Cleveland Indians: Bullpen's 7th Inning Troubles Continue in Chicago

6 - 6 - 10     at Chicago White Sox     L, 8 - 7     21 - 34

     It began in New York when Tony Sipp allowed a grand slam to Robinson Cano, and it continued in Chicago when Carlos Quentin hit a two - run single off of Rafael Perez.  On the road trip that the Indians just wrapped up, they surrendered 21 runs in the seventh inning, and the two they gave up in Chicago really hurt because it cost the Tribe a chance at a sweep.
     Things started well for Cleveland as they were able to score three runs in both the first and third innings.  In the first it was Jhonny Peralta delivering a two - run single, and Shelley Duncan followed with a RBI double.  In the third, Lou Marson launched a two - out, three - run homer into the left field bleachers, and it appeared as if the Indians were going to get the sweep, leading 6 - 2.
     The White Sox rallied back to tie the game going into the pivotal seventh frame.  A single and two walks loaded the bases with only one out, and a weak fly out off the bat of Mark Kotsay merely delayed the inevitable.  Perez then  served up a hanging slider to Quentin, and he grounded it right back up the middle, scoring the two key runs the Sox needed.
     The Tribe would go on to get one more run, but they still fell short as a brutal road trip mercifully came to an end.