Game 42: Indians 5, Reds 4
by Ryan on May 20, 2011 10:27 PM EDT
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The home magic continued, as the Indians won yet another game in their last at-bat.
Friday night started a difficult stretch for a couple reasons. First, the schedule is not kind, as the Indians will face off against two division leaders plus Boston and Cincinnati over the next two weeks. And they'll likely play most of those teams without Grady Sizemore or Travis Hafner, both of whom are now on the Disabled List. Sizemore may be back in a week or so, but Travis Hafner is likely out for at least a month, as that "right side pain" turned out to be an oblique strain, a difficult injury for a hitter to come back from quickly.
Three innings into tonight's game, another Tribe player went down. After throwing a breaking pitch to Ryan Hanigan, starter Alex White walked off the mound in obvious discomfort, and the Cleveland trainers rushed to his side. The injury wasn't to his elbow or shoulder, but to his middle finger. He stayed in the game, throwing almost exclusively fastballs, and should have got out of the inning unscathed, but Matt LaPorta air-mailed his throw to second, allowing two runs to score. That throw should have started an inning-ending double play, but White had to pitch to two more batters. He didn't allow any more runs to score, but didn't come back after the inning. White will have an MRI on the finger on Saturday to determine if there's any structural damage; as we've seen with Adam Miller, a finger injury can be just as serious as any other throwing arm injury.
Frank Herrmann replaced White, and pitched a scoreless fourth and fifth innings, but got into trouble in the sixth. He gave up singles to LGFT Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce to open the inning. Then another potential double play was flubbed when Orlando Cabrera couldn't field a hard grounder. Phillips scored from third, and Bruce would later score on a Chris Heisey single. The Reds now led 4-0, and the Indians didn't have a hit yet.
Travis Wood had allowed only a Carlos Santana walk to this point, so those extra two runs were a big blow. But things were to change quickly. Paul Janish made an outstanding play to deny Matt LaPorta's bid to break up the no-hitter, but Austin Kearns would end the drama with a solid single next. That seemed to unravel Wood, who allowed the next four batters to reach, including a bases-loaded walk to force in the third run of the inning. Shelley Duncan drove in the tying run next with a sacrifice fly, and just like that, the game was in play.
The Indians would commit yet another error in the eighth, turning what should have been a relatively uneventful inning into something much more tense. Scott Rolen, who was at first with two outs, got a huge jump off Vinnie Pestano. Carlos Santana should have put the ball in his pocket, but he threw it instead, his throw went into the outfield, and Rolen was now at third with two outs. Thankfully, Pestano got Ryan Hanigan to hit a weak liner to end the inning.
After the first two Indians were retired in the eighth. Shin-Soo Choo hit a high drive to left-center that scraped the wall and bounded back towards the infield. Choo easily reached third and turned back at the last possible second from an inside-the-park home run attempt. Reds manager Dusty Baker walked Carlos Santana, and brought in right-hander Nick Masset to face Shelley Duncan. Duncan has struggled of late now that he's facing more right-handed pitching, and Manny Acta pulled him for a left-handed hitter. Since Travis Buck still couldn't play, the only leftie on the bench was recent call-up Ezequiel Carrera, and even though that pinch-hit appearance would be Carrera's major-league debut, Acta went with him, but not before telling the speedy outfielder to lay down a bunt. The gamble worked out perfectly, as first baseman Joey Votto was playing deep; Carrera laid down a nice drag bunt, and Votto's tag missed Carrera. The Indians took the lead, and were on their way to another dramatic home win.
In the ninth, Chris Perez walked pinch-hitter Fred Lewis, but that turned out to be for the best. Lewis made two base running blunders; first, on a deep fly out, he failed to tag up and go to second, and finally, he broke for second on a weak liner back to the pitcher. With that double play, the Indians drew first blood in the 2011 Battle of Ohio.
| Highest WPA | Lowest WPA | ||
| Carrera | .264 | O. Cabrera | -.154 |
| Choo | .169 | White | -.090 |
| Santana | .168 | LaPorta | -.081 |
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manny acta has balls. thrilled for zeke
by Gradyforpresident on May 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
From Bastian:
Alex White (middle finger soreness) will undergo an MRI exam on Saturday to determine extent of the injury.
I’ve heard the phrase “will have an MRI tomorrow” enough in the last week to last me a lifetime.
by Brick. on May 20, 2011 11:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Jesus H. Enough with this crap already.
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
why is that sad?
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
i freaked out when that dude came up to bat with choo on third in the 8th.
i systemically freaked out when he laid down an unbelievable bunt to go ahead.
go tribe
The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 1
1:1 And thou, son of Mrs Carrera, take thee to brick, and thou shalt set before his face, an MRI of the bones and ligaments of all thine teammates, no matter that thee hath presumably no medical training.
1:2 And thou shalt be called up, and sitteth upon the pine, amongst the sunflower seeds, and watch for seven and one half of the nine units those up on a mound grasp the round about them, and pitch it, and set up and set down the various hitsmen round about.1:3 And take thou to thyself a wooden bat, and thou shalt set it for an apparent swing toward the wall, between thee and the hurler: and thou shalt set thy face against him, and it shall be a swinging away, and thou shalt swing away. But heed the secret sign to the children of Acta.
1:4 And thou shalt bat from thy left side, and lay the iniquities of the house of Moses Cleaveland upon it, according to the number of the sixty and three years during which thy tribe hath wandered in the desert: and thou shalt bear their iniquities.
1:5 For I have appointed thee to end their iniquities for this day, or even for a hundred and ninety days: so thou shalt bear the iniquities of the house of Cleaveland.
1:6 And thou shalt accomplish this, and then shall bunt on thy first base side, and shalt evade the tag of the house of Cincinatti: even as thy winning run crosseth the plate, thy path up the baseline shall not be deemed outside the path of the righteous. And I have appointed thee this dude, who shall abideth.
by YoDaddyWags on May 21, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 28 recs
I green thee
"(We) did not generally despise those trades. We despised being in the position where we had to make them" -Jay
by stuart dean on May 21, 2011 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I, mean, this is my first reading of the full scripture of Ezekiel, but even I knew the dude’s name.
RALLY SIG
Post of the year so far.
Then again, I just had two martinis, two dark and stormies, and two Dortmunders (and I weight 147 pounds), so I could be way off.
by baerga1 on May 21, 2011 5:16 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Rec for “the children of Acta” alone.
by ken from alexandria on May 21, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, I love that.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
The dude is truly bearing our iniquities.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
YES!!!!
I was celebrating my birthday with friends, so I didn’t catch this one, but my friend sent me text updates. Go tribe!
Sounds to me like you were out with the wrong group of freinds. Next time get the text updates of the tapas dinner and watch the game.
by Brick. on May 20, 2011 11:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 7 recs
This is also an incredible comment
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Ezekiel Chapter 25 Verse 17… the path of the righteous man is avoiding a tag on a drag bunt to get the winning run across the plate…
by cheech99 on May 20, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
(18) And you shall know that I am BLUE when I throw my arms out to the side (19) For the path of the righteous shall be within five cubits of the line of Foul.
Is this the whale section?
by sarcasmdave on May 21, 2011 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like this meme. I hope it doesn’t get old too fast.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
by notthatnoise on May 21, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
As Steve Buffum tweeted “Approximately two of the nine runs scored made any sense at all.”
by Paul Shuey's Groin on May 20, 2011 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I can’t get over this username.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
by notthatnoise on May 21, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Truly
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I was really bummin’ this game after two losses here, one I was at, the Carmona shelling, the Hafner news, the White injury and down 4-0… But this team found a way. Every win while we get healthy is going to be so big.
by Brick. on May 20, 2011 11:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
You really have to hand it to front office. Durbin, maybe not so much… Gramps… has had some big hits, the proletariat somewhat rightly wants him gone/OBP is shot but he’s been valuable if somewhat from the intangibles standpoint, Hannahan, whomever found this guy… peterast Hannahan by himself has turned the usual annual scrap heap pickup gold by himself.
Same here man. Huge win.
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
i had all but given up on the game. never expected we’d get back in it. they just don’t quit
by Gradyforpresident on May 21, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s just so awesome to check the standings and see that the Indians have at least five fewer losses than any other team in the American League.
by Deep South Ken on May 20, 2011 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
I had a man at the stadium, who I never met before, hug me when Carrera was called safe. I didn’t stop him.
That was one of the best in person games I have ever been to. A beautiful team, in a beautiful city, on a gorgeous night with fantastic fans. It kills me I have to leave in a week and won’t do this again until next year.
Go Indians!
by OscarDog on May 21, 2011 12:52 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
without comment
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
by westbrook on May 21, 2011 12:54 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I have no idea what’s going on here
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 5:01 AM EDT up reply actions
She’s either pointing at her breasts, or she’s got an indians shirt on and she’s taunting a reds fan.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
by notthatnoise on May 21, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m convinced it’s the later, because it’s a bit more awesome that way.
"I want my unwarranted optimism back." -Dilbert
Actually it’s kinda annoying. Imagine her in Fenway with a pink hat.
"(We) did not generally despise those trades. We despised being in the position where we had to make them" -Jay
I’m assuming she knows the guy, because the guy on her right is also a Reds fan, so it seems like she went with a group of them. If that’s the case, it doesn’t bother me any. If that’s a stranger, you’re correct.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
by notthatnoise on May 21, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
good lord people. this is a woman tapping the indians logo on her breasts to taunt a reds fan. Its a fantastic image, and not annoying at all.
What freaked me out is the guy behind her, in the Red’s shirt, watch his hands.
by LeftyCatcher on May 21, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
This one’s for the Macho Man. RIP.
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Definitely had a mournful Slim Jim today
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 5:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t know until today. Snap into some eternal peace.
RALLY SIG
by USSChoo on May 21, 2011 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Honestly did not know that
My watch is broken... it's stuck on Tribe Time
#suckitLaw
by Turkmenbashi on May 21, 2011 5:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Ohhh Yeaaa, Dig it!
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Great pitching throughout the farm system last night – McAllister, Adams, Soto all had great starts. Adam Miller notched another scoreless two innings, as well.
by APV on May 21, 2011 9:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Quick story:
I just moved a few days ago, as I’m transferring colleges this fall. I never watched any TV over except for sports, the only problem, I didn’t have STO or FSO. So I’d usually just follow updates on MLB.com. Anyway, last night I realized in my new place I actually do have STO and FSO, so I quickly asked what channel the game was on and found it.
It was just before the third out of the bottom of the 7th inning. Unfortunately I had to go to bed and leave the gamethread, but I figured I’d at least leave the game on. We had those 2 fly outs and I sighed. Then Choo tripled and I’m like, “Alright, here we go!” Walked Santana, then this rook named Carrera comes up to bat…
And bam, bunt down the first-base line! “Aw $#!%, wait… YES! Hell yes!” Choo scores. But the excitement wasn’t over yet… Perez came out and walked Lewis. Typical sportsfan anxiety starts setting back in. Then Stubbs bombs one… going going gi CAUGHT! CHOOOOOOO! Gomes is up to bat, drills one right at Perez, I wince a little, GOT IT! GO! Hahahaha YES! Tosses it to first, double play! Wow! I looked at myself, my arms were still in the air for a while.
Those two innings were a total blast last night. I slept like a baby after that. What a game to finally be able to see live! I’m looking forward to a lot more of these!
"I want my unwarranted optimism back." -Dilbert
I wouldn’t think so, it’s supposed to be a sellout crowd. And it said they wouldhave it on STO last night today.
Fox is showing a prime time game tonight. Game will be on STO.
"I’ll happily embrace elevated hopes if that is the price to pay." - APV
On Twitter at @grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t give a rip about some made up hardware, but it makes my life more pleasant here in Columbus when the Indians stick it to the Reds.
"I’ll happily embrace elevated hopes if that is the price to pay." - APV
On Twitter at @grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I have. I lived there back in the late 80s when I went to grad school at UC. I swear that I had variations on the same conversation multiple times while wearing my Chief Wahoo hat around town.
Other person: So, you like the Indians?
Me: Yes, I’m from Akron.
Other person: They don’t win very much. You should like the Reds.
Me: But I’m from Akron. I’ve always liked the Indians. If you moved from Cincinnati, would you still like the Reds?
Other person: Of course. They’re the Reds.
Me: So, I still like the Indians.
Other person: But you’re in Cincinnati now. You should like the Reds.
"I’ll happily embrace elevated hopes if that is the price to pay." - APV
On Twitter at @grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be wrong but the Indians have not lost more than two games in a row this season.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
AS you might imagine I have heard a lot trash talk at work this week down here. I got three texts from Reds fans last all saying “You shouldn’t have won that game”
I love being able to retort with “No do-overs in big-boy sports” :)
As if scoring a few runs off of errors entitled them to cruise to an easy victory…
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Reds fans have a special brand of rationality that has very little to do with objective reality as the rest of us know it.
"I’ll happily embrace elevated hopes if that is the price to pay." - APV
On Twitter at @grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Manny being Manny:
“We just started yelling and screaming in the dugout, trying to jinx him and stuff,” Acta joked. “[We were] reminding the guy in every inning that he had a no-hitter going. It really doesn’t make a difference. We had some good at-bats there and these guys are not going to give up.”
So the boys are down 4-0 and getting no-hit, and they’re relaxed & goofing around in the dugout. And then they put up a 4-spot. Sounds like awesome chemistry to me.
by DocNo on May 21, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Indians are in last place in the majors in number of games played, but they have a chance to escape last place in attendance this weekend,
by palcal on May 21, 2011 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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