The Cleveland Indians just can’t figure out things in the Rocky Mountains as they lost for the second straight game to the Colorado Rockies.  On Wednesday night it was the Rockies coming out on top with a 4-2 victory over the Indians.  Now the Indians will try to avoid the sweep on Thursday.

Losing pitcher Aaron Laffey threw six innings while allowing eight hits and three runs.  Laffey did have three walks and also gave up one home run in the game.  Rafael Betancourt pitched seventh and eighth innings and also allowed one run to cross the plate.  I don’t put much blame on the two pitchers because the offense should be hitting the ball a lot better if you ask me.

The offense really struggled against Rockies starter Jeff Francis.  They only had six hits on the night and struckout five times while leaving ten runners on base.  Jamey Carroll had a rbi double in the sixth inning and then Shin-Soo Choo had a rbi sac fly in the seventh inning.  I’m very dissapointed with how the Indians hit Wednesday night.

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The Cleveland Indians and all sorts of problems on Tuesday night as they were hammered by the Colorado Rockies 10-2.  The Indians bats were silent for most of the game as they only put two runs up on the scoreboard against three different Rockies pitchers.  So much for that thin air and the long balls at Coors Field.

Greg Reynolds shut the Indians bats down for the most part.  The Indians got a rbi in the fifth inning off a Casey Blake sacrafice fly and then a another rbi on a sacrafice fly in the eighth inning off the bat of Ryan Garko.  That was all the Tribe could get going which wasn’t much.

Paul Byrd was only able to pitch four innings before he was taken out of the game.  Byrd gave up nine hits and five runs in his four innings of action to take the loss.  He is now 3-7 on the year with a 5.21 era.  Scott Elarton pitched the next two innings and gave up four hits and two runs.  Once Elarton was removed from the game it was Rick Bauer giving up four hits and three runs over two innings of action.  As you can tell, the Indians pitching staff was just as bad as the offense was.

Hopefully things will turn around on Wendesday for the Indians and they can pick up a win in Denver against the Rockies.

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The Cleveland Indians brought out the whooping sticks on Thursday night as they hammered the Minnesota Twins 12-2.  The victory over the Twins was the second for the Indians in the three game series.  That is all you can hope for right now is that the Indians keep on winning each series.

Indians starting pitcher Aaron Laffey tossed the first six innings of the game and only gave up five hits and one run.  The one run was a solo home run in the fifth inning so he pitched a pretty good game overall.  Edward Mujica allowed one run in relief and then Masa Kobayashi finished things off in the ninth inning.

Shin-Soo Choo hit a three run home run and Grady Sizemore connected on a solo home run to provide two big hits for the Indians.  Ben Francisco also had a big game as he finished with three rbi.  Jhonny Peralta and Kelly Shoppach both had two rbi as well.  Three was a lot of production up and down the lineup and that happens when you score 12 runs in a baseball game.

Great way to finish off the series and and get ready for the San Diego Padres!

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Starting pitcher Paul Byrd put the Cleveland Indians in a big hole early in the game and they were not able to come back in the game as the Minnesota Twins beat the Indians by the score of 8-5.  I should say that it was a close game and the Indians almost came back, but the Twins made sure they didn’t as they scored two insurance runs in the ninth inning.

Byrd gave up six hits and six runs in only three innings of action as he started the game on the mound.  Byrd gave up one home run in the third inning as he fell to 3-6 on the season.  Scott Elarton, Rick Bauer, and Rafael Betancourt all pitched great out of the bullpen but then Joe Borowski gave up three hits and two runs in the ninth inning.  Borowski just didn’t do his job to keep the Indians in the game.

Grady Sizemore hit a three run home run in the seventh inning as he finished the game with three rbi.  Kelly Shoppach also had a solo home run as he had one rbi in the game.  And not to be left out,  Jamey Carroll had one rbi in the game.

The Indians and Twins will play once again on Thursday which will be the rubber match of the series.

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The game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers was over after the first two innings when the Indians were already up 8-0.  The Indians ended up going on to beat the Tigers by the score of 8-2.  The teams had to wait things out with a 57 minute rain delay in the game but then, the game was more less over on the scoreboard.

Cliff Lee won his 10th game of the season to improve his record to 10-1.  Lee came back out in the fifth inning after the rain delay to finish his five innings so he could record the win.  He allowed six hits and two runs in his five innings of action.

Rafael Perez pitched two scoreless innings of relief while Rafael Betancourt and Masa Kobayashi pitched one scoreless inning each.  Good job by the three relief pitchers.

Ryan Garko hit a three run home run in the first inning and then was hit by a pitch in the second inning with the bases loaded as he led the Indians at the plate with four rbi.  Kelly Shoppach also hit a home run in the game as he hit a two run shot in the second inning to finish with two rbi.  Jhonny Peralta and Shin-Soo Choo chipped in with one rbi each as well.

The Indians will now start a three game series against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

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Things looked very good for the Cleveland Indians after they scored four runs in the top of the first inning but after that everything went down hill for them as they lost to the Texas Rangers 9-4.  Pretty dissapointing game as you come out of the gates and score four quick runs, but then have trouble the next eight inning and don’t score one run.  Something is wrong there if you ask me.

C.C. Sabathia took the loss and is now 3-8 on the season.  Sabathia gave up nine hits, five runs (four earned, three walks, and struckout eight batters.  Rafael Betancourt allowed three runs while only lasting 2/3 of an inning.  Edward Mujica then came in and gave up another run in 1 1/3 innings of action.  All three pitchers had trouble as you can tell.

The first inning is really all there is to blog about for the offense.  David Dellucci had a two run double while Victor Martinez had a rbi single and Jhonny Peralta had a rbi double. I really thought the Indians would get some more runs as the game went on, but Kevin Millwood figured things out and shut them down the rest of the game.

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The Cleveland Indians scored seven runs on Tuesday night but the bad news was that the Texas Rangers actually scored 12 runs.  The Indians made things interesting in the seventh and eighth innings but then the Rangers answered back with three runs of their own in the eighth inning.

Tom Mastny was absolutely rocked as he only lasted 1 1/3 innings as he gave up six hits and five runs.  Mastny gave up two home runs in the game as he pitcher terribly.

The Indians bullpen wasn’t much better however.  Jensen Lewis, Edward Mujica, and Rafael Perez, all gave up two runs each in the game.  Scott Elarton also gave up one run.  Just a bad performance by everyone that pitched for the Indians.

Shin-Soo Choo had a two run double in the seventh inning and then a solo home run in the ninth inning to lead the Indians with three rbi at the plate.  Ben Francisco, Ryan Garko, and Jhonny Peralta all helped out with one rbi each but it wasn’t enough for the Indians.

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Casey Blake cracked two home runs and finished with seven rbi as the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers on Monday night by the score of 13-9.  It seemed like the teams were playing home run derby out there as both teams combined for six home runs in the game.

Besides Blake’s huge night, Ben Francisco had a two run home run and finished the game with three rbi.  David Dellucci also added a two run home run in the eighth inning and Asdrubal Cabrera had a rbi double in the third inning.  That is a lot of production up and down the lineup for the Indians.

Masa Kobayashi pitched 1 2/3 innings to get the victory for the Indians.  Kobayashi did give up one run in but still picked up his third win of the season.  Rafael Perez and Joe Borowski pitched the final  2 1/3 innings to finish up the game.

Starting pitcher, Aaron Laffey was roughed up in only five innings of action.  Laffey gave up 11 hits and eight runs as he was hit very hard all night long.

In the end however, it was a good win for the Indians.  Indians Blog

The Cleveland Indians came up just short against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday as they lost 6-5.  The Indians had runners on third and second with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning but they were unable to score a run to force extra rinnings.

Rafael Betancourt (1-3) ended up with the loss as he pitched the seventh and eighth innings for the Indians.  Indians starting pitcher Jake Westbrook only lasted five innings as he gave up five hits and three runs in the game.  No the usual performance that Indians fans are used to seeing out of Westbrook.

Jhonny Peralta led the Indians at the plate as he hit his 11th home run and had two rbi in the game.  Victor Martinez and David Dellucci also had one rbi each in the game for the Indians.

The Indians will now be off on Thursday before starting up a weekend series with the Kansas City Royals.  The Indians need to have a very good road trip if they want to get back towards the top of the pack in the American League Central Division.

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The Cleveland Indians have now lost six straight games as they lost to the Chicago White Sox by the score of 3-1 on Thursday night.  With that 3-1 loss to the White Sox, the Indians were swept for the second straight series.  They were swept by the Cincinnati Reds before the White Sox series.

Aaron Laffey took the loss for the Indians even though he didn’t pitch too badly.  He pitched seven innings while allowing six hits and only two runs.  He struckout six batters and only walked one as his record dropped to 2-3 on the season.

The lone rbi for the Indians came in the third inning when Grady Sizemore doubled and scored Franklin Gutierrez.

The Indians will try to break their six game losing streak on Friday when the begin a series with the Texas Rangers.  Hopefully they can get back on track and starting winning some ballgames.

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