Originally published May 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 11, 2008 at 8:46 PM

Ibanez's two-run homer leads Mariners to win

Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Sunday to snap a five-game losing...

The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Jose Lopez and Ichiro Suzuki each went 3-for-4 for the Mariners, who finished with 13 hits. It was Seattle's most hits since it collected 10 in a 7-3 win over Texas last Monday. The Mariners went 2-5 on their seven-game homestand.

Seattle got to Gavin Floyd (3-2), who has been one of the toughest pitchers to hit so far this season, for five runs and nine hits over 3 2-3 innings.

Floyd entered with a major league-leading opponent batting average of .149. He carried a no-hitter into the ninth Tuesday against Minnesota and into the seventh April 12 against Detroit.

Ibanez connected on a 3-0 pitch with two outs in the third for his sixth homer of the season. Ibanez's drive scored Suzuki, who was aboard after a single, and gave the Mariners a 3-2 lead.

Miguel Batista (3-4) went 5 1-3 innings for Seattle, allowing three runs and 10 hits. He struck out six and walked three on a season-high 115 pitches.

J.J. Putz worked the ninth for his first save since April 22 and third in five opportunities this year. Putz walked Joe Crede with two outs before he struck out Nick Swisher.

Relievers Arthur Rhodes, Sean Green and Brandon Morrow combined for 2 2-3 innings of one-hit ball to get the ball to Putz.

Rhodes relieved Bautista in the sixth and worked out of a bases-loaded jam. Morrow struck out Carlos Quentin and Jim Thome in the eighth with a runner on first.

Seattle took a 5-2 lead in the fourth on Yuniesky Betancourt's two-run single.

Chicago had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Notes:@ Chicago's Orlando Cabrera went 4-for-5 to tie a career high for hits. ... Chicago gave RF Jermaine Dye the day off. ... Suzuki stole his 16th base in the second.

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