Game 136: Indians 3, Twins 1

by Ryan on Sep 6, 2009 4:10 PM EDT in Game Recaps

The Indians skipped David Huff's last turn in the rotation in order to keep his innings down, since Huff was on track to blow by his 2008 innings total. The rest apparently helped, for Huff pitched of his best games as a pro, allowing just an earned run in seven innings on six base runners (2 hits, 4 walks). This was David's fourth start against the Twins this season, so his success certainly wasn't due to unfamiliarity.

Meanwhile, the Indians face Nick Blackburn for their fourth time this season, and while they didn't have the kind of success against him they had previously, they did take the lead in the seventh while he was still on the mound. Michael Brantley pushed across the go-ahead run with his second single of the game. Brantley has gotten a hit in each of his first six games as a pro.

Tony Sipp and Kerry Wood finished things up with two scoreless innings between them. Sipp has given up one earned run since August 1st, and Wood, although he's had very few save opportunities since the beginning of August, he hasn't blown any of them. The bullpen, which had been a disaster, is now one of the stronger parts of this team.

Next Up: Hunter vs. Carrasco, 6:05 PM

The upload blew up, so here's a link to the graph.

Highest WPA		Lowest WPA
David Huff	.285	Shin-Soo Choo	-.130
Michael Brantley	.212	Matt LaPorta	-.126
Asdrubal Cabrera	.111	Andy Marte	-.083

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I’ll be honest, I didn’t see that one coming.

Everybody should get ice cream every day.

by Joel D on Sep 6, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions

Amusing write-up of the game over at Twinkie Town, done by the British wife of a guy I assume is their Jay.

Indians Beat Twins: A British perspective

by ameliorate on Sep 6, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

Fantastic.

I want it. I've been grinding it out for awhile.

by woodsmeister on Sep 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

haha. I had no idea that Droobs broke his toe. But this made me sad:

Gomez just caught number 25 out…. Onto the sixth

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Sep 6, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

That was thoroughly enjoyable.

Thinking about it…. Maybe the Twins would be more successful if Baseball didn’t have so many innings.

I think most of us Indians fans felt the same way earlier this year.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 6, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Michael Brantley baby

by cheech99 on Sep 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

"I felt strong and had good command," Huff said. "I’m in uncharted territory. A year ago, my season finished Sept. 1. I’m not physically tired. Mentally, I’m trying to get through it."

Huff doesn’t really inspire a lot of confidence when he speaks.

by Toxicadam on Sep 7, 2009 12:54 AM EDT reply actions

He did look a lot stronger, though. I thought his stuff was much crisper, and thought he threw the ball downhill much better.

by TribeJay on Sep 7, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

In the middle of Choo’s locker are bobblehead boxes of various players stacked several feet. He has been collecting the giveaways since becoming an Indian in 2006.

“They’re good memories, you know?” he said.

by Toxicadam on Sep 7, 2009 3:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs