Fausto Carmona's Opening Day start against the White Sox was historically awful. On Thursday night, Carmona was given a chance to redeem himself, but he experienced a discouraging case of deja vu.
Much like they did on April 1st, the Sox pummelled Carmona early and often en route to a blowout victory. When the final damage was tallied, the result was not positive for the Indians or their ace. Carmona suffered his 4th loss, allowing 8 earned runs on 7 base-hits in 5 innings of work.
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| Carmona was once again frustrated by the ChiSox offense |
Chicago scored its runs in bunches, and it was 4 big hits that quickly turned this game into a laugher. Paul Konerko launched a 2-run double off the left field wall, Alexi Ramirez laced a 2-run double past the 3rd base bag, Adam Dunn lined a 2-run single to center, and Carlos Quentin's 2-run homer in the 5th capped the scoring off Carmona.
The Tribe's RBI were picked up by Carlos Santana (sacrifice fly in the 1st) and Matt LaPorta (solo home run in the 9th).
Despite the lopsided defeat, the Indians actually produced one of the finest defensive plays of the year. Asdrubal Cabrera, while on his knees, made a behind-the-back flip to 2nd to begin a scintillating twin killer after the ball deflected off the glove of pitcher Joe Smith. It is a web gem you truly need to watch for yourself.
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