Score: Indians 9 Royals 6Turning Point: The Indians would hang a four spot on Royals’ pitcher Brett Tomko in the third inning. Ryan Garko, Ben Francisco, and Jason Michaels all drove in runs in the inning. It pretty much put this game away early, although the Royals made it interesting.
Analysis: This game moved at a snail’s pace. A lot of pitches were thrown throughout this game. Brett Tomko was at 89 pitches throught three innings, and Fausto Carmona was at 58. The teams threw a combined 354 pitches for the whole game. But the Tribe bats had another solid outing. The team piled up fifteen hits and had five two out RBIs, as well. Carmona didn’t have his best stuff, although he was effective through his five innings. He is still getting unnerved and rushing his motion to the plate. It was not the bullpen’s finest night either. None of the relievers were sharp, but the only pitcher who gave up any runs was Rafael Perez. Rafael Betancourt got his first save in the first game.
MVP: Grady Sizemore
Grady was hot in the early game. He went 4-5, clubbing his second home run of the season and driving in two. He also stole his team leading sixth base of the season. His batting average jumped thirty three points from .256 to .289 during the game.
Extras:
- As mentioned earlier this game was a marathon. The total game time was three hours and thirty seven minutes.
- Casey Blake continued to stroke a hot bat. Blake was 2-4 with two RBIs. More importantly was that both runs batted in came with two outs.
- Ben Francisco is making the most of his short time with the big league club. Francisco was 2-5 with a double and a run batted in.
Next Up: Game Two of the double header is next. Cliff Lee pitches for Cleveland, and Brian Bannister gets the nod for the Royals.
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