Game Forty: Indians 2, Athletics 0
by Ryan on May 14, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
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| 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?
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!!
If Baltimore can find a way to score while on defense, so can we.
by Toxicadam on May 14, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
Ah we’re not doin the Twins-Jays thread?
by supermarioelia on May 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Oh. Hi I guess? You were absent for the real thread too?
by supermarioelia on May 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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.
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 up reply actions 1 recs
I mean as part of our lineup shuffling. ;)
by pandroid on May 15, 2008 3:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 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 up reply actions 1 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.
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
Maybe it deserved a fanshot, but Travis Hafner will be playing 1b this weekend according to the Plain Dealer.
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 reply actions
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