So it was the Kentucky Derby this past weekend, so I will be doing my
best to catch up to reality when it comes to the Tribe. First we will
start off with Thursday night's series finale against the White Sox. I
couldn't sleep at all last night, so I tried watching it using the voice
of Hawk Harrellson to put me to sleep. C'mon Alex! So if I add a
little unnecessary cheering during my recap please ONE TIME NOW forgive
me.
On Thursday night we saw the good Justin Masterson. GET THAT OUT NOW.
He was throwing all of his pitches for strikes, he still allowed 6
walks, but he kept the ball down in the zone, and got timely double
plays. All the members of the bullpen played their roles real well, and
Dan Wheeler is really YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOAAARRRRDDDD looking
a lot like Chad Durbin. I am not saying Durbin/Wheeler are bad guys
YEEEEEEESSSS YESSSSS, but Wheeler's presence limits the opportunities
for a guy like Nick Hagadone to pitch, or stay up in the big leagues.
Hagadone is left handed, which may be part of the reason he is bouncing
back between AAA and Clevelandd, with Rafael Perez and Tony Sipp
normally in the pen. GET LEGS!
The offense kept John Danks consistent as the big re-signing of their
offseason continues to struggle this year. POWER PITCH BABY. Johnny
Damon looked really good at the lead-off spot, and for a guy with no
spring training, I like the swings he is putting on the ball. It does
stink for Michael Brantley that he got moved down as he was ripping it
well, but with Manahan behind him, Brantley should still score many
runs. However the offense this whole series belonged to Chicago native
Jason Kipnis. BLOOPER WITH AIR SO THAT'S YET ANOTHER OUT. JESUS! In
this game he went 2-3 with a clutch 3-run HR, a walk, and an RBI triple.
He was struggling to start the year, but after a talk with Acta he has
gone on fire, and is now hitting .292. Grimmace even got an RBI with a
single up the middle, scoring Brantley who made it to second after an
error on the pick-off throw error by Danks when Brantley was on first.
FOUND A HOLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE....WHEN IT GOES WRONG IT KEEPS GOING
WRONG.
Overall a great road series win for the Tribe who seemed to never get a
series win all last season over the White Sox. I will spoil the other
weekend series which was a home series win over the Rangers. The
Rangers, Angels, and White Sox I think won every series against us last
season, so these victories already are improving us over last year. We
can beat the bad teams, but we got to at least go .500ish against the
contenders, and so far we have been holding our own very nicely.
Of note also, with Hagadone called up, and now with a few years having
passed, which trades have worked out better for Cleveland? All seem to
be hits, if you consider that you will never be able to FULLY replace
GET HIM OUT! Cy Young pitchers.
CC Sabathia for Michael Brantley, Matt LaPorta, and Zach Stewart
Cliff Lee and Ben Fransisco for Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald, and Lou
Marson
Victor Martinez for Justin Masterson and Nick Hagadone
Eduardo Perez, Russell Branyan, Franklin Gutierrez(all separate deals)
for Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin Soo Choo, and Luis Valbuena.
My vote is we keep trading with Seattle. Suckers.
Doubleheader today against the White Sox. One of my Tribe crushes Zach
McAllister will start for the Indians in game 1. He was acquired for
Austin Kearns straight up 2 years ago(suckers). The second game will
feature Josh Tomlin on the mound.
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP SLG
J Damon DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 11 .125 .222 .250
J Kipnis 2B 3 2 2 4 1 0 13 .292 .366 .517
A Cabrera SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 19 .301 .378 .521
C Santana C 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 .247 .392 .442
S Duncan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 18 .232 .353 .391
A Cunningham LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .318 .300
S Choo RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 16 .209 .346 .284
M Brantley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 14 .236 .299 .326
C Kotchman 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 .162 .253 .257
J Hannahan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 .290 .375 .406
Totals 35 7 9 7 2 2 131
BATTING
2B: J Damon (1, J Danks)
3B: J Kipnis (3, J Danks)
HR: A Cabrera (3, 6th inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out); J Kipnis (4, 7th
inning off J Danks 2 on, 2 Out)
RBI: C Kotchman (5), J Kipnis 4 (17), A Cabrera 2 (8)
2-out RBI: C Kotchman, J Kipnis 3
GIDP: S Duncan
Indians RISP: 4-6 (C Santana 0-1, J Kipnis 2-2, A Cabrera 1-1, J Damon
0-1, C Kotchman 1-1)
Team LOB: 3
FIELDING
DP: 2 (A Cabrera-J Kipnis-C Kotchman, M Brantley-C Kotchman).
Outfield Assist: M Brantley (G Beckham at 1st base).
Cleveland Indians
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
J Masterson
(W, 1-2) 6.1 8 3 3 3 6 0 96-63 5.20
T Sipp
(H, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 7.36
J Smith
(H, 5) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 26-13 1.42
D Wheeler 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 11-6 5.87
C Perez
(S, 9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15-8 3.38
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