GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (57-40) at TEXAS (42-55)

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH BARFIELD SCORED TROT NIXON AND JASON
MICHAELS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TEXAS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-2)</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 2 2 2 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.291, 0-FOR-1)
M TEIXEIRA (.305, 0-FOR-1)
M BYRD (.344, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .282
T Nixon rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .315
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251

Totals 15 2 2 2 4 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). RBI - J Barfield 2 (44). 2-out RBI - J
Barfield 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, G Sizemore 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 000 2 -- 2
TEXAS - 000 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.38

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 2 2 0 4 4 0 6.39

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 38-29; R Tejeda 79-43. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
4-4; R Tejeda 1-7. Batters faced: P Byrd 10; R Tejeda 19.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</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 2 2 2 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 1-FOR-2)
V MARTINEZ (.322, 0-FOR-1, BB)
T HAFNER (.266, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .282
T Nixon rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .315
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251

Totals 15 2 2 2 4 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). RBI - J Barfield 2 (44). 2-out RBI - J
Barfield 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, G Sizemore 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Byrd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
F Catalanotto dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 13 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 000 2 -- 2
TEXAS - 000 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.34

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 2 2 0 4 4 0 6.39

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 59-44; R Tejeda 79-43. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
5-5; R Tejeda 1-7. Batters faced: P Byrd 14; R Tejeda 19.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
TEXAS 0 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.266, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ AND JHONNY
PERALTA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
TEXAS 0 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.315, 0-FOR-2)</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 2 3 5 5 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.266, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
B WILKERSON (.221, 0-FOR-1)
R VAZQUEZ (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
C Blake 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .324
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265
J Peralta ss 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .282
T Nixon rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .244
J Michaels lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251

Totals 21 5 5 5 5 4 10

BATTING: 2B - C Blake 2 (25, R Tejeda 2). RBI - J Barfield 2 (44), V Martinez
(76), J Michaels 2 (29). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, J Michaels 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Byrd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
F Catalanotto dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 13 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 000 23 -- 5
TEXAS - 000 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.34

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 6.61

WP - R Tejeda 2. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 59-44; R Tejeda 106-57. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
5-5; R Tejeda 2-9. Batters faced: P Byrd 14; R Tejeda 26.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</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 2 3 5 5 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.251, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.273, 0-FOR-3)
C BLAKE (.270, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS TEXAS (0) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
C Blake 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .324
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265
J Peralta ss 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .282
T Nixon rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .244
J Michaels lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251

Totals 21 5 5 5 5 4 10

BATTING: 2B - C Blake 2 (25, R Tejeda 2). RBI - J Barfield 2 (44), V Martinez
(76), J Michaels 2 (29). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, J Michaels 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-V Martinez).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Byrd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
F Catalanotto dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189

Totals 15 0 1 0 3 3 8

BATTING: 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Catalanotto 1. GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 000 23 -- 5
TEXAS - 000 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 4.30

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 6.61

WP - R Tejeda 2. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 82-53; R Tejeda 106-57. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
7-5; R Tejeda 2-9. Batters faced: P Byrd 19; R Tejeda 26.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: WILLIE EYRE (3-3, 3.98) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 0

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.251, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Eyre relieved R Tejeda.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
TEXAS 0 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Barfield (.251, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY WILLIE EYRE ALLOWED JOSH BARFIELD TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
TEXAS 0 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.324, 1-FOR-2, BB, 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 2 3 1 6 6 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - WILLIE EYRE

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.290, 0-FOR-2)
M TEIXEIRA (.304, 0-FOR-2)
M BYRD (.348, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
C Blake 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .323
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265
J Peralta ss 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .282
T Nixon rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .244
J Michaels lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
J Barfield 2b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .254

Totals 25 6 6 5 5 4 11

BATTING: 2B - C Blake 2 (25, R Tejeda 2). RBI - J Barfield 2 (44), V Martinez
(76), J Michaels 2 (29). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, J Michaels 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-V Martinez).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Byrd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
F Catalanotto dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189

Totals 15 0 1 0 3 3 8

BATTING: 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Catalanotto 1. GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 000 231 -- 6
TEXAS - 000 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 4.30

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 6.61
W Eyre 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.08

WP - R Tejeda 2, W Eyre. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P
Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 82-53; R Tejeda 106-57; W Eyre 17-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Byrd 7-5; R Tejeda 2-9; W Eyre 2-1. Batters faced: P Byrd
19; R Tejeda 26; W Eyre 4.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FRANK CATALANOTTO SCORED MARLON BYRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.266, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL PEREZ (0-0, 1.86) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 1

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.266, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Perez relieved P Byrd.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A Melhuse (.266, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADAM MELHUSE SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A MELHUSE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.221, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>