Don’t let that 7-2 score fool you too much, the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners were tied heading into the ninth inning, but the Mariners came out and scored five runs in the inning to win the game 7-2.

Rafael Betancourt took the loss for the Indians.  Betancourt ended up giving up three of the five runs in the ninth inning.  He wasn’t the only player to suck it up out of the bullpen however as Craig Breslow gave up two runs.

Starting pitcher Fausto Carmona lasted 6.2 innings as he gave up eight hits and two runs.  Carmona did walk four batters however, so he does still need to work on his control.

David Dellucci and Travis Hafner both had one RBI each at the plate for the Indians.  Not very much offensive production for the Indians on Tuesday night.

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The Cleveland Indians lost to the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night as they dropped their season record to 12-14.  Aaron Laffey had a no hitter going into the sixth inning but that is when everything came undone for him and the Indians.

Laffey ended up taking the loss as he gave up four runs on only three hits in 5.2 innings.  One bad inning was all it took for Laffey to pick up the loss and lose the game for the Indians.  Jensen Lewis tossed two innings in relief and gave up one earned run.  Jorge Julio pitched the final 1.1 innings to finish out the game.

Travis Hafner and Jason Michaels both had an RBI for the Indians.  Both runs came in the fifth inning for the Indians.  You can’t expect to the beat the Yankees when you can only put two runs on the scoreboard.  The offense should have had a better output then what they showed on Monday night.

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The Clevelend Indians swept the Kansas City Royals in a double header on Thursday.  The Indians beat the Royals by the scores of 9-6 in game one and then 2-0 in the game two.  With the two wins, the Indians are now 10-12 on the season as they try to get back to the .500 mark.

Fausto Carmona improved to 3-1 on the season as he picked up the win in the first game.  Cliff Lee improved to 4-0 on the season as he won the second game for the Indians.

In game one, Grady Sizemore connected for his second home run of the season and in game two, David Dellucci hit his third home run of the season.

The Indians will now start a series against the New York Yankees.

The Cleveland Indians scored in all innings except the first, sixth, and ninth as they went onto pound the Kansas City Royals 15-1 on Tuesday night.  The win improved the Indians record to 8-12 and will hopefully give them some momentum to get back to .500 soon.

Casey Blake led the Indians with six RBI.  Black finished the game going 4-4 including a grand slam in the fourth inning.  Franklin Gutierrez picked up three RBI with a bases clearing double in the eigth inning.  David Dellucci had two RBI and he also hit a solo home run.  Travis Hafner, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Jhonny Peralta all had one RBI each.  Peralta’s RBI came on a solo home run.

C.C. Sabathia finally picked up his first win on the season after he pitched six innings of four hit ball.  Sabathia did not allow a run and struckout 11 batters while walking two.  Great start for Sabathia!  Jorge Julio, Jensen Lewis, and Rafael Betancourt pitched the final three innings.  Lewis allowed one run to cross the plate but Julio and Betancourt did pretty good.

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The Cleveland Indians have placed starting pitcher Jake Westbrook on the 15 day disabled list.  The move is retroactive back to April 20th.  A left intercostal strain is the cause for Westbook’s trop to the disabled list.

Aaron Laffey or Jeremy Sowers would be the most likely to be called up to take Westbook’s spot on the roster.

The Indians have also recalled outfielder Ben Francisco from Triple-A Buffalo.

The Cleveland Indians were unable to get things going again after a run batted in early in the second inning as they went onto lose to the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in 10 innings.  This loss puts Cleveland at 7-12 and their 12th loss in their last 16 games.  The tribe needs to get back on the roll before their find themselves falling farther behind in the season standings.

Paul Byrd started the game for the Indians and pitched seven innings.  Byrd allowed six hits and one earned run.  He pitched very well, he just didn’t have any run support in the no decision.  Masa Kobayashi and Rafael Perez pitched the final 2.2 innings.  Perez took the loss as he gave up a single to Justin Morneau in the 10th inning that gave the Twins the win.

Travis Hafner got his 3rd double of the year while Franklin Gutierrez was able to knock in his 5th RBI of the season for the Indians.  Other then that, there wasn’t any offense for the Indians.

With the Cleveland Indians coming off a two game losing streak in the middle of a bad losing slump all together, they will really have to come together as a team to take a chance at winning against the Royals in Kansas City on Tuesday.

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The Cleveland Indians got back on the winning track as they crushed the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Thursday night.  The Indians hammered Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander for five runs in five innings.

Ryan Garko and Travis Hafner both hit home runs for the Indians.  Both players finished with two RBI as did Jamey Carroll.  Jason Michaels led the team however with three RBI.  Victor Martinez and Casey Blake both had one RBI.

Fausto Carmona earned his second win of the season as he tossed 6.2 innings.  Carmona gave up seven hits but only one earned run.  It was a great day for Carmona and the Indians bullpen as they just manhandled the Tigers.

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It ust wasn’t the Cleveland Indians night as the Detroit Tigers clobbered them 13-2.  Right from the get-go you could tell that the Indians were going to have problems with the Tigers.  The Indiand and Tigers now have identical records at 5-10 on the season.

C.C. Sabathia only lasted three inning and took the loss for the Indians as his record dropped to 0-3 on the season.  Sabathia only lasted four inning as he allowed nine earned runs and eight hits.  Tom Mastny pitched the next 1.1 innings and allowe two earned runs.   Jorge Julio and Masa Kobayashi both gave up one earned run each out of the bullpen as well.

David Dellucci did hit a homerun for the Cubs in the first inning and Ryan Garko recorded an RBI in the seventh inning for the Indians runs.  Just a bad performance for all Indians players against the Tigers.

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The Cleveland Indians played the Boston Red Sox neck and neck for eight innings, but in the ninth inning, Jensen Lewis gave up a solo home run to Jason Varitek and then a RBI single to Kevin Youkilis as the Red Sox defeated the Indians by the score of 5-3.

Lewis took the loss for the Indians as he gave up the two runs in the ninth inning.  Paul Byrd was the starter for the Indians and pitched six innings and only allowed one run which was un-earned.  Jorge Julio gave up two earned runs without even recording an out.

Victor Martinez led the Indians with two RBI while Ryan Garko helped out with one RBI.  The Indians just werne’t able to get much offense going off Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox relievers.

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The Cleveland Indians dominated the Boston Red Sox for the first six innings of Monday nights game but the finaly three innings belonged to the Red Sox as they came from behind to beat the Indians by the score of 6-4.  The Red Sox scored five runs in the final three innings to leave the Indians thinking what the hell just happened.

Joe Borowski pitched .2 innings and allowed three earned runs to take the loss for the Indians.  Jake Westbrook had started the game and pitched 6.1 innings allowing seven hits and two runs (only one run was earned).  Westbrook did strikeout five batters but also walked three batters.

Travis Hafner had two RBI to lead the Indians at the plate.  Victor Martinez and Ryan Garko both chipped in with one RBI each.

Hopefully the Indians will learn from this, and learn how to close out some ballgames in the future.

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