CC Stunned By Tigers

Score: Tigers 13 Indians 2


Turning Point: The fifth inning was a disaster for CC Sabathia. He walked the bases loaded, and then allowed Miguel Cabrera, who was in a 0-2 hole, single in two runs. That made it 5-1. The bases were reloaded on a Carlos Guillen single. Then CC threw a high fastball and Edgar Renteria tattooed to the left field seats. In the blink of an eye, Detroit had scored six runs, and it was 9-1.


Analysis: There are games like these in a season. But these types of games have been too common in this short season already. This club is lifeless. There is no mental edge. It is evident in all facets of the Indians’ game. The offense let Armando Galarraga make them look overmatched at the plate. The Tribe had only one hit through the first six innings of the game. At one time Galarraga had retired seventeen Indians in a row. CC Sabathia wasn’t locating his pitches, had no life on his fastball, and let the Tigers get into his head. His ERA ballooned to 13.50 and is now 0-3. Tom Mastny, Jorge Julio, and Masahide Kobayashi weren't a whole lot better. This club is no longer off to a slow start. This club is in a funk, and they don’t seem to be doing a whole lot to resurrect the situation. Somehow, somewhere this club needs to wake up and get on its game, or a 5-10 record is going to be a 5-20 record real quick.


MVP: David Dellucci
Dellucci seemed to be the only Indian who was looking to take the bat off his shoulders tonight. While the rest of the offense was swinging at pitches out of the strike zone, Dellucci actually found a fastball to his liking and put it in the seats. He was the only run of the night.

Extras:

- It’s no wonder the Indians’ pitchers were in jams all night. The pitching staff allowed nine walks tonight. Five of those walks turned into runs too.

- Craig Breslow was the lone bright spot for the pitching staff. He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings and didn’t give up a run. He was the only Indians pitcher to not give up a run.

- As a team the Indians were 3-30 at the plate during tonight’s game.

- Ryan Garko broke the Indians hitless streak in the seventh. That hit also drove in the second run for the Indians.

- Miguel Cabrera was 4-6 at the plate for Detroit. He had a home run and had 5 RBIs/

Next Up: The Tribe look to rebound from tonight’s outing and split this short two game series against Detroit, as well as, end the home stand on a good note. The first pitch is 7:05 from Progressive Field. The Tribe look to Fausto Carmona to turn the tide in their favor. Carmona is 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA. The Tigers will counter with their struggling ace, Justin Verlander. Verlander is 0-2 with a 6.52 ERA.