Cleveland Indians Baseball Blog » Rafael Perez http://www.indianshomeplate.com A blog about Cleveland Indians Baseball Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Indians fall to the Red Sox 5-4 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-to-the-red-sox-5-4/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-to-the-red-sox-5-4/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:13:50 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=74 The Cleveland Indians played the Boston Red Sox tough but they fell just short on Wednesday night. A Mark Kotsay rbi double in the eighth inning provided the Red Sox with the winning run as they went onto beat the Indians by the score of 5-4.

Rafael Perez was the losing pitcher as he gave up the winning run for the Red Sox in the eighth inning. Perez allowed two hits and one run in his one inning of action. Fausto Carmona was the starting pitcher but he got rocked for five hits and four runs in just one inning of action.

All four of the Indians runs came via singles as Shin-Soo Choo, Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez, and Josh Barfield all had rbi singles.

The Indians will have a chance to get a split in the series as they take on the Red Sox once again on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-to-the-red-sox-5-4/feed/ 0 Indians don’t give up as they beat the Red Sox http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-dont-give-up-as-they-beat-the-red-sox/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-dont-give-up-as-they-beat-the-red-sox/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:28:30 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=73 The Cleveland Indians picked up a very nice win on Monday night as they beat the Boston Red Sox by the score of 4-3. The win was big for the Indians as the Red Sox are in the playoff race and are out there battling for every win that they can come up with.

The Indians beat Josh Beckett which was even more impressive. Shin-Soo Choo, Jamey Carroll, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Travis Hafner all had an rbi in the game. There wasn’t much offense, but the Indians did the best with their opportunities and that is why they came away with the victory.

Zach Jackson was the winning pitcher as he tossed six innings and only gave up six hits and two runs. It was a very good quality start for Jackson who improved his season record to 1-3. Rafael Perez gave up one run in relief before Jensen Lewis finished things up to get his 12th save of the year.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-dont-give-up-as-they-beat-the-red-sox/feed/ 0 Indians hold off the Twins 3-1 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-twins-3-1/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-twins-3-1/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:05:45 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=71 The Cleveland Indians picked up a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Great win for the Indians as they had ten hits compared to the Twins five hits. The tribe sure put a damper on the night for the Twins as the White Sox lost and they could have picked up some ground in the division.

Scott Lewis improved to 2-0 on the season as he picked up the win. Lewis tossed six innings of shutout baseball and only allowed three hits. Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Perez, and Jensen Lewis all tossed one inning in relief. Lewis picked up the save even though he did allow one run to score in the ninth inning.

All three of the Indians’s runs came via the home run ball. Kelly Shoppach got things started with a solo home run in the fourth inning and then Shin-Soo Choo added a two-run shot in the fifth inning. There wasn’t a lot of offense, but it was enough to get the win on Monday night.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-twins-3-1/feed/ 0 Indians hold off the Tigers for 9-7 win http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-tigers-for-9-7-win/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-tigers-for-9-7-win/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:31:22 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=67 The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night by the score of 9-7 as they finished off the Tigers in the three game series. The Indians didn’t have any problems finishing up the sweep as they scored in five different innings and outhit the Tigers 13-9.

Kelly Shoppach and Shin-Soo Choo both hit two run home runs to lead the Indians at the plate. Shoppach also added another rbi with a single that scored Choo. Grady Sizemore had another good game as he had a two run single to finish with two rbi. Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Garko finished up the scoring with an rbi each.

On the mound, Fausto Carmona tossed six innings and allowed seven hits and four runs.  Fausto threw the ball well enough to pick up the win and improve to 7-5. Rafael Perez gave up a run and then Rafael Betancourt and Jensen Lewis finished things up in the eighth and ninth innings. Lewis did have some problems however as he allowed two runs on a Magglio Ordonez home run.

Good series for the Indians! Indians Baseball

]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hold-off-the-tigers-for-9-7-win/feed/ 0 Indians fall short against the Orioles 11-6 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-short-against-the-orioles-11-6/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-short-against-the-orioles-11-6/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:58:54 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=61 It was a big offensive night for the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles as the two teams combined to score 17 runs and pound out 30 hits. The Bad news for the Tribe was the Orioles used a eight run eighth inning to win the game. The Indians did score three runs in the final inning to make things interesting but they just could’t come out of the big hole completely and the Orioles won 11-6

Rafael Perez took the loss as he was charged with three hits and four runs while not recording an out. Edward Mujica also gave up three hits and four runs in the eighth inning as he couldn’t stop the bleeding. Indians starting pitcher Zach Jackson gave up eight hits and three runs over five innings as he got the no decision.

Shin-Soo Choo led the Tribe at the plate with two rbi as he had a two run double in the first inning. Franklin Gutierrez, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Garko, and Asdrubal Cabrera all helped out with one rbi each but it wasn’t even close to being enough.

The Indians now have a tough weekend ahead of them as they have to play the Los Angeles Angels. I don’t see good things happening in this series.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-fall-short-against-the-orioles-11-6/feed/ 0 Indians hit three home runs to beat the Angels 5-2 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hit-three-home-runs-to-beat-the-angels-5-2/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hit-three-home-runs-to-beat-the-angels-5-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:33:59 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=56 The Cleveland Indians used three home runs to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Monday night.  It was a big win for the Indians as they beat one of the best teams in the league and improved their season record to 44-54.

Andy Marte and Jhonny Peralta both hit solo home runs while Casey Blake had a two run shot in the game.  Designated hitter David Dellucci got the Indians on the scoreboard first with a rbi sacrafice fly in the second inning that scored Peralta.  The Indians didn’t have any problems hitting off Angles starting pitcher Ervin Santana who took the loss and is now 11-4.

Paul Byrd pitched just enough to get the win as he only lasted 5 1/3 innings.  Byrd gave up nine hits but only allowed one run to score while striking out five and walking two batters.  Rafael Perez pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief after Byrd left the game and pitched pretty good despite giving up a solo home run to Howie Kendrick.  Masa Kobayashi picked up his sixth save of the year when he struckout the side in the ninth inning.

Let’s see if the Indians can take another game from the Angels out on the West coast as they will face off again Tuesday evening.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-hit-three-home-runs-to-beat-the-angels-5-2/feed/ 0 Indians take the first game against the Rays 13-2 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-take-the-first-game-against-the-rays-13-2/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-take-the-first-game-against-the-rays-13-2/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:59:48 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/?p=55 The Cleveland Indians used a five run fifth inning and a seven run eighth to their advantage as they beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-2 on Thursday night.  That is exactly the way you want to start off a four game series against the Rays who are in first place in the East Divsion.

The Indians had 14 hits and and scored 13 runs off of those 14 nine hits.  Three home runs really helped out that is for sure.  David Dellucci and Ben Francisco both hit two-run bombs while Shin-Soo Choo and Casey Blake both had solo home runs.  Dellucci, Francisco, and Blake weren’t done however as Francisco added a two run single and Delluci and Blake both one run single in the ninth inning. Jamey Carroll added rbi ground out in the game while Johnny Peralta also had a rbi single.

Aaron Laffey pitched six innings to improve to 5-5 on the season.  Laffey gave up four hits and two runs in his six innings of action.  Rafael Perez pitched the seventh and eighth innings before he turned things over to who finished off the Rays to end the game.  Juan Rincon pitched the ninth inning and loaded the bases full before finally getting out of the jam and ending the game.

The Indians will be looking to go up 2-0 in the series when they send Cliff Lee to the mound on Friday.

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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-take-the-first-game-against-the-rays-13-2/feed/ 0 Cliff Lee wins 10th game as Indians pound the Tigers 8-2 http://www.indianshomeplate.com/cliff-lee-wins-10th-game-as-indians-pound-the-tigers-8-2/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/cliff-lee-wins-10th-game-as-indians-pound-the-tigers-8-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:44:20 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/cliff-lee-wins-10th-game-as-indians-pound-the-tigers-8-2/ 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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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/cliff-lee-wins-10th-game-as-indians-pound-the-tigers-8-2/feed/ 0 Indians get doubled up 12-7 as the Rangers win Tuesday night http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-get-doubled-up-12-6-as-the-rangers-win-tuesday-night/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-get-doubled-up-12-6-as-the-rangers-win-tuesday-night/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:57:31 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-get-doubled-up-12-6-as-the-rangers-win-tuesday-night/ 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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]]> http://www.indianshomeplate.com/indians-get-doubled-up-12-6-as-the-rangers-win-tuesday-night/feed/ 0 Casey Blake hits two home runs and finishes with 7 rbi’s to lead the Indians http://www.indianshomeplate.com/casey-blake-hits-two-home-runs-and-finishes-with-7-rbis-to-lead-the-indians/ http://www.indianshomeplate.com/casey-blake-hits-two-home-runs-and-finishes-with-7-rbis-to-lead-the-indians/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:56:07 +0000 TribeMember http://www.indianshomeplate.com/casey-blake-hits-two-home-runs-and-finishes-with-7-rbis-to-lead-the-indians/ 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

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