Indians lose Eighth in a Row.

Cliff Lee is now the unquestionable Indians Ace.  C.C. Sabathia was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers pending paperwork for AA left-fielder Matt Laporta and a pair of others not yet named, and Lee earned his second loss of the season.  Typically steady Lee let the wheels fall off after being staked to a 3-0 lead, and Cleveland lost 4-3.

A bad day for Cleveland fans.  Then again, the Indians have lost eight straight so its more like a bad week and a day.

It appeared the Indians would break their string of losses.  They scored one in the second on a double by Kelly Shoppach and a single by Ryan Garko. 

In the sixth they added a pair.  Ben Francisco singled to right and Jhonny Peralta homered to left, making it 3-0 Tribe; more than enough with Lee on the mound right?

The bottom of the sixth saw Minnesota fight back.  An opening frame triple by Span and A Casilla groundout made it 3-1 Tribe.

In the seventh, the Indians lost, courtesy of none other than Cliff Lee.

He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks; one of the free passes with the bases loaded allowing the tying run to score

Both teams put up seven hits.  The Twins ended up with one more run. 

Grady Sizemore, the starting center fielder for the AL in the All Star Game, paced the Tribe with a pair of hits.  Cliff Lee was also named to the All Star game.

Andy Marte is batting .143 on the year, probably the assumed third baseman as soon as Blake gets traded.

The lineup included five batters hitting .250 or less – that included pinch hitter Shin-Soo Choo.  The highest batting average playing for the Indians was the .280 of Casey Blake.