GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (82-60) at LA ANGELS (84-58)

AL: CLEVELAND (82-60) at LA ANGELS (84-58)

<h3>Indians look to split series vs. Angles</h3>

<div class="pre">Cleveland (82-60) at LA Angels (84-58) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians try to gaina split of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim on Sunday.


C.C. Sabathia carried a shutout into the eighth inning beforesettling for his fourth complete game as the Indians coasted toa 6-1 win on Saturday.


Rookie Aaron Laffey (2-1, 5.93 ERA) gets his sixth career startfor Cleveland, which holds a five-game lead over Detroit (77-65)in the American League Central.


Since his two-game winning streak in August, the lefthander hasfailed to win a decision in his pervious starts. Last time out,Laffey allowed five runs in four frames at Minnesota on Monday.

Anaheim's Jered Weaver (11-6, 3.76) goes in search of his fourthconsecutive victory. The 24-year-old righthander allowed justfour runs over this stretch - spanning 20 innings.

Weaver picked up his first career win in the series on May 9,when he gave up two run through six innings of a 3-2 triumphover Detroit. He is 1-0 in three lifetime starts.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT LA ANGELS -- LINEUPS

CLEVELAND LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .273 23 72 Reggie Willits CF .289 0 32
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .308 2 10 Maicer Izturis 3B .279 5 44
Travis Hafner DH .257 21 87 Orlando Cabrera SS .307 8 79
Victor Martinez C .306 21 101 Garret Anderson LF .296 15 72
Ryan Garko 1B .292 16 52 Howie Kendrick 2B .323 5 28
Jhonny Peralta SS .272 18 67 Juan Rivera RF .111 0 1
Kenny Lofton LF .302 7 35 Robb Quinlan DH .239 3 20
Franklin Gutierrez RF .267 11 28 Casey Kotchman 1B .288 9 62
Casey Blake 3B .268 15 66 Mike Napoli C .253 9 31

Aaron Laffey LHP (2-1, 5.93) Jered Weaver RHP (11-6, 3.76)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY (2-1, 5.93)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (11-6, 3.76)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
LAA - JERED WEAVER AND MIKE NAPOLI

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.273, 23 HR, 72 RBI)
A CABRERA (.308, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
T HAFNER (.257, 21 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.289, 0 HR, 32 RBI)
M IZTURIS (.279, 5 HR, 44 RBI)
O CABRERA (.307, 8 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
J Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
R Quinlan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.93

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 1-1. Batters
faced: J Weaver 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JHONNY PERALTA ALLOWED MAICER IZTURIS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H KENDRICK ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J RIVERA (.111, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 21 HR, 101 RBI)
R GARKO (.292, 16 HR, 52 RBI)
J PERALTA (.272, 18 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (16, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
R Quinlan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 6 1 2 0 0 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 1 -- 1
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.72

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 30-18; J Weaver 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 3-0; J Weaver 1-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 6; J Weaver 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R QUINLAN (.239, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.288, 9 HR, 62 RBI)
M NAPOLI (.253, 9 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (16, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
R Quinlan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 6 1 2 0 0 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 1 -- 1
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.72

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 30-18; J Weaver 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 3-0; J Weaver 3-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 6; J Weaver 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE NAPOLI SCORED ROBB QUINLAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C KOTCHMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.302, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.267, 11 HR, 28 RBI)
C BLAKE (.268, 15 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (16, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Izturis 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
R Quinlan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .253

Totals 10 2 4 1 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (34, A Laffey). SF - M Napoli. RBI - M Napoli (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1, M Izturis 1. Team LOB -
3.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 11 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 5.83

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 44-28; J Weaver 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 4-1; J Weaver 3-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 11; J Weaver 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.308, 1-FOR-1)
G ANDERSON (.295, 0-FOR-1)
H KENDRICK (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - F Gutierrez (2, 2nd base by J Weaver/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (16, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Izturis 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
R Quinlan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .253

Totals 10 2 4 1 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (34, A Laffey). SF - M Napoli. RBI - M Napoli (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1, M Izturis 1. Team LOB -
3.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 11 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 5.83

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.68

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 44-28; J Weaver 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 4-1; J Weaver 3-3. Batters faced: A Laffey 11; J Weaver 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.273, 0-FOR-1)
A CABRERA (.304, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - F Gutierrez (2, 2nd base by J Weaver/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (16, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Izturis 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281
O Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
G Anderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
H Kendrick 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
R Quinlan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .253

Totals 13 2 4 1 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (34, A Laffey). SF - M Napoli. RBI - M Napoli (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1, M Izturis 1. Team LOB -
3.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 110 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 3 4 2 1 0 1 0 5.64

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.68

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 55-34; J Weaver 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 5-3; J Weaver 3-3. Batters faced: A Laffey 14; J Weaver 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CABRERA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
LA ANGELS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>