Cleveland Indians: Orioles Rout Indians in Shootout

8 - 10 - 10     vs. Baltimore     L, 14 - 8     47 - 66

     A game that started out as a pitcher's duel quickly turned into a slugfest, and the Orioles had a lot more pop in their lumber.
     The two starting hurlers, Justin Masterson and Jake Arrieta, both looked unhittable in the early going before Arietta began to show some chinks in the armor in the 3rd inning.  With two outs, Arietta walked Michael Brantley, and his throwing error moved Brantley into scoring position.  And that loomed large when Asdrubal Cabrera grounded a RBI single back up the middle to give the Indians the lead.
     That lead did not last long, though, because Masterson began to fall apart in the 4th.  An error on the third baseman, Luis Valbuena, opened the window of opportunity for Baltimore, and they took full advantage.  Once the dust had settled, the O's had scored four times, although only one of those runs was earned.
     The Tribe rallied right back in the bottom of the 4th as Jordan Brown and Trevor Crowe hit back - to - back doubles, and following a Valbuena RBI bounce out, Shin - Soo Choo rifled a two - run double down the right field line.  The frame would have lasted longer had Cabrera not been thrown out at the dish attempting to score on the Choo two - bagger.  All that gave Cleveland a 6 - 4 edge, but that would be their high - water mark for the evening.
     Masterson wound up being the losing pitcher, and it was Felix Pie's two - out, three - run homer in the 5th that sealed his fate.  The Indians never recovered from that big blow, and, in fact, things only got worse from there.
     The Orioles piled on six more tallies in the 8th and most of the scoring came by - way of the gopher ball.  Matt Wieters (two - run) and Luke Scott (three - run) both homered as Baltimore turned this game into a laugher.
     The Tribe was able to give their fans one last highlight as they headed for the exits when Brantley launched a two - run shot to right in the 9th.