Cleveland Indians: Tribe Lights up Scoreboard in Support of Masterson's Gem

6 - 9 - 10     vs. Boston     W, 11 - 0     22 - 36

     Pitching against his former team apparently gives Justin Masterson some extra incentive to do well.  The Indians' right - hander threw a two - hit shutout, the first of his career, and he added six strikeouts for good measure.
     Cleveland picked up single runs in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th innings without the use of a RBI hit.  Jhonny Peralta had a sacrifice fly, Trevor Crowe tripled and scored on a double play ball, and Luis Valbuena drove home a tally with a groundout.  Those three scores would have been enough for Masterson, but the Tribe offense was just getting warmed up.
     In the 8th inning, the Indians put together their best offensive barrage of the season.  The Red Sox relief corps did not even record an out until the Tribe had batted around as Trevor Crowe (walk), Shin - Soo Choo (single), Austin Kearns (walk), Russell Branyan (RBI single), Jhonny Peralta (RBI single), Travis Hafner (grand slam), Luis Valbuena (single), Anderson Hernandez (double), and Lou Marson (walk) all reached base safely.  That outburst put six runs on the board, and a double play ball and a Branyan infield RBI single finished off the frame and set the final score at 11 - 0.