Cleveland Indians: Nats Can't Touch Carmona as Indians Romp

6 - 12 - 10     vs. Washington     W, 7 - 1     25 - 36

     Sporting uniforms from their 1920 World Championship season, the Indians went out and played like champions in an embarassment of the Nationals.  Washington was weaing unis from 1924, but they would have to wait for Stephen Strasburg before anybody mistook them for the Walter Johnson - led club of 86 years ago.
     Fausto Carmona was the story of the night as he tossed a complete game while only allowing one run on three hits.  Carmona struck out seven Nationals batters and he only pitched to one over the minimum of 27.
     While Carmona was making his opponents look foolish, the Tribe's bats were roaring to life.  After picking up an unearned tally in the 1st inning, Cleveland exploded in the 2nd.  Luis Valbuena hit a sacrifice fly, and with two down, Shin - Soo Choo grounded a RBI single through the right side of the infield, bringing up the rookie sensation, Carlos Santana.  With one swing of the bat, Santana got his first career hit and RBIs on a two - run double scorched down the right field line.  At that point, the game, for all intents and purposes, was over.
     Santana went on to hit his first major league homer, a solo job to deep right in the 5th, and Russell Branyan also hit one out in the 8th.