Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Cleveland Indians: Poor Start Sends Tribe to Series Loss

9 - 12 - 10     vs. Minnesota     L, 6 - 2     58 - 85

     Three batters into the Indians' series finale with Minnesota, the Tribe was already in a heap of trouble.  A walk and two singles had plated one run, and Mitch Talbot had been forced to exit the game due to a shoulder injury. 
     And things only got worse from there.
     Justin Masterson, recently relegated to the bullpen, was called in to stop the bleeding in a long relief role, and he was victimized by an error and his own wild pitch.  When the third out was finally recorded, the Twins had a comfortable 5 - 0 lead.
     Joe Mauer, Delmon Young, and Danny Valencia each had a RBI in the rally.
     Luis Valbuena, who committed the costly error in the 1st inning, partially atoned for his miscue by lacing a two - run double in the 2nd.  Unfortunately, those would be the only two runs the Indians got all day.
     Masterson actually pitched a fairly good game as he allowed just one earned run over seven frames of work.

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