Score: Angels 9 Indians 5Turning Point: Mike Napoli hit a grand slam off Paul Byrd in the bottom of the second, and that started the long ball rally for the Angels.
Analysis: The Tribe offense seemed to be getting on track. Today’s series finale showed the Indians generating some offense. The Indians had twelve hits in the ball game. They setup rallies in sixth and eighth innings. Cleveland still left nine men on base, but the offense is showing some signs of life. Off the bump, Paul Byrd got shelled for the second straight outing. Byrd six runs on five hits to drive his ERA up to 11.05. He gave up three bombs, and Jensen Lewis gave up another one in the seventh.
MVP: Jhonny Peralta
Peralta had a great day at the plate in a losing effort. Peralta had a single, double, and home run to finish up his 3-5 day. Peralta’s average has jumped from .143 going into lasr Sunday’s game to .294 at the end of today.
Extras:
- The Indians finished their first road trip of the year today. The Tribe finished 2-4 on the West Coast. The brings their overall record to 4-5 on the young season.
- The Indians committed their sixth error in nine games today in the field.
- Hitters two through five in the lineup didn’t put up much of a fight today. Asdrubal Cabrera, Travis Hafner, and Ryan Garko, who batted in that order, went a combined 2-14 at the plate today.
- David Dellucci, who got his first hit yesterday, had another soild day at the dish, going 2-4.
Next Up: The Indians have an off day tomorrow, Thursday. They get back in action on Friday from the friendly confines of Progressive Field. The Tribe will start a seven game home stand, and they welcome Oakland to town for the weekend series. The Indians will send ace CC Sabathia, who looks to finally get his 2008 season going in the right direction. Sabathia is 0-1 with a 7.59 ERA. The Athletics will start their ace Joe Blanton. Blanton is 0-2 with a 3.44 ERA.
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