Baseball in Cleveland is not supposed to be this much fun. Heck, Clevelanders are accustomed to watching their team fade out of contention before the end of April. But, as the Tribe clearly illustrated on Sunday, these are not the typical Indians.
The afternoon's top story was the return of Grady Sizemore. Despite having not played in a game since last May, Grady showed no signs of rust in his 2011 debut. Sizemore popped a solo homer to the right field bleachers in the 3rd inning, and he doubled in the 5th.
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| A Welcome Sight: Sizemore returned to the lineup on Sunday |
Carlos Santana and Travis Hafner also hit solo homers to right, and Travis Buck's RBI single accounted for the other Tribe tally.
The icing on the cake was the fact that Fausto Carmona finally earned his 1st victory of the season. Carmona held the Orioles to 2 runs, 1 earned, in 7 strong innings, and he used his nasty sinker to induce a pair of key double play ground balls.
Cleveland's bullpen once again slammed the door shut in the final 2 frames. Tony Sipp tossed a 1-2-3 8th, and Chris Perez did the same in the 9th to record his 5th save.
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