May 21, 2013

Tribe Weekend Recap: Streak ends, but series Tribe takes series

May 6, 2013 by 7 Comments

Jason KipnisRemember back just eight short days ago heading into the night-cap of the double-header in Kansas City, the Indians looked completely lost. They were sunk. They couldn’t hit. The couldn’t get any semblance of quality starting pitching outside of Justin Masterson. They were banged up and sitting in the basement of the AL Central. And then, with one big win, the light switch just turned on.

A four-game winning streak (two against Kansas City and two against Philadelphia) had energized the club and had them riding high into the weekend, primed to go over .500 for the first time since the first week of the season. The Indians welcomed the Minnesota Twins to town, who look like a shell of the team that spent close to a decade at or near the top of the division. While Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau are still there, there isn’t much else to speak of outside of these two and Josh Willingham. With the way the Tribe has been playing, you had to like their chances to take the series and potentially keep the winning streak going.

The Wahoos ended up taking the first two games of the series behind more big time offense and stellar starting pitching, but the six-game winning streak came to an end yesterday as Minnesota’s Mike Pelphrey of all people finally shut them 4-2. But it is all about winning the series, and that is exactly what the Tribe did. But how did they do so? As we always do, let us take a look back on the weekend that was in Wahooland. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Twins 8, Indians 7

September 9, 2012 by 1 Comment

While the Browns were busy blowing it against the Eagles, the Indians dropped the third game of their four-game set in Minnesota on Sunday. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Justin Morneau took Vinnie Pestano deep to walk off with the Twins win.

Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .282
J. Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .254
A. Cabrera dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .267
    M. LaPorta ph-dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
    V. Rottino pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Brantley cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .285
C. Santana 1b-c 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .249
R. Canzler lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385
    E. Carrera lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253
B. Lillibridge ss 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194
J. Donald 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .191
L. Marson c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .231
    C. Kotchman ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227
 Totals 33 7 8 6 1 6 6 0 11
 Batting
2B - C Santana (25, A Swarzak); B Lillibridge (6, E Vasquez).
3B - J Donald (1, J Burton).
HR - C Santana (15, 2nd inning off E Vasquez 0 on, 0 Out).
SF - S Choo, B Lillibridge.
RBI - S Choo (54), C Santana 2 (63), R Canzler (4), B Lillibridge (9), J Donald (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kipnis 1, A Cabrera 1, E Carrera 1, J Donald 2.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
E - J Kipnis (6, field).
 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
B. Revere cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .301
J. Carroll 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
J. Mauer dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317
J. Morneau 1b 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 .277
R. Doumit c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .283
C. Parmelee rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D. Mastroianni lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 .255
E. Escobar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
P. Florimon ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .254
 Totals 39 8 12 8 2 1 7 4 12
 Batting
2B - J Mauer (29, E Rogers).
3B - J Mauer (3, C Kluber).
HR - J Morneau 2 (19, 3rd inning off C Kluber 1 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off V Pestano 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - B Revere (30), J Mauer (75), J Morneau 3 (73), C Parmelee 2 (17), P Florimon (4).
2-out RBI - J Morneau, C Parmelee 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Mauer 1, D Mastroianni 1, P Florimon 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
SB - B Revere 2 (36, 2nd base off C Kluber/L Marson, 2nd base off E Rogers/L Marson), D Mastroianni (19, 2nd base off C Kluber/L Marson), P Florimon (2, 2nd base off C Kluber/L Marson).
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Kluber 3.2 8 5 4 0 4 1 1.63 5.26
C. Seddon 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.48 4.44
E. Rogers (H, 4) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1.10 2.68
T. Sipp (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.25 4.56
J. Smith 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.19 2.98
V. Pestano (L, 3-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.04 2.20
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
E. Vasquez 3.0 3 4 4 5 2 1 2.08 9.35
A. Swarzak 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 1.38 5.09
C. Fien 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.99 1.32
J. Burton (BS, 3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.96 2.19
B. Duensing (W, 4-10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.43 5.03

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Indians Activate Lonnie Chisenhall From 60-Day Disabled List

September 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

There’s been plenty of noise that third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall’s return was imminent, and the Indians announced Sunday morning that they have activated him off the 60-day disabled list. Manny Acta said on Friday that he expected the prospect to join the team on their current road trip. Chisenhall will not be in the lineup on Sunday, however, and Acta indicated he would likely not play every day as he works his way back from an arm injury. He is available off the bench for the third in a four-game set against the Twins.

Chisenhall was beaned just above the wrist by Orioles pitcher Troy Patton at the end of June. He was expected to miss 10-12 weeks, and he’s been rehabbing in Akron with the Aeros as they compete in the Eastern League playoffs. He was hitting .278 with three homers and nine RBIs in 24 games with the Tribe this season.

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Box Score: Twins 3, Indians 0

September 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Indians dropped the second game of their weekend series in Minnesota on Saturday night, falling 3-0 at Target Field. The Tribe lineup managed just four measly hits off a combination of Cole De Vries and three Twins relievers.

Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .283
J. Kipnis dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .256
A. Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269
C. Santana c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M. Brantley cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
R. Canzler 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
C. Phelps 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J. Hannahan 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
E. Carrera lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258
 Totals 29 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 9
 Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Carrera 1.
GIDP - A Cabrera, C Santana.
Team LOB - 3.
 Fielding
DP - 2 (J Hannahan-C Phelps-R Canzler, J Hannahan-R Canzler).
 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
B. Revere cf 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 .300
J. Carroll 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259
J. Mauer c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .314
J. Willingham dh 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .262
J. Morneau 1b 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 .275
R. Doumit lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .283
    D. Mastroianni pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C. Parmelee rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245
T. Plouffe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
P. Florimon ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
 Totals 28 3 7 3 0 5 5 3 18
 Batting
SF - J Willingham.
RBI - J Mauer (74), J Willingham (102), J Morneau (70).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, R Doumit 1, C Parmelee 2, P Florimon 1.
GIDP - C Parmelee, T Plouffe.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - B Revere 2 (34, 2nd base off Z McAllister/C Santana, 3rd base off Z McAllister/C Santana), J Carroll (8, 2nd base off Z McAllister/C Santana).
 Fielding
DP - 2 (J Carroll-P Florimon-J Morneau, J Carroll-P Florimon-J Morneau).
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
Z. McAllister (L, 5-7) 3.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 1.37 4.31
C. Seddon 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.57 4.70
S. Maine 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.50 0.00
F. Herrmann 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.15 4.15
T. Sipp 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23 4.60
S. Barnes 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.72 6.08
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. De Vries (W, 5-5) 6.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 1.22 4.11
B. Duensing (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.44 5.10
J. Burton (H, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.93 2.05
G. Perkins (S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.11 2.54
HBP - J Carroll (by Z McAllister); T Plouffe (by S Barnes).
Pitches-strikes - Z McAllister 87-55; C Seddon 28-18; S Maine 18-11; F Herrmann 15-10; T Sipp 9-7; S Barnes 18-11; C De Vries 84-47; B Duensing 13-8; J Burton 15-8; G Perkins 14-10.
Ground balls-fly balls - Z McAllister 3-6; C Seddon 3-0; S Maine 1-0; F Herrmann 2-0; T Sipp 1-1; S Barnes 1-2; C De Vries 7-7; B Duensing 2-1; J Burton 2-0; G Perkins 2-0.
Batters faced - Z McAllister 15; C Seddon 7; S Maine 3; F Herrmann 3; T Sipp 3; S Barnes 5; C De Vries 21; B Duensing 3; J Burton 3; G Perkins 3.

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Box Score: Indians 7, Twins 6

September 8, 2012 by 2 Comments

The Indians offense put together three multi-run rallies on Friday night to take their series opener in Minnesota. Russ Canzler corked his first career major league homer and finished the night three for four with three RBIs. David Huff also picked up his first win of the season as the Tribe tries to avoid the cellar in Central.
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .282
J. Kipnis 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .258
A. Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .271
C. Santana c 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .247
M. Brantley cf 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 .287
R. Canzler dh 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 3 .400
C. Kotchman 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .227
V. Rottino lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    C. Phelps ph 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000
    E. Carrera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J. Hannahan 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229
 Totals 37 7 12 7 1 8 3 2 25
 Batting
2B - J Kipnis (18, L Hendriks); J Hannahan (13, L Hendriks).
HR - R Canzler (1, 4th inning off L Hendriks 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - S Choo (53), M Brantley (58), R Canzler 3 (3), C Kotchman (49), C Phelps (1).
2-out RBI - R Canzler.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Cabrera 1, M Brantley 1, R Canzler 2, C Kotchman 2.
GIDP - C Kotchman, J Hannahan.
Team LOB - 11.
 Base Running
SB - S Choo (18, 2nd base off L Hendriks/J Mauer), J Kipnis (27, 2nd base off K Waldrop/J Mauer).
 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
B. Revere cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298
E. Escobar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216
    M. Carson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
J. Mauer c 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .315
J. Willingham dh 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263
J. Morneau 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .274
R. Doumit lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .283
C. Parmelee rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .245
T. Plouffe 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .238
    A. Casilla pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
P. Florimon ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
 Totals 31 6 7 6 0 4 9 0 8
 Batting
2B - J Willingham 2 (28, J Gomez, V Pestano); T Plouffe (14, C Perez).
S - E Escobar.
SF - J Morneau, C Parmelee.
RBI - B Revere (29), J Willingham 3 (101), J Morneau (69), C Parmelee (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Escobar 2, R Doumit 1, C Parmelee 1, T Plouffe 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - P Florimon (5, field).
DP - 2 (P Florimon-E Escobar-J Morneau, K Waldrop-J Mauer-J Morneau).
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Gomez 3.0 3 4 4 3 3 0 1.37 5.33
D. Huff (W, 1-0) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00
J. Smith (H, 18) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.21 3.05
V. Pestano (H, 35) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.04 2.08
C. Perez (S, 35) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.07 3.62
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Hendriks 5.0 8 4 4 3 2 1 1.69 6.20
T. Robertson (L, 1-2) 1.0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1.45 5.85
A. Burnett 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1.36 3.06
K. Waldrop 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.66 2.84
G. Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 2.58
WP - K Waldrop.
IBB - J Mauer (by J Gomez); M Brantley 2 (by L Hendriks, by K Waldrop).
Pitches-strikes - J Gomez 59-31; D Huff 33-24; J Smith 21-13; V Pestano 17-12; C Perez 19-13; L Hendriks 108-65; T Robertson 20-8; A Burnett 19-10; K Waldrop 23-12; G Perkins 13-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Gomez 2-3; D Huff 1-4; J Smith 2-0; V Pestano 0-4; C Perez 2-1; L Hendriks 10-6; T Robertson 2-0; A Burnett 4-0; K Waldrop 4-0; G Perkins 3-0.
Batters faced - J Gomez 15; D Huff 10; J Smith 4; V Pestano 5; C Perez 4; L Hendriks 25; T Robertson 5; A Burnett 5; K Waldrop 7; G Perkins 3.

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Twins 7, Indians 5: Finding New Ways To Lose Every Night

August 8, 2012 by 22 Comments

It is absolutely incredible what is going on with my beloved Indians right now. Even if you hired a Hollywood screen writer to tell the story of the now 11-game losing streak, he or she couldn’t come up with the storyline of these last three games.

Sunday’s implosion was one for the ages, as the Indians scored three times in the tenth inning, only to watch the Detroit Tigers get five in the bottom of the frame, capped off by a Miguel Cabrera walk-off homer. That was the end of a nine-game road trip in which they lost all nine. Then came Monday night’s debacle where the visiting Minnesota Twins scored 10 times in the second inning on their way to a 14-3 beat down of the Tribe.

But just when you think things can’t possibly get worse, last night’s game comes along.

“This is a hard one,” Indians manager Manny Acta said. “Guys played their hearts out.”

Lets just fast forward to the fun parts, shall we? [Read more...]

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A Lost Weekend In Minnesota Sends Tribe Spinning Back To Reality

July 30, 2012 by 7 Comments

I don’t even know where to start.

Every single time you think you have this Indians team pegged, they go out and perform to a level that you just don’t expect. Its not as if I didn’t think the Tribe could get swept by the lowly Minnesota Twins, I just didn’t see it in the manner it occurred.

First let me start with a little back story. Each summer, my friend Jeremy, my brother Matt, and I embark on a weekend “Tribe Trip.” We take a look at the schedule in February or March, pick a ballpark we haven’t seen the Indians play in, and spend the weekend in that city, watching our boys and exploring what that city has to offer. This summer, we picked this weekend in Minneapolis.

After Thursday night’s dramatic comeback win against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers, the Indians were riding high. We thought it couldn’t be a better weekend to be going to see our team. But as we have seen way too many times this season, after the highest highs, come the lowest lows.

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Box Score: Twins 12, Indians 5

July 29, 2012 by 4 Comments

Justin Masterson cruised through the first three innings then imploded. Masterson gave up two runs in the fourth, three runs in the fifth and then finally was tagged for five runs in the sixth for a total of 10 runs in 5 2/3rds innings. Not that it really mattered. Twins pitcher Samuel Deduno (2-0, 3.13 ERA) held the Tribe to just one run (and two hits) over seven innings to get the win. The Tribe tacked on two runs in both the eight and the nineth when the game was well beyond reach.

The Tribe looks to avoid the sweep (and remain buyers for Tuesday’s trade deadline) on Sunday, when they send Ubaldo Jimenez (8-9, 4.97 ERA) to the mound to face off against Minnesota lefty Brian Duensing (1-6, 4.86 ERA) at 2:10 PM.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 4 1
Minnesota 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 1 X 12 12 1
WP: S. Deduno (2-0)
LP: J. Masterson (7-9)
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Cleveland
- C. Santana grounded out to third, S. Choo scored
Bot 4th: Minnesota
- J. Willingham homered to deep left, J. Mauer scored
Bot 5th: Minnesota
- A. Casilla tripled to deep right center, D. Valencia and B. Dozier scored
- B. Revere singled to shallow left, A. Casilla scored
Bot 6th: Minnesota
- A. Casilla doubled to left center, J. Morneau and D. Valencia scored, B. Dozier to third
- D. Span doubled to shallow left, B. Dozier and A. Casilla scored
- B. Revere singled to shallow left, D. Span scored
Bot 7th: Minnesota
- D. Valencia doubled to left center, J. Willingham scored
Top 8th: Cleveland
- C. Santana homered to left, J. Lopez scored
Bot 8th: Minnesota
- J. Mauer singled to center, B. Revere scored
Top 9th: Cleveland
- J. Lopez safe at first on third baseman D. Valencia’s throwing error, C. Kotchman scored, B. Lillibridge to third, S. Choo to second
- J. Kipnis walked, B. Lillibridge scored, S. Choo to third, J. Lopez to second
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 .295
M. Brantley cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .289
    J. Lopez 3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .249
J. Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 .272
C. Santana c 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 .235
T. Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .233
J. Damon lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .226
C. Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .228
J. Hannahan 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235
B. Lillibridge ss-cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .165
 Totals 31 5 4 4 1 9 9 1 13
 Batting
HR - C Santana (9, 8th inning off T Robertson 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Kipnis (56), C Santana 3 (41).
2-out RBI - J Kipnis, C Santana 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Santana 2, J Damon 1, B Lillibridge 1.
GIDP - M Brantley.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - S Choo (11, 2nd base off S Deduno/J Mauer).
 Fielding
E - J Hannahan (8, throw).
Outfield assists - S Choo.
 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286
B. Revere rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .312
J. Mauer c 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 .331
J. Willingham lf 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 .273
J. Morneau 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253
R. Doumit dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
D. Valencia 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .192
B. Dozier ss 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .238
A. Casilla 2b 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229
 Totals 36 12 12 12 1 3 4 2 7
 Batting
2B - D Span (27, J Masterson); B Revere (9, T Sipp); D Valencia (6, E Rogers); A Casilla (11, J Masterson).
3B - A Casilla (2, J Masterson).
HR - J Willingham (27, 4th inning off J Masterson 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - D Span 2 (32), B Revere 2 (18), J Mauer (48), J Willingham 2 (78), D Valencia (12), A Casilla 4 (20).
2-out RBI - D Span 2, B Revere 2, J Mauer, J Willingham 2, D Valencia, A Casilla 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Mauer 1, B Dozier 1.
Team LOB - 4.
 Base Running
SB - B Revere (22, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana), J Mauer (5, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana).
 Fielding
E - D Valencia (3, throw).
DP - 1 (B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau).
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Masterson (L, 7-9) 5.2 7 10 8 2 2 1 1.38 4.47
E. Rogers 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0.96 2.74
T. Sipp 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.36 5.45
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
S. Deduno (W, 2-0) 7.0 2 1 1 5 6 0 1.57 3.13
T. Robertson 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1.45 7.84
L. Perdomo 0.2 1 2 0 3 0 0 6.00 0.00
C. Fien 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.87 1.74
HBP - J Morneau (by J Masterson).
Pitches-strikes - J Masterson 103-66; E Rogers 27-16; T Sipp 22-15; S Deduno 105-62; T Robertson 19-10; L Perdomo 30-11; C Fien 5-3.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Masterson 16-4; E Rogers 2-3; T Sipp 1-3; S Deduno 10-3; T Robertson 0-2; L Perdomo 2-0; C Fien 0-0.
Batters faced - J Masterson 28; E Rogers 7; T Sipp 5; S Deduno 27; T Robertson 5; L Perdomo 7; C Fien 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Bill Welke. 1B–Chris Guccione. 2B–Tim Tschida. 3B–Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, right to left.

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Indians Weekend Wrapup: A Conclusion To An Unimpressive Week

June 4, 2012 by 21 Comments

Is anyone else sensing trouble here in Wahooland? This was supposed to be the week where the Tribe got fat on the AL Central bottom feeders. The Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins each came to town for a three-game series. It seemed to be the perfect tonic for the banged up Indians. Instead, they lost four of six and fell two and a half games behind the first place Chicago White Sox. Maybe the best tonic is for this team to leave town. But one this is for certain, the Indians seem to be in a heap of trouble.

The starting pitching was a little better over the weekend, but not good enough. The lineup is still without big guns Carlos Santana and Travis Hafner. The clutch hitting has disappeared. I know, I sound gloomy, but the fact remains that the Indians have lost seven of nine since riding high after the sweep of the Detroit Tigers less than two weeks ago.

So what went wrong this weekend? What can be done to improve the offense (I don’t know)? Lets take our usual Monday morning look back on the weekend that was. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Indians 3, Twins 6

June 3, 2012 by 4 Comments

Weren’t you looking forward to this weeklong home stand against the Royals and Twins? I certainly was, and this 2-4 result definitely was not what I was hoping for.

The Indians fell to 28-25 with the loss today, and now enter one of their most difficult stretches of the season leading up to the All-Star Break. Justin Masterson was again mediocre, Jason Kipnis went 0-for-4 and the Tribe managed just three unearned runs against Minnesota lefty Scott Diamond. Stay tuned tomorrow as I’m sure TD will be extra joyous about this one.

Minnesota
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
D. Span cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 .297  
B. Revere rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286  
J. Mauer dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .298  
    D. Mastroianni ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115  
J. Willingham lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .280  
J. Morneau 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .236  
R. Doumit c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265  
B. Dozier ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .245  
T. Plouffe 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .198  
    J. Carroll 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225  
A. Casilla 2b 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .237  
 Totals 36 6 11 6 0 3 7 2 14  
 
 Batting
2B – J Willingham 2 (17, J Masterson, N Hagadone); B Dozier (5, J Masterson); T Plouffe (4, J Accardo).
 
SF – A Casilla 2.
 
RBI – J Mauer (25), J Willingham (36), J Morneau (27), R Doumit (26), A Casilla 2 (11).
 
2-out RBI – J Morneau, R Doumit.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – D Span 1, B Revere 1, J Morneau 1, R Doumit 1, A Casilla 1.
 
Team LOB – 8.
 
 Base Running
SB – D Span (7, 2nd base off J Masterson/L Marson), B Revere (5, 2nd base off N Hagadone/L Marson).
 Fielding
E – B Dozier (6, throw 2); T Plouffe (5, field).
 
Outfield assists – J Willingham.
 
DP – 2 (B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau, A Casilla-B Dozier-J Morneau).
 
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
S. Choo rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270  
J. Kipnis 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280  
A. Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295  
J. Lopez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269  
M. Brantley cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281  
S. Duncan dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .213  
M. LaPorta 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250  
A. Cunningham lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200  
    C. Kotchman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209  
L. Marson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186  
    L. Chisenhall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333  
 Totals 35 3 9 3 0 0 2 0 10  
 
 Batting
2B – S Choo (14, S Diamond); L Marson (3, S Diamond).
 
SF – J Lopez.
 
RBI – J Lopez (16), S Duncan (12), L Marson (3).
 
2-out RBI – S Duncan.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Kipnis 2.
 
GIDP – S Duncan, C Kotchman.
 
Team LOB – 6.
 
 Fielding
E – M Brantley (1, field).
 
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
S. Diamond (W, 4-1) 7.0 7 3 0 0 2 0 1.19 1.86  
G. Perkins (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.22 3.13  
M. Capps (S, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.05 3.43  
 
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
J. Masterson (L, 2-5) 6.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 1.51 5.09  
N. Hagadone 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 1.04 2.95  
J. Accardo 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.84 1.69  
C. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.98 2.53

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Box Score: Indians 4, Twins 7

June 2, 2012 by 2 Comments

Josh Tomlin had a rough start early, and although the Tribe caught up to tie it at 4-4, the team lost energy from there. The Twins held on to win game two of this series at Progressive Field, thanks to a big day at the plate from Joe Mauer and a stellar catch from Ben Revere in the ninth inning.

The Indians will definitely need tomorrow’s game in order to save face in the AL Central. You can’t lose an entire series to one of the worst teams in the majors and expect to keep competing the playoff race, especially with the upcoming difficult schedule set to begin soon.

 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
B. Revere rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
J. Mauer c 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 .298
J. Willingham lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
J. Morneau 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .237
R. Doumit dh 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
B. Dozier ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
T. Plouffe 3b 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 .176
    A. Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J. Carroll 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225
 Totals 38 7 12 7 2 1 4 0 12
 Batting
HR - J Mauer (3, 7th inning off T Sipp 1 on, 0 Out), T Plouffe (6, 6th inning off J Tomlin 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Mauer 3 (24), J Morneau (26), T Plouffe 3 (11).
2-out RBI - T Plouffe 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, J Carroll 1.
GIDP - J Mauer 2.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - J Willingham.
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .264
J. Kipnis 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
A. Cabrera ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .296
J. Lopez dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .267
M. Brantley cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .276
C. Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210
J. Damon lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .180
L. Chisenhall 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353
L. Marson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175
    S. Duncan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
 Totals 35 4 9 4 0 3 8 2 11
 Batting
RBI - A Cabrera (21), M Brantley 2 (24), L Marson (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Choo 1, C Kotchman 1, J Damon 2.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - J Kipnis (13, 2nd base off P Walters/J Mauer), L Chisenhall (2, 2nd base off P Walters/J Mauer).
 Fielding
DP - 2 (J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman, J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman).
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
P.J. Walters 4.1 8 4 4 3 2 0 1.36 3.69
B. Duensing (W, 1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.02 2.86
J. Burton (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.89 3.98
G. Perkins (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23 3.27
M. Capps (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.05 3.60
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Tomlin (L, 2-3) 6.0 10 5 5 1 3 1 1.31 5.32
T. Sipp 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1.58 6.86
J. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30 3.52
S. Barnes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 0.00

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Box Score: Indians 7, Twins 1

June 1, 2012 by 2 Comments

The Tribe’s young infield duo was at it again tonight. First, it was Lonnie Chisenhall with a two-run homer in the second, followed up by a Jason Kipnis grand slam in the fourth. That power surge with former stars of the 90s in attendance was more than enough for Derek Lowe, who gave the Indians their first quality start in over a week as he pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing just 1 run on 5 hits while coaxing 11 ground ball outs. The Tribe took the series opener 7-1 as they didn’t let Carl Pavano escape the fourth inning. This win was desperately needed to keep pace with the white hot White Sox and after dropping five of their last six. Tomorrow night, it’s Josh Tomlin for the Tribe against P.J. Walters for Minnesota.

 

Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: Cleveland
- L. Chisenhall homered to deep right, J. Damon scored
Bot 3rd: Cleveland
- M. Brantley doubled to deep left center, S. Choo scored, J. Lopez to third
Bot 4th: Cleveland
- J. Kipnis homered to deep right center, L. Chisenhall, L. Marson and S. Choo scored
Top 7th: Minnesota
- B. Dozier singled to shallow left, J. Willingham scored, R. Doumit to second, R. Doumit to third on left fielder J. Damon’s fielding error
 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301
B. Revere rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J. Mauer dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
J. Willingham lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .277
J. Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
R. Doumit c 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
B. Dozier ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .232
A. Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .240
J. Carroll 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
 Totals 32 1 6 1 0 1 4 0 11
 Batting
RBI - B Dozier (14).
2-out RBI - B Dozier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Revere 1, A Casilla 1.
GIDP - B Dozier 2.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - J Carroll (3, throw).
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .266
J. Kipnis 2b 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 .283
A. Cabrera ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .295
J. Lopez dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
M. Brantley cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .277
C. Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215
J. Damon lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
    A. Cunningham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
L. Chisenhall 3b 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .385
L. Marson c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .162
 Totals 39 7 14 7 2 1 5 2 16
 Batting
2B - M Brantley (16, C Pavano).
HR - J Kipnis (9, 4th inning off C Pavano 3 on, 1 Out), L Chisenhall (2, 2nd inning off C Pavano 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Kipnis 4 (34), M Brantley (22), L Chisenhall 2 (3).
2-out RBI - M Brantley, L Chisenhall 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Choo 1, J Lopez 2, C Kotchman 2.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - J Kipnis (12, 2nd base off C Pavano/R Doumit), L Chisenhall (1, 2nd base off C Pavano/R Doumit).
 Fielding
E - J Damon (1, field); L Chisenhall (1, throw).
DP - 2 (L Chisenhall-J Kipnis-C Kotchman, J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman).
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Pavano (L, 2-5) 3.2 9 7 6 1 2 2 1.40 6.00
A. Swarzak 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.30 5.26
B. Duensing 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.10 3.08
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Lowe (W, 7-3) 6.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 1.46 3.06
N. Hagadone 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.91 2.04
J. Accardo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.86 1.93
Pitches-strikes - C Pavano 71-48; A Swarzak 51-35; B Duensing 21-16; D Lowe 108-66; N Hagadone 19-13; J Accardo 10-7.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Pavano 5-8; A Swarzak 5-3; B Duensing 3-1; D Lowe 11-4; N Hagadone 1-2; J Accardo 1-1.
Batters faced - C Pavano 22; A Swarzak 13; B Duensing 5; D Lowe 25; N Hagadone 5; J Accardo 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Jeff Kellogg. 1B–Eric Cooper. 2B–Marty Foster. 3B–Lance Barrett.
Weather: 60 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 21 mph, out to right.

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Albert Belle visits STO booth, Kipnis hits grand slam (with video)

June 1, 2012 by 6 Comments

During tonight’s Indians broadcast on STO Indians fans were treated to some time in the booth by none other than former Indians slugger, Albert Belle. As Belle was discussing his strategy when he was lucky enough to come up with the bases loaded, Jason Kipnis bombed a grand slam to right center, on the first pitch, to give the Indians a 7-0 lead over Carl Pavano and the Minnesota Twins.

Ironically enough, Albert Belle was just finishing saying that “you can’t try to do too much.” Just worry about scoring the guy from third. Even trade an out (there was only one down) if that’s what it takes to get the run home.

No need to worry about playing it conservatively for Jason Kipnis, I guess.

[Related: Travis Hafner moves up Cleveland’s all-time home run list]

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Indians 5, Twins 0: Derek Keeps Sad Sack Twins On the Down Lowe

May 16, 2012 by 33 Comments

Who had this one pegged?

The Indians were looking to add to the back end of the rotation after the season ended. They made their first move rather quickly. On October 31st, just a week after the World Series, GM Chris Antonetti acquired a 38-year old veteran who was coming off the worst year of the career where he lost 17 games and collapsed in September. The guy was due $15 million in 2012, the last year of his deal. Nobody talked about the move, despite the fact that the Atlanta Braves picked up $10 million of the salary due.

Well how has Derek Lowe looked out thus far, Tribe fans?

During yesterday afternoon’s tilt with the last place Minnesota Twins, Lowe pitched another absolute gem. The veteran sinker-baller delivered a six-hit complete game shutout for his sixth win on the season. Using his sinker almost exclusively, Lowe delivered a whopping 22 groundball outs, including four double-play balls that killed any chances of a Twins rally. [Read more...]

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Indians 5 Twins 4: Choo’s Clutch Hit Saves Acta’s Bacon

May 15, 2012 by 18 Comments

Now these are the games that make baseball so fun and so frustrating at the same time.

For the first seven innings, the Cleveland Indians looked well on their way to an easy win against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Starting Pitcher Jeanmar Gomez, coming off his first bad outing of the season, dominated the Twins to the tune of one unearned run on three hits. His sinker was working all night and Minnesota was never able to get anything going.

“Gomez did a very good job,” Acta said. “He went out there and threw strikes with good life on his fastball. He got a lot of ground balls — actually 11 groundouts. He did a good job, especially against the left-handed hitters that he saw tonight,” said Tribe manager Manny Acta.

Offensively, the Indians didn’t exactly break things open against former Indian Carl Pavano, but they did enough damage to be in control of the game. Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Jason Kipnis led off with a single and was moved to third on Asdrubal Cabrera’s ground-rule double. The Tribe seemed like they would be in business. Travis Hafner, still looking for a big hit with runners in scoring position, delivered an RBI groundout to second base to tie the game. Carlos Santana brought in the lead run with s sacrifice fly left. [Read more...]

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In An Ideal World Sizemore’s Option Wouldn’t Be a Question

October 28, 2011 by 10 Comments

First of all, please don’t accuse me of bashing the Dolan family.  That isn’t what this post is about.  They deserve some of the blame for their spending habits, but ultimately they are playing in an environment that has all sorts of factors working outside of their control as well.  Over poker last night I was talking to my friends about what this team would be like if Dick Jacobs had never sold it.  The payrolls might not really be that different.  It is something worth thinking about.  The point of all this is that the Indians and Indians fans shouldn’t really have to think twice about picking up a $9 million option on a player like Grady Sizemore in a year where the team is clearly hoping to challenge for the division.

Obviously there are caveats as Jon pointed out yesterday.  There are just some things we can’t know.  For example, if Indians team doctors are absolutely convinced that the Indians will not be able to get a healthy performance from Sizemore, that should supersede my argument.  You and I can’t possibly know that kind of information well enough to make an educated guess.  Instead, let’s try to put the $9 million in perspective.

I decided to look at the top 35 position players in baseball in terms of their WAR (Wins Above Replacement.)  We can probably argue all day and night whether this is the right metric, but it is the one I decided to use.  I took these top 35 players and I looked at what they made in 2011 and then what they are expected to make in 2012.  That gave me an average salary in the top 35 of $5.4 million.  That number didn’t seem very accurate for comparing to Grady Sizemore because it includes players who are arbitration eligible.  These guys aren’t very comparable to Grady Sizemore because they aren’t available on the free agent market, so they wouldn’t really be eligible “replacements” for a guy like Sizemore without a trade of some kind. [Read more...]

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For One More Night, Jim Thome is King of Cleveland

September 24, 2011 by 3 Comments

The exciting Indian summer turned into a fading fall as the calendar turned to September.  The Indians have been out of it for weeks now, and at this point are playing out the string.  Manny Acta has done his best to try and make these games mean something for this young team – avoiding a complete meltdown mail-in.  As a fan though, it’s hard to get excited about late-season meaningless baseball games getting in the way of fall football optimism.

But for one night, as a fan, this ‘meaningless’  September Twins-Tribe game was as thrilling and special as it gets.

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Tribe Bats Come Alive in Minnesota

September 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment

For the second straight game, the Indians lineup exploded at Target Field – chasing a Twins starter in the early innings.  While it was the bottom of he order doing much of the damage on Friday night, yesterday, the bats in the heart of the order came though – putting 8 runs on the board in the first two innings and effectively putting the game out of reach.

Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Carlos Santana all delivered multi-hit games to power the offense.  A triple from Kipnis and a homer from Santana ended Twins starter Anthony Swarzak’s day and provided all the cushion Jeanmar Gomez would need.  Gomez would settle in nicely, allowing the Tribe to cruise to an easy 10-4 victory as they make their climb back towards a .500 record.

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Breaking MLB News: Thome, Indians Agree to Trade

August 25, 2011 by 31 Comments

While it is unclear just what the Cleveland Indians gave up to acquire his services, former Tribe slugger Jim Thome has reportedly agreed to a deal that will bring the future Hall of Famer back to where things starteed.

ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that Thome opted to waive his no-trade clause to return to the city where he played the first 12 seasons of his career. Speculation surrounded Thome’s potential reluctance to play for the Tribe given their current place within the AL Central and his alleged desire to go back to Philadelphia to pinch hit and DH for the Phillies in the event they made it to the World Series. [Read more...]

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Jim Thome is Available on Waivers (Updated)

August 22, 2011 by 38 Comments

Jim Thome has hit his 600th home run, and now he apparently finds himself on waivers, meaning a team can claim the aging power hitter and then work out a deal with the Twins should he clear.  The 40-year old Thome has played in 68 games so far this season and is batting 0.256 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI.  It is tough to say that the old DH has a lot left in the tank.  That being said, and I hate to go completely cheesy on you here, but the Indians’ mantra has been “What if?”

There couldn’t possibly be a more fitting end to the Jim Thome career arc than a return to Cleveland in a stretch run with Travis Hafner sidelined with foot issues and somehow helping to swat the Tribe into the playoffs with one last improbable run of productivity.  (Read that sentence aloud three times fast!) [Read more...]

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