Cleveland Indians: Rangers Come From Behind to Take Series

7 - 7 - 10     at Texas     L, 4 - 3     33 - 51

     So, the beat goes on for the young, inexperienced Cleveland Indians.  They always play hard, yet they are rarely able to emerge victorious.  In this series finale against the Rangers, the Tribe had a lead halfway through the ballgame, but they were not able to hold on coming down the stretch.
     The Indians got their offense going in the 4th inning after falling behind 1 - 0 on a Josh Hamilton RBI single in the 1st.  Jayson Nix's incredible week continued as he hit his fifth homer in as many days, a solo shot to left - center field leading off the 4th.  Jhonny Peralta would later add a RBI single, and the Indians had themselves a slim advantage.
     Cleveland went up by two in the 5th when Andres Blanco allowed a Travis Hafner grounder to roll between his legs, which gave the Indians an unearned run.
     Texas began their rally in the bottom of the 5th with a Michael Young two - run homer into the right field bleachers, and they finished it the very next frame when Julio Borbon lined a two - out RBI single back up the middle.
     A frustrated Manny Acta was tossed out of the contest in the 9th for arguing balls and strikes, but it did nothing to rattle closer Neftali Feliz, who wound up earning a routine save.
      Mitch Talbot's mid - season slump continued with a sub - par outing that dropped his season record to 8 - 8.