The Indians completed the weekend against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by winning 4-3, scoring them a 2-1 series win. Heading into Monday’s day off, that had to feel pretty good.
Jeremy Sowers came out on top of a back and forth contest, even while giving up two runs in the first.
The Angels got on the board with three straight singles before Sowers had even registered an out, and were up 2-0 after a fielder’s choice was the first out of the inning. Sowers issued a free pass but squeezed out of the inning with no further damage.
Sower’s albatross this entire season has been the first inning. This coming Christmas when making out his wish list, getting out of the first inning unscathed will probably be pretty high.
The Indians put Sowers right back in the driver’s seat, registering a pair of their own in the bottom of the first.
After a Grady Sizemore fly-out, Jamey Carroll and Ben Francisco each singled putting runners on first and second. Jhonny Peralta failed in his bid to move anyone up, flying out for out number two. Ryan Garko was hit by a pitch, loading up the bases for Franklin Gutierrez. He singled home both Carroll and Francisco, tying the game at two.
The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the third with pretty much the same suspects from the first inning. Carroll walked, Francisco singled, and once again, there were runners on first and second. Peralta grounded into a double play, but after the dust settled, Carroll was standing on third with two out.
Garko hit a rare infield single, rare because he is about as speedy as a three-legged turtle, and Carroll scored. In actuality, it was a high, bouncing, checked swing infield collision, not Garko, that registered the single.
The Angels got out of the inning with no further damage, but the Indians were up 3-2.
In the top of the fifth, the Angels would even the score. Chone Figgins opened the inning with a single. After an Aybar pop-up, Mark Teixiera singled Figgins over to second. Vladimir Guerrero hit into a second-out fielder’s choice, but a past ball with Torii Hunter at the plate allowed Figgins to score from third.
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Jeff Smirnoff 10 months ago
It's nice to see that some of the young-uns like Sowers, Perez and Lewis are starting to show improvement. If that continues, it will make 2009 a lot easier to swallow. I just wish we'd see a little more fire and spark from some of the other guys. Yes, I mean Andy Marte.
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Scott Fowler 10 months ago
A great series by Cleveland all around. Seems the Halos gas tank was a little low coming into town, and the tribe pitched really well against 'em.
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Nino Colla 10 months ago
Should have really swept them if not for the HORRID defense in the second game.. They might be the best defensive fielding team in the league by the numbers, but they put some real big clunkers up sometimes.
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