Cleveland Indians: Distracted Tribe Gets Humiliated North of the Border

7 - 30 - 10     at Toronto     L, 8 - 1     42 - 61

     While trade rumors swirled around some of the Indians' key players, the Tribe attempted to go out and play a baseball game in Toronto.  And, needless to say, it was not very pretty.  Cleveland's young players were visibly distracted, and the Blue Jays took advantage of that fact.
     After just four innings of play, this game was virtually decided.  Fred Lewis had hit a solo homer in the 3rd and Jose Bautista had capped off a six - run 4th with a grand slam.
     Toronto's starting pitcher, Shaun Marcum, was also pitching a perfect game, and even though that eventually evaporated, Marcum still pitched a gem.  The only run the Tribe could muster came on a Matt LaPorta sacrifice fly in the 5th.
     Justin Masterson, who had beaten the Jays back on July 1st, was a mess this time out.  He allowed eight runs in just 5 1/3 frames, and he wound up taking the loss.
     Following the contest, it was announced that Austin Kearns had been traded to the Yankees for a player to be named later.