AL: CLEVELAND (55-39) at TEXAS (41-53) <h3>Sabathia goes for league-leading 13th win in series opener</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (55-39) at Texas (41-53) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Hoping to brush aside twoconsecutive poor starts, C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indiansbegin a four-game road series with the Texas Rangers onThursday. Sabathia (12-4, 3.78 ERA), who is tied for John Lackey and JoshBeckett for the major league lead in wins, is winless in hislast two outings. He has surrendered 13 runs and 21 hits overhis last 11 frames. In his last start - a 6-5 loss to the Royals on Saturday - thelefthander surrendered six runs and 11 hits over seven innings.The loss marked the first time since September 16-21 thatSabathia lost two straight decisions as well as two straightstarts. However, he does have a good history against the Rangers,though, as he carries a 6-2 record in 10 lifetime starts againstthem. Kameron Loe (5-7, 5.49) will try to recover from hisworst start in over a month as he faces the Indians for thesecond time this season. He surrendered five runs - threeearned - and five hits in just 2 2/3 innings on Saturday in a9-5 loss to the Angels. Prior to that disastrous outing, the righthander had gone 4-0 infive starts, tossing at least six frames in each outing. Loewill need to reverse his fortunes against Cleveland if he hopesto get back on track, however, as he is 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA intwo relief appearances and one career start against them.
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .277 15 47 Kenny Lofton CF .309 6 20 Casey Blake 3B .269 14 49 Jerry Hairston Jr 2B .218 3 13 Victor Martinez C .322 17 74 Mark Teixeira 1B .300 13 44 Travis Hafner DH .266 15 62 Sammy Sosa DH .243 14 64 Jhonny Peralta SS .286 14 50 Marlon Byrd RF .353 3 28 Ryan Garko 1B .317 12 38 Brad Wilkerson LF .218 14 42 Trot Nixon RF .242 3 28 Gerald Laird C .228 5 29 Ben Francisco LF .303 3 5 Ramon Vazquez SS .243 4 15 Josh Barfield 2B .255 2 41 Travis Metcalf 3B .203 1 4 C.C. Sabathia LHP (12-4, 3.78) Kameron Loe RHP (5-7, 5.49)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (12-4, 3.78) TEX - KAMERON LOE (5-7, 5.49) UMPIRES: HP - BOB DAVIDSON 1B - SAM HOLBROOK 2B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT 3B - RANDY MARSH WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 14 mph, in from right</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ TEX - KAMERON LOE AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.277, 15 HR, 47 RBI) C BLAKE (.269, 14 HR, 49 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.322, 17 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.309, 6 HR, 20 RBI) J HAIRSTON JR (.218, 3 HR, 13 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.300, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 R Vazquez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.44 Pitches-strikes: K Loe 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 2-0. Batters faced: K Loe 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.266, 15 HR, 62 RBI) J PERALTA (.286, 14 HR, 50 RBI) R GARKO (.317, 12 HR, 38 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 R Vazquez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.76 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.44 Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 11-6; K Loe 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-2; K Loe 2-0. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; K Loe 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY TROT NIXON SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER AND JHONNY PERALTA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T NIXON ON SECOND, R GARKO ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.303, 3 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY BEN FRANCISCO SCORED RYAN GARKO. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T NIXON ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.255, 2 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY GRADY SIZEMORE SCORED TROT NIXON. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 4 4 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.243, 14 HR, 64 RBI) M BYRD (.353, 3 HR, 28 RBI) B WILKERSON (.218, 14 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 J Peralta ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Garko 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .317 T Nixon rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .303 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 8 4 3 4 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (14, K Loe). SF - B Francisco. RBI - T Nixon 2 (30), B Francisco (6), G Sizemore (48). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 R Vazquez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 04 -- 4 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.76 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 3 4 4 1 1 0 5.74 WP - K Loe. HBP - J Peralta (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 11-6; K Loe 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-2; K Loe 4-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; K Loe 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GERALD LAIRD (6) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF C.C. SABATHIA SCORED BRAD WILKERSON. CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4, TEXAS 2 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.243, 4 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY TRAVIS METCALF SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T METCALF ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 4 4 3 1 TEXAS 0 3 3 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.321, 0-FOR-1) T HAFNER (.269, 1-FOR-1) J PERALTA (.286, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS TEXAS (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 J Peralta ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Garko 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .317 T Nixon rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .303 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 8 4 3 4 1 1 2 BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (14, K Loe). SF - B Francisco. RBI - T Nixon 2 (30), B Francisco (6), G Sizemore (48). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - C Sabathia (1, throw). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351 B Wilkerson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 G Laird c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .231 R Vazquez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 10 3 4 2 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (12, C Sabathia); R Vazquez (8, C Sabathia). HR - G Laird (6, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Laird 2 (31). 2-out RBI - G Laird 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 04 -- 4 TEXAS - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 3.92 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 3 4 4 1 1 0 5.74 WP - K Loe. HBP - J Peralta (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 33-22; K Loe 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-4; K Loe 4-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 10; K Loe 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 4 0 4 4 1 TEXAS 0 3 3 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.216, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.299, 0-FOR-1) S SOSA (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS TEXAS (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 R Garko 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .316 T Nixon rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .303 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 12 4 4 4 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (14, K Loe). SF - B Francisco. RBI - T Nixon 2 (30), B Francisco (6), G Sizemore (48). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - C Sabathia (1, throw). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351 B Wilkerson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 G Laird c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .231 R Vazquez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 10 3 4 2 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (12, C Sabathia); R Vazquez (8, C Sabathia). HR - G Laird (6, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Laird 2 (31). 2-out RBI - G Laird 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 040 -- 4 TEXAS - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 2 4 3 2 0 1 1 3.86 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 4 4 4 1 1 0 5.68 WP - K Loe. HBP - J Peralta (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 33-22; K Loe 49-29. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-4; K Loe 7-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 10; K Loe 15. UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>
