In typical fashion, the Indians started off the second half with a bang Friday night, smashing the Detroit Tigers 8-2 at Progressive Field. Jake Westbrook looked like he was on pace for a off night after allowing an RBI single to Miguel Cabrera in the first, but the Tribe offense responded quickly to take over the game.
Trevor Crowe started his impressive night with a run-scoring triple in the second before later scoring on a fielder’s choice and even though Detroit tied the game in the fourth, the Indians still had plenty of time for the blowout. A two-run home run and a massive sixth inning later, and the Indians claimed victory over the over the second-place Tigers.
Follow along with the rest of the starts, notable highlights and some minor league action in dash form after the jump:
The Indians lost their third game in a row in interleague play last night against the New York Mets at Progressive Field, where audible “Let’s Go Mets!” chants could be heard in the sparse crowd of just over fourteen thousand. Mitch Talbot, who lasted only four innings behind poor fielding in his last outing, struggled again and was bounced from the game in the 6th after giving up 8 earned runs. The fielding behind him was once again less than stellar although each run on this night was officially earned and was not quite the abomination in the field we witnessed the night before and that Justin Masterson was a victim of.
When breaking down the schedule at the beginning of the year, the Indians home series with the Nationals looked to be one of the more unappealing weekend series on the schedule. But the events of the past week have added increased hype and excitement, turning it into one of the more anticipated weekends at Progressive Field.
he Indians made their first foray into the free agent market! Wahoo! That’s right folks, your Erie Warriors have signed two veterans to minor league deals; one time top prospect OF Austin Kearns and 4A special 1B/OF Shelley Duncan.
