Carrasco settles in to stymie Yanks in NY

JustinVerlander35 · Jun 14, 2011

The Indians' offense has extended its vacation for one more day. Cleveland can live with such things if its men on the mound can deliver the way that Carlos Carrasco did on Monday night in the Bronx.

Carrasco seems to be the cure for the Tribe's ailing lineup.

Carrasco was making his first career trip into Yankee Stadium, but he refused to let the venue swallow him up and spit him out like it has done to so many young starters before him. Instead, Carrasco assumed the role of magician, escaping from jams and guiding the Tribe to a 1-0 victory over the Yankees.

"I can't say enough about the job he did," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "It's very tough against this lineup, in this ballpark, to keep them down like that."

Carrasco's seven-inning performance, combined with a lock-down effort by Cleveland's bullpen, snapped a four-game losing streak for the Indians. With the win, the Tribe maintained its position atop the American League Central for at least one more day, making it 68 days in a row in first place.

Finding the win column has not been easy of late for the Tribe (35-29), which has won just five times in the past 19 games and twice in the past 11 contests. Along the way, Detroit has stormed up the standings and pulled into a virtual tie for first place.

The Tribe heads to Motown on Tuesday to open an important three-game set.

If there was ever a must-win game in June, this might have been it.

"We lost four games in a row," Carrasco said. "Today is the beginning. Tomorrow we need to win, and the next day and the next day. We're starting a very good series tomorrow."

Indians closer Chris Perez echoed Carrasco's comments.
Click to expand...

Read More- http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_06_13_clemlb_nyamlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=cle

Log in or Sign up

Carrasco settles in to stymie Yanks in NY

JustinVerlander35 Bringin' the Heat

Share This Page

Log in or Sign up

Carrasco settles in to stymie Yanks in NY

JustinVerlander35 Bringin' the Heat

Share This Page

Useful Searches