B & G's #144 9/15/09
Cleveland Indians (61-82) Vs Minnesota Twins (72-72)
At Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday September 15Th, 2009
Fausto Carmona (3-10, 6.48) Vs Scott Baker (13-8, 4.33)
Final Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
W- Jon Raush (5-3)
L- Fausto Carmona (3-11)
S- Joe Nathan (40)
Baseballs:
**Nick Punto- Nick was certainly the thorn on the Indians side, he finished up 3-4 and drove in 2 runs, giving him 32 RBIs and he is hitting .232.
**Brian Buscher- Brian went 1-2 with a walk and he got hit by a pitch, but he drove in the go ahead run, giving him 12 RBIs. Brian is now hitting .241.
**Joe Mauer- Well, the Indians did retire him once tonight, he went 2-3 with a walk and he drove in his 85Th RBI and is hitting .373.
**Orlando Cabrera- Orlando went 2-4, he hit his 7Th Home Run of the season to tie the game and now has 61 RBIs. Orlando is hitting .271.
**Scott Baker- Well, he didn't get the win, but he did enough to not get the loss. He worked 5 1/3 innings, he gave up 3 runs (3 earned), he walked 2, struck out 5 and picked up the no decision. Scott now has a 4.35 ERA.
**Delmon Young- His double was a bit of a gift since the ball chopped over Jhonny Peralta's glove, he finished the night 1-3 with a walk and is hitting .265.
**Jon Raush- Jon threw 1 1/3 of scoreless innings, he didn't walk anyone, nor did he strike out anyone and now he has a 4.04 ERA.
**Jose Mijares- Jose threw 1/3 of scoreless innings, he earned his 22Nd hold, striking out 1 and now has a 2.09 ERA.
**Matt Guerrier- Matt threw a scoreless 8Th inning, earning his 29Th hold and now has a 2.24 ERA.
**Joe Nathan- Joe earned his 40Th save of the season, he did give up 1 run (1 earned) in 1 inning with the Home Run, but other than that, he did fine. Joe now has a 2.28 ERA.
**Matt Laporta- Matt went 2-4 at the plate, including hitting his 5Th Home Run of the season, he did drive in 2 runs, he now has 14 RBIs and is hitting .246.
**Jamey Carroll- Jamey went 2-4 and is hitting .295.
**Asdrubal Cabrera- Asdrubal went 1-3 with a walk and he is hitting .308.
**Travis Hafner- Hafner went 1-3 with a double and he got hit by a pitch. He is hitting .276.
**Trevor Crowe- Trevor went 1-3 with a walk and a stolen base. He is hitting .225.
**Tony Sipp- Tony threw a scoreless inning, he struck out 1 and now has a 3.12 ERA.
**Jose Veras- Jose threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 3 and now has a 5.89 ERA.
Goofballs:
**Fausto Carmona- Fausto was okay, but he also deserved this loss. He lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3, struck out 3 and now has a 6.56 ERA, losing his 11Th game of the year.
**Matt Laporta- Matt committed his 3rd error of the season.
**Metrodome- That chopper that turned into a double was ridiculous. The one good thing is there is just 1 game left for the Indians to be in the Metrodome.
**Ron Mahay- The one hitter he faced, he couldn't get out, instead he got hit by a pitch. He didn't give up a run, but the lefty didn't help matters.
Indians record after 144 games in 2009: 61-83
Indians record after 144 games in 2008: 71-73
Indians record in one run games in 2009: 18-18
Indians Quality Starts in 2009: 64
On Deck:
Just another way to lose this game, the Indians have had a horrible September so far, after finishing over .500 in August. Now they are a season high 22 games under .500. Is this the manager's doing, the player's doing, or both? I say both, I mean why give Choo the day off and put Matt Laporta in a new position in the outfield? If Choo had played in his normal spot in RF, I have no doubt Brian Buscher would have been gunned down at home, which turned out to be a turning point in the game. So, the Twins will try and sweep the Indians, or the Indians will try and salvage the third game, whichever way you look at it. Wednesday's game starts at 1:10 PM, airing on STO, with Indians On Deck at 12:30 PM. Aaron Laffey (7-5, 3.79) will take on Nick Blackburn (9-11, 4.39). The game will air on WTAM 1100-AM so let's get this win Tribe. |
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