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Mariners notebook: Cruz update and Rodney's availability

CLEVELAND--Just a lineup and some quick notes today as it took a little longer to finish my radio pre game duties. There is good news on the Nelson Cruz front as it appears the back spasms he suffered last night were not serious. Cruz told me he felt a little something earlier in the day and that if Lloyd McClendon hadn't stopped the at bat last night he would have stepped back in. McClendon is holding him out of the lineup today as a precaution but said he should be available to pinch hit. He most likely will have him back in the lineup at DH Wednesday.