Cleveland Indians: Masterson Gets Rocked and Tribe Gets Pounded by Sox

5 - 24 - 10     vs. Chicago White Sox     L, 7 - 2     16 - 27

     If Justin Masterson ever wants to become a good starting pitcher at the big league level, he is going to have to learn how to retire left - handed batters.  In the Indians' series opening loss to Chicago, Masterson go beat around for five runs in four innings, and the White Sox lefties combined to knock in four runs off of him.
     Most of the damage was done in the first inning as the Pale Hose tallied four times.  The big blows came with two men gone, a RBI doulble by Mark Kotsay and a two - run double off the bat of Mark Teahen.  In just that one frame, the Sox scored more times than the Tribe did all night.
     It was 5 - 0 before Cleveland even got on the board, and they were able to do that in the bottom of the fourth.  Russell Branyan singled and Jhonny Peralta doubled, setting the table for Matt LaPorta, who hit a RBI groundout, and for Lou Marson, who added a two - out, RBI single.
     The visitors finished out the game with single runs in the seventh and ninth innings to earn the 7 - 2 victory.
     John Danks was able to last five innings in which he only allowed a pair of tallies, and thus he became the winning pitcher.  Masterson's struggles have been well documented, and following this dismal performance, his record now sits at 0 - 5.