GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (56-39) at TEXAS (41-54)

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Melhuse hit for J Hairston Jr.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D RELAFORD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
TEXAS 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A Melhuse (.254, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED DESI RELAFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, A MELHUSE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.345, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MIKE ROUSE ALLOWED MARK TEIXEIRA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G LAIRD ON FIRST, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, M
BYRD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.223, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 2
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY, C.J. WILSON (6TH), JOAQUIN
BENOIT (8TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

HOME RUNS: CLE - TRAVIS HAFNER (16) OFF BRANDON MCCARTHY IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

TEX - NONE</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 2
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY, C.J. WILSON (6TH), JOAQUIN
BENOIT (8TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD


WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (12-4)
LP - BRANDON MCCARTHY (4-7)
SAVE - JOE BOROWSKI (28)

HOME RUNS: CLE - TRAVIS HAFNER (16) OFF BRANDON MCCARTHY IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

TEX - NONE


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 32,103

PROBABLES: CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-6, 5.67)
TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (3-2, 4.31)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TEXAS (2) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 .276
C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .268
V Martinez c 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .326
T Hafner dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .270
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .317
F Gutierrez lf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .315
T Nixon rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243
J Michaels pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Rouse ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
J Barfield 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251

Totals 34 3 9 3 4 8 13

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez 3 (28, B McCarthy 3); J Barfield (14, B McCarthy). HR
- T Hafner (16, 6th inning off B McCarthy 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Sizemore (50),
T Hafner 2 (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, T Nixon
2, C Blake 2. GIDP - T Nixon. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Blake (4, 2nd base by B McCarthy/G Laird).

FIELDING: E - R Garko (5, ground ball); M Rouse (3, ground ball). DP: 3 (M
Rouse-J Barfield-R Garko, J Barfield-M Rouse-R Garko 2).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
a-D Relaford ph-2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .130
J Hairston Jr 2b-rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205
b-A Melhuse ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
M Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .306
M Byrd rf-cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .343
F Catalanotto dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .223
G Laird c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .232
B Wilkerson lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .222
R Vazquez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .206

Totals 30 2 5 1 4 8 14

a-grounded to second for K Lofton in the 3rd; b-singled to left for J Hairston
Jr in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Vazquez (9, F Carmona). RBI - M Teixeira (46). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 2, J Hairston Jr 1. GIDP - D Relaford 2,
R Vazquez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - B Wilkerson (1st base, F Carmona).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr-R Vazquez-M Teixeira).


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CLEVELAND - 000 012 000 -- 3
TEXAS - 000 000 002 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona (W, 12-4) 8 3 0 0 3 7 0 3.52
J Borowski (S, 28) 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 5.12

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy (L, 4-7) 5 2/3 6 3 3 3 4 1 5.53
C Wilson 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.72
J Benoit 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.04
S Feldman 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6.44

WP - B McCarthy. IBB - G Sizemore (by S Feldman). Pitches-strikes: F Carmona
103-69; J Borowski 32-21; B McCarthy 100-57; C Wilson 20-13; J Benoit 15-11; S
Feldman 25-12. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 14-2; J Borowski 2-0; B
McCarthy 7-5; C Wilson 2-0; J Benoit 1-1; S Feldman 1-1. Batters faced: F
Carmona 26; J Borowski 8; B McCarthy 24; C Wilson 4; J Benoit 4; S Feldman 6.


UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

T--3:03. Att--32,103.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 3
TEXAS 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

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CLEVELAND (3) AT TEXAS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CLEVELAND 5TH: M Rouse grounded out to third. J Barfield doubled to left.
J Barfield to third on wild pitch by B McCarthy. G Sizemore grounded out to
first, J Barfield scored. C Blake grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 6TH: V Martinez doubled to deep right. T Hafner homered to
right, V Martinez scored. R Garko flied out to center. F Gutierrez fouled out
to first. C Wilson relieved B McCarthy. T Nixon struck out swinging. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Michaels in left field. J Borowski
relieved F Carmona. T Metcalf grounded out to shortstop. D Relaford safe at
first on error by first baseman R Garko. A Melhuse hit for J Hairston Jr.
A Melhuse singled to left, D Relaford to second. M Teixeira singled to left
center, D Relaford scored, A Melhuse to second. M Byrd grounded into fielder's
choice to third, A Melhuse out at third, M Teixeira to second. F Catalanotto
walked, M Teixeira to third, M Byrd to second. G Laird safe at first on error
by shortstop M Rouse, M Teixeira scored, M Byrd to third, F Catalanotto to
second. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
TEXAS 2.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (3) AT TEXAS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner DH,
R Garko 1B, F Gutierrez LF, T Nixon RF, M Rouse SS, J Barfield 2B, F Carmona RHP.

Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, J Hairston Jr 2B, M Teixeira 1B, M Byrd RF,
F Catalanotto DH, G Laird C, B Wilkerson LF, R Vazquez SS, T Metcalf 3B,
B McCarthy RHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Hunter Wendelstedt (1B), Randy Marsh (2B),
Bob Davidson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 9 mph.


CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake fouled out to
first. V Martinez doubled to deep right. T Hafner grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton grounded out to second. J Hairston Jr struck out
swinging. M Teixeira singled to right. M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, M Teixeira out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko singled to left. F Gutierrez struck out looking.
T Nixon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Garko out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 2ND: F Catalanotto struck out swinging. G Laird fouled out to first.
B Wilkerson walked. B Wilkerson picked off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: M Rouse struck out swinging. J Barfield struck out
swinging. G Sizemore grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez doubled to deep right. T Metcalf walked. D Relaford
hit for K Lofton and inherits an 0-2 count. D Relaford grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, T Metcalf out at second, R Vazquez to third.
J Hairston Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: D Relaford at second base. J Hairston Jr in right field.
M Byrd in center field. C Blake walked. C Blake caught stealing second, catcher
to shortstop. V Martinez doubled to deep right. T Hafner walked. R Garko
walked, V Martinez to third, T Hafner to second. F Gutierrez lined out to
second. T Nixon flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 4TH: M Teixeira grounded out to first. M Byrd struck out swinging.
F Catalanotto grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 5TH: M Rouse grounded out to third. J Barfield doubled to left.
J Barfield to third on wild pitch by B McCarthy. G Sizemore grounded out to
first, J Barfield scored. C Blake grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 5TH: G Laird singled to center. B Wilkerson flied out to left.
R Vazquez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Laird out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 6TH: V Martinez doubled to deep right. T Hafner homered to
right, V Martinez scored. R Garko flied out to center. F Gutierrez fouled out
to first. C Wilson relieved B McCarthy. T Nixon struck out swinging. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 6TH: T Metcalf walked. D Relaford grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, T Metcalf out at second. J Hairston Jr grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 7TH: M Rouse grounded out to pitcher. J Barfield grounded out to
second. G Sizemore struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 7TH: M Teixeira struck out swinging. M Byrd struck out swinging.
F Catalanotto grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Benoit relieved C Wilson. C Blake lined out to right.
V Martinez grounded out to first. T Hafner singled to left. R Garko struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 8TH: G Laird grounded out to shortstop. B Wilkerson struck out
swinging. R Vazquez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
TEXAS 0.

CLEVELAND 9TH: S Feldman relieved J Benoit. F Gutierrez struck out
swinging. T Nixon singled to center. J Michaels ran for T Nixon. M Rouse
singled to right, J Michaels to second. J Barfield grounded out to pitcher,
J Michaels to third, M Rouse to second. G Sizemore intentionally walked.
C Blake flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Michaels in left field. J Borowski
relieved F Carmona. T Metcalf grounded out to shortstop. D Relaford safe at
first on error by first baseman R Garko. A Melhuse hit for J Hairston Jr.
A Melhuse singled to left, D Relaford to second. M Teixeira singled to left
center, D Relaford scored, A Melhuse to second. M Byrd grounded into fielder's
choice to third, A Melhuse out at third, M Teixeira to second. F Catalanotto
walked, M Teixeira to third, M Byrd to second. G Laird safe at first on error
by shortstop M Rouse, M Teixeira scored, M Byrd to third, F Catalanotto to
second. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
TEXAS 2.</div>

 

Carmona dominant as Indians hold off Rangers

<h3>CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 2</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona has been a majorreason for the success of the Cleveland Indians this season. Hewas key in helping the team continue its success against theTexas Rangers on Friday.


Carmona was superb over eight innings and Travis Hafner crusheda two-run homer as the Indians withstood a late comeback attemptto post a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.


Victor Martinez had three doubles and scored a run and RyanGarko extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games forCleveland, which has won six straight meetings with Texas -including four this season.


Carmona (12-4) yielded just three hits and three walks to winhis fourth consecutive start. The 23-year-old Dominican struckout seven en route to his best performance since recording hisfirst career shutout vs. Minnesota on May 17.


The righthander allowed only a single by Mark Teixeira in thefirst, a double by Ramon Vazquez in the third and a base hit byGerald Laird in the fifth. His lowest total of hits allowed wasrecorded on September 15, when he yielded two against theTwins.


Closer Joe Borowski nearly wasted the masterpiece by allowingtwo runs, two hits and a walk in the ninth. But he struck outBrad Wilkerson with the bases loaded to record his 28th save in31 opportunities.


Cleveland opened the scoring in the fifth, when Josh Barfieldhit a one-out double, moved to third on a wild pitch by Texasstarter Brandon McCarthy and scored on Grady Sizemore'sgroundout.


An inning later, the Indians increased their lead as Martinezhit his third double down the right field line and scored whenHafner ripped the first pitch he saw over the right field wallfor a 3-0 bulge.


McCarthy (4-7) lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, sixhits and three walks in falling to 0-3 in his last six starts.

Garko hit a leadoff single in the second inning to stretch thesecond-longest hitting streak by an Indian this season. CaseyBlake recorded a 26-game run from May 20-June 17.


Teixeira had two hits - including an RBI single in the ninth -for the Rangers, who have lost three games in a row for theeighth time this season.

 

Carmona dominant as Indians hold off Rangers

<h3>CLEVELAND 3, TEXAS 2</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona has been a majorreason for the success of the Cleveland Indians this season. Hewas key in helping the team continue its success against theTexas Rangers on Friday.


Carmona was superb over eight innings and Travis Hafner crusheda two-run homer as the Indians withstood a late comeback attemptto post a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.


Victor Martinez had three doubles and scored a run and RyanGarko extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games forCleveland, which has won six straight meetings with Texas -including four this season.


"I was able to get some good wood on the ball tonight, and whenyou do that, things can happen," Martinez said.


Carmona (12-4) yielded just three hits and three walks to winhis fourth consecutive start.


"I thought Carmona was really consistent tonight," Indiansmanager Eric Wedge said. "He was able to make adjustmentsduring the game that were good, and I thought he got a littlebetter through the middle of the game."


The 23-year-old Dominican struck out seven en route to his bestperformance since recording his first career shutout vs.Minnesota on May 17.


"I felt good about my slider tonight, but I had to makeadjustments because sooner or later, hitters were going to startlooking for it," Carmona said through an interpreter. "Allthree of my pitches were working tonight, but I got most of mystrikeouts on changeups."


The righthander allowed only a single by Mark Teixeira in thefirst, a double by Ramon Vazquez in the third and a base hit byGerald Laird in the fifth. His lowest total of hits allowed wasrecorded on September 15, when he yielded two against theTwins.


Closer Joe Borowski nearly wasted the masterpiece by allowingtwo runs, two hits and a walk in the ninth. But he struck outBrad Wilkerson with the bases loaded to record his 28th save in31 opportunities.


"None of my saves are uninteresting," Borowski said. "I tend totake it to the extreme. Thankfully, with the bases loaded, Iwas able to collect myself and strike out Wilkerson on a gyroball."


Cleveland opened the scoring in the fifth, when Josh Barfieldhit a one-out double, moved to third on a wild pitch by Texasstarter Brandon McCarthy and scored on Grady Sizemore'sgroundout.


An inning later, the Indians increased their lead as Martinezhit his third double down the right field line and scored whenHafner ripped the first pitch he saw over the right field wallfor a 3-0 bulge.


"It was a fastball in on the first pitch," McCarthy said.

McCarthy (4-7) lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, sixhits and three walks in falling to 0-3 in his last six starts.

"We lost," he said. "There were some positives, but I didn't doenough. In the middle of the game, my mechanics were startingto fall apart. I got us behind, and it shouldn't havehappened."


Garko hit a leadoff single in the second inning to stretch thesecond-longest hitting streak by an Indian this season. CaseyBlake recorded a 26-game run from May 20-June 17.


Teixeira had two hits - including an RBI single in the ninth -for the Rangers, who have lost three games in a row for theeighth time this season.