Cleveland indians fall to seattle mariners, 2-1, in opening game of 2018 regular season. One swing of the bat from designated hitter Nelson Cruz in the bottom of the first inning proved to be all of the offense the Seattle Mariners needed against the Cleveland Indians in the opening game of the 2018 regular season at Safeco Field in Seattle Thursday night. Cruz’s two-run home run gave the Mariners (1-0) more than enough cushion as the Indians (0-1) struggled to string together hits against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez and a steady diet of relievers in the final four innings of play o...