Simulation Madness

Game 1: CC Sabathia vs Johan Santana
The Indians ran into a buzz-saw.  Twins ace, Johan Santana was on
his game, pitching a complete game 10 hitter, striking out 8 and the
computer left him in for 136 pitches.  Sabathia meanwhile, was chased
in the 4th inning as the Indians fell behind 7-2 after four.  The big
blow was a 4th inning 3-run home run by Joe Mauer.  Michael Cudduyer
homered twice for the Twins and Ryan Garko was the only Indian hitter
that Santana had trouble with as he also homered twice.
HRs: Cudduyer(1,2), Garko(1,2), Mauer(1)
Minnesota leads 1-0

Game 2: Cliff Lee vs Carlos Silva
When three players on the same team have five RBIs in a game what
more is there to say other than the Indians pitching staff got
hammered.  Michael Cudduyer went 4 for 4 with a single, double, two
home runs, 2 walks, 5 RBIs and scored 4 runs as the Twins blew out
the Indians 22-7.  Off to Cleveland.
HRs: Cudduyer(3,4), Morneau(1), Kubel(1), Bartlett(1), Martinez(1)
Minnesota leads 2-0

Game 3: Boog Bonsor vs Jake Westbrook
Home cooking and a little timely hitting was just what the doctor ordered
for the Indians.  The Twins jumped out to a 2nd inning 2-0 lead on a 2-run
home run from Rondell White.  The Indians who only scraped together four hits
the entire game got a 3-run home run from Andy Marte in the bottom of the 4th
inning.  And that was the game's only scoring.  Jake Westbrook pitched 7 solid
innings, giving up 8 hits, striking out one and walking two batters, while making
104 pitches in getting the win.  Tom Mastny and Joe Borowski each pitched an
inning of relief, Borowski getting the save.
HRs: Marte(1), White(1)
Minnesota leads 2-1

Game 4: Matt Garza vs Paul Byrd
Both Garza and Byrd gave their teams quality starts.  The Twins broke through first
with two runs in the top of the 5th inning.  The Indians scored once in the
bottom of the 6th and twice in the bottom of the 7th on an Andy Marte 2-run home
run, giving the Indians a 3-2 lead after 7 innings.  In the top of the 8th, Justin
Morneau clubbed a solo home run to tie the game off of reliever Tom Mastny.  Not to be
outdone, Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez hit a solo home run in the bottom half of
the 8th to put the Indians up 4-3 heading into the 9th inning.  Joe Borowski pitched a
perfect 9th inning to preserve the Cleveland win and evened up the series at two games
each.
HRs: Marte(2), Martinez(1), Morneau(2)
Series tied 2-2

Game 5: Scott Baker vs Jeremy Sowers
Scott Baker only allowed 5 hits over 6-2/3 innings, the problem was three of those five
hits were home runs, a 2-run home run from Grady Sizemore and a 3-run home run from Twin-killer
Andy Marte.  The Indians took a 6-0 lead into the 8th inning, only to see the Twins score
four times, three came on Jason Kubel's 3-run home run.  Joe Borowski pitched a scoreless
9th inning for the save and the Indians held on to win 6-4.  All five games so far have been
won by the home team.
HRs: Marte(3), Martinez(2), Sizemore(1), Kubel(2)
Cleveland leads 3-2

Game 6: CC Sabathia vs Johan Santana
With their season on the brink, who better to turn to than Johan Santana.
The Indians jumped out to a 1-0 top of the 3rd inning lead, only to see the Twins strike
back for three runs in the bottom half of the 3rd inning.  Cleveland cut the lead to 3-2
in the 4th inning.  The score remained 3-2 until the top of the 8th inning.  Johan Santana
was pulled after making 111 pitches and striking out 9 and allowing 6 hits.  Reliever Jesse
Crain gave up the tying run and the score was 3-3 headed into the bottom of the 8th inning.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Michael Cudduyer hit what would turn out to be the game
winning home run off of Fernando Cabrera, leading the Twins to a 4-3 victory.  Joe Nathan
pitched a perfect 9th inning and picked up the save.
HRs: Cudduyer(5)
Series tied 3-3

Game 7: Cliff Lee vs Carlos Silva
It's games like these that the Twins wish they had a healthy Liriano.  The Indians jumped out
to a first inning 2-0 lead on a 2-run home run off the bat of David Dellucci.  The Twins answered
with one run in the bottom half of the 2nd inning, when Indian-killer Michael
Cudduyer clubbed a solo home run.  The Indians knocked Carlos Silva out of the game in the 5th
inning when they rallied for 3 runs off of a solo home run by Grady Sizemore and a 2-run home run
by Travis Hafner.  Cliff Lee ran into a little trouble at the 114 pitch mark in the 8th inning, the
Twins were able to cut the lead to 5-2 heading into the 9th.  Joe Borowski got the leadoff batter out
in the bottom of the 9th inning, and that was the last Twins batter to make an out.  After already
scoring one run and loading the bases with one out, the Indians pulled Borowski in favor of the hard
throwing Fernando Cabrera.  Michael Cudduyer greated Cabrera with a blast into the center field seats,
ending one of the most exciting series ever simulated.
HRs: Cudduyer(6,7), Sizemore(2), Dellucci(1), Hafner(1)
Minnesota wins 4-3

Up next for the Twins will be the Boston Red Sox in the semi-finals