On Opening Day in Cleveland, the Indians and the White Sox combined to score 25 runs on 35 hits, but the Sox, who raced out to an early 14-0 lead, emerged victorious despite a gritty comeback orchestrated by the Tribe.
Fausto Carmona, the ace of Cleveland's starting rotation, was beaten like a drum by Chicago to the tune of 10 runs in only 3 innings. An 8-run 4th knocked Carmona out of the game, and he eventually suffered the defeat.
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| Carmona struggled mightily in his 1st start of 2011 |
Carmona's counterpart, Mark Buehrle, did not pitch exceptionally well- 6 IP, 4 ER - but the effort was enough to earn the win on this day.
Adam Dunn's 4 RBI highlighted the White Sox offensive outburst. Dunn crushed a 2-run homer in the 3rd and smashed a 2-run double in the 4th.
The Indians entered the bottom of the 6th trailing, 14-0, but the Tribe refused to quit. Cleveland mustered 10 tallies during the contest's final 4 frames, but the incredible rally fell short.
Carlos Santana, playing in his 1st official game since suffering a knee injury last August, had 3 hits, including a 2-run homer, and drove in 3.
Even though the Indians lost the season opener, they did show some fight by battling back from a 14-0 hole.
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