B & G's #158 9/30/09-Game Two...Pitcher's Duel At Progressive Field Putting Indians On Short End

B & G's #158 9/30/09- Game Two Chicago White Sox (76-82) Vs Cleveland Indians (65-92) At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday September 30Th, 2009 Mark Buerhle (12-10, 3.95) Vs Justin Masterson (4-9, 4.79) Final Score: Chicago 1, Cleveland 0 W- Mark Buerhle (13-10) L- Justin Masterson (4-10) S- Matt Thornton (4) Baseballs: **Mark Buerhle- In his last start of the season, Mark threw with no ease against the Indians, he found a way to get the big out when he needed to. 6 shutout innings, giving up 3 hits, didn't walk anyone, struck out 3. Mark won his 13Th game and now has a 3.84 ERA. **Paul Konerko- Paul went 1-2 with 2 walks, he drove in the only run of the game, his 88Th RBI of the year. Paul is now hitting .280. **Tony Pena- 2 scoreless innings, he didn't walk anyone, struck out 1, he has a 4.04 ERA and earned his 12Th hold of the season. **Matt Thornton- Matt picked up his 4Th save of the year, he struck out 2 and now has a 2.78 ERA. **Justin Masterson- Justin deserved a better result, but unfortunately it's part of the game. He threw a complete game, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 12 and finished the season with a 4.52 ERA with his 10Th loss of the year. **Luis Valbuena- Luis hit a pinch hit single to at least give the Indians hope in the 9Th inning. He is hitting .244. Goofballs: **Indians Offense- They were shutout, only have 4 hits, they didn't walk anyone, struck out 6 and left 4 men on base. **Jayson Nix & Ramon Castro- They struck out 3 times each. Indians record after 158 games in 2009: 65-93 Indians record after 158 games in 2008: 79-79 Indians record in one run games in 2009: 19-20 Indians Quality Starts in 2009: 71 On Deck: Oh well, like it matters anymore. Justin Masterson was brilliant and it showed he can handle a starting load, however with this lineup they had no shot of scoring any runs, but what did we expect? So, the Indians leave the 2009 season at Progressive Field with a very bad 35-46 record. I'll say it again, this team needs to play better at home, the 2Nd year in a row where they played poorly. If any team has a record over .500 at home, then they always stand a chance, especially with this AL Central division. The Indians also finished the year at 30-42 against the AL Central, and you must beat your own division in order to stand a chance to win the division. The Indians are now off to a 4 game road trip, their final trip of the year to Boston. Game will start at 7:10 PM on Thursday evening, airing on STO with Indians On deck at 6:30 PM. Carlos Carrasco (0-3, 9.00) will take on Jon Lester (14-8, 3.52). The game will air on WTAM 1100-AM so let's get a win.