBI single past shortstop Brad Miller in a four-run third, the first batter after Tom Wilhelmsen relieved J.A. Happ. And his home run off Vidal Nuno just cleared the 19-foot fence in left and rebounded onto the field.
Both momentos were retrieved and were in Urshela's locker following the game. Urshela smiled widely as he slapped hands with teammates in the dugout after his home run.
Asked whether he had any special plans for the ball, he responded: "Just keep it forever."
Urshela is 2 for 8 with three RBI in three games.
"You could see how happy he was," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "It was genuine, pure. You don't get to see that all the time. It's once in a lifetime when you get your first major league hit, first major league home run."
"We didn't do much offensively," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We hit some balls hard, but credit goes to Marcum, he kept us off balance. Cutting and sinking and did a nice job."
Happ allowed four runs, six hits and two walks in 2 1-3 innings. Brandon Moss chased him with an RBI single, and Roberto Perez capped the burst with a two-run single.
Zach Walters's RBI single put Cleveland ahead in the second.
Morrison was 0 for 3, ending his career-high hitting streak at 16 games.
Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis didn't start for the first time this season after playing in Cleveland's first 58 games. Kipnis is second in the AL in hitting with a .333 average.