Game Forty: Indians 2, Athletics 0
by Ryan
on May 14, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
in Game Recaps
| Highest WPA | Lowest WPA | ||
| CC Sabathia | .582 | David Dellucci | -.107 |
| Grady Sizemore | .114 | Victor Martinez | -.073 |
| Ryan Garko | .082 | Travis Hafner | -.058 |
CC Sabathia obviously was embarrassed by actually giving up a run in his last start. So tonight he pitched the best outing of an Indians starter in the past four days (which is saying something), shutting out the Athletics on five hits and striking out 11. And with that shutout, all five starters in the Cleveland rotation have pitched at least seven shutout innings in their last starts, an amazing feat. The Indians as a team now have seven (!) shutouts. Cleveland starters have now gone 43.1 innings without allowing a run. The run prevention has been such that despite an offense last in the league in batting average and slugging, they could wake up tomorrow the leaders of the AL Central.
The offense tonight didn't need to do much, but could have done a whole lot more. Grady Sizemore lead off the game with a home run, and Ryan Garko added a homer in the fourth. They could have ended all doubt in the fifth, when Joe Blanton loaded the bases with nobody out with two walks after a Ben Francisco double, but Jhonny Peralta swung weakly at a pitch on the outside corner and topped a grounder right back to Blanton, who started a 1-2-3 double play, That turnabout seemed to rejuvenate Blanton, who was probably one hit from hitting the showers. Blanton went on to pitch through the seventh.
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Nice writeup. Guess everybody’s getting to bed early tonight, eh?
Unofficial Jays-Twins game thread anybody?
by Jay on May 14, 2008 9:54 PM EDT 0 recs
I love these 2 hour games – it leaves plenty of time to work on the recaps.
by Ryan on
May 14, 2008 10:00 PM EDT
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Toronto up 5-4 in the 7th. Go Jays.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
by zempf on
May 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
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5-4 Jays at last check.
Wasn’t able to watch the game, but it sounds as if it was more of the same. Good outcome. 117 pitches is a lot, though.
I can’t recall a team hitting this badly for such a sustained period of time. At least not one that has guys with a history of hitting the ball at least respectably. I keep saying it will get better. I’m beginning to have doubts. Jhonny had two hits and is still the goat. He’s got a knack!!
by peter m on
May 14, 2008 10:06 PM EDT
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I’m working on a new theory that pitching and defense wins games.
by Toxicadam on May 14, 2008 9:54 PM EDT 0 recs
But you need at least one run to win the game, though.
by Ryan on
May 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT
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If Baltimore can find a way to score while on defense, so can we.
by Toxicadam on
May 14, 2008 10:04 PM EDT
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And we commend you on your non-game-thread non-profanity.
by Jay on
May 14, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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Our starters have completely exhausted my vocabulary. I am left to babble like this incoherently.
by Voltaire on
May 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT
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When’s the last time you didn’t care who gets sent to the mound?
by DixonCayne on
May 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT
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Spring training? Not trying to be sarcastic – I can’t think of a regular-season answer.
by Voltaire on
May 14, 2008 10:46 PM EDT
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Meh … why’d we have to soften up Halladay for these stupid Twins?
by Jay on May 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT 0 recs
i think it’s much more likely that our guys lulled him into a false sense of security.
by still ill on
May 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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That would make sense, except that we handed him his worst start of the season.
by Jay on
May 14, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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Cleveland starters have recorded 132 outs since allowing a run, but the first two of those were the last two outs of the 5th inning last Friday. Those don’t count (the 5th inning was not a “scoreless inning,”) so the streak stands at 130 outs = 43 1/3 innings. (The extra third is courtesy of Byrd, who was lifted with one out in the eighth on Tuesday.)
by Fiddlesticks on
May 15, 2008 11:17 AM EDT
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Yeah, actually I was correcting myself; in the game thread I posted an accounting that came up to 44 innings. I didn’t realize that the first two outs didn’t count until the middle of the night. Don’t ask why I think about such things in the middle of the night.
by Fiddlesticks on
May 15, 2008 11:31 AM EDT
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Oh. Hi I guess? You were absent for the real thread too?
by supermarioelia on
May 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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Just lackin a little pep….Brick and ‘sticks seemed to be on fire tonight. We’ve really got to start rec’ing all funny comments. It’ll make for a great green read for even those who don’t read all of the thread religiously like we do.
by supermarioelia on
May 14, 2008 10:40 PM EDT
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brick and ‘sticks, but none of the nicks, and towards the end doc erik.
it was a fun size tonight – my crappy computer could keep up for the most part. WINNING STEAK!
by Brick. on
May 14, 2008 11:18 PM EDT
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Yeah. I had another of my brother’s HS games to attend.
by Voltaire on
May 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT
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But he won an MVP, and Andre Dawson and Mo Vaughn tell me those are never wrong.
by maledicta on
May 14, 2008 10:45 PM EDT
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Dear God … how can our place in the standings be left in the hands of Brian Tallet?
by Jay on May 14, 2008 10:45 PM EDT 0 recs
Saw the end of the game tonight. The last at-bat to Brown was terrific – 5 straight changeups. Nothing else. That would’ve been shocking to see several years ago.
by TribeJay on May 15, 2008 12:04 AM EDT 0 recs
Posted this in the Game Thread, but it bears repeating I think:
Since April 17 (last 25 games):
Team ERA—2.18. (55 runs in 226.2 IP.)
Team RA—2.26. (Only two unearned runs.)
Starters ERA—1.87. (35 earned runs in 168.1 IP.)
Bullpen ERA—3.06. (20 earned runs in 58.1 IP.)
And of course … W-L: 16-9.
by Jay on May 15, 2008 12:13 AM EDT 0 recs
This is getting fairly ridiculous…when are we going to get Bob Feller commenting on how this is the way the game is supposed to be played.
by APV on May 15, 2008 12:16 AM EDT 0 recs
I found the solution to our offensive problems: Lonnie Smith (LF) and Keith Hernandez (1B). They’re both available and could be had cheap and they’ll complete our transformation to the 1982 Cardinals.
by APV on
May 15, 2008 12:26 AM EDT
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Oh yeah, we’re in first place. and there was much rejoicing.
by APV on May 15, 2008 12:23 AM EDT 0 recs
It’s a shame you’d posted before these, because otherwise, this would have to be considered one of the all-time most spectacular LGT debuts.
I’m recommending all four.
by Jay on
May 15, 2008 5:51 PM EDT
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Noon game today!?...Awesome….Aaron Laffey starting…awesomer
by APV on May 15, 2008 9:56 AM EDT 0 recs
Even better than a noon game – the Aeros are already up 1-0 in game 1 of their DH today (started at 10:35!)
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
by zempf on
May 15, 2008 10:56 AM EDT
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Go Hodges. And Huff. I’d put up a gamethread, if we have a least one person listening to the audio. Anyone?
by dgcambridge on
May 15, 2008 11:01 AM EDT
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Gimenez and Hodges with first inning doubles. Huff no hits, no walks through 2.
by APV on
May 15, 2008 11:21 AM EDT
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They have J.D. Martin listed as starting game 2, not Lofgren. I wonder if he’s starting again, or if its just a fill-in because of the crazy schedule.
by dgcambridge on
May 15, 2008 11:26 AM EDT
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why don’t we move this to the Game Thread, since it’s up…
by APV on
May 15, 2008 11:27 AM EDT
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Maybe it deserved a fanshot, but Travis Hafner will be playing 1b this weekend according to the Plain Dealer.
by Toxicadam on May 15, 2008 10:33 AM EDT 0 recs
Yes, I saw that. I hope it means against righties, not every game. CC uses Hafner’s bats, by the way. I hope the problem isn’t in the bats!! (CC might pinch hit, after all).
by peter m on
May 15, 2008 10:37 AM EDT
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Missed most of the last 2 games. First place feels good.
Yawn. Wake me up when one our starters gives up a run. Then again, wake up those bats.
by Denver Tribe Fan on May 15, 2008 10:53 AM EDT 0 recs
The Indians as a team now have seven (!) shutouts
We needed CC to step up the keep our pitchers ahead of the Tigers’ hitters in this category.
by Fiddlesticks on May 15, 2008 11:21 AM EDT 0 recs
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