Score: Indians 3 Blue Jays 0Turning Point: Carmona was in a little bit of trouble in the third inning with men on first and third base with two outs. But Fausto was able to strike out Aaron Hill to end the inning.
Analysis: Carmona showed everyone how dangerous he can be this afternoon. Couple that with some runs, and he will be unbeatable. David Dellucci got the Tribe on the scoreboard with a run scoring single to take the 1-0 lead. Then, Asdrubal Cabrera put the game out of reach with a two run homer in the Indians half of the seventh inning. It was Cabrera’s first home run of the season. But when your starter doesn’t give up any runs, you don’t have to score a ton of runs to get the victory.
MVP: Fausto Carmona
Carmona was good today. He didn’t strike out a ton of hitters, but he kept the Blue Jays bats off balance all day. He went the full nine innings, gave up five hits, and struck out three. It only took 108 pitches to pitch the complete game.
Extras:
- Each team only had five hits in this game.
- This was Carmona’s third complete game of his career. It was also the second complete game shut out of his career.
- Cabrera’s home run was his first since September 17th of last season.
- Today’s traditional double header is the first at Jacobs Field/Progressive Field since August 13, 1997.
Next Up: Game Two of this double header starts at 7:05. Cliff Lee looks to go 7-0 against Toronto’s Shaun Marcum.
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