Cleveland Indians Report

August 15, 2007

CIR UPDATE: Indians sign TJ McFarland

Baseball America is reporting that the Indians have signed 4th round pick TJ McFarland for an above-slot bonus of $285,000. The slot was $189k according to BA. Today is the final day for teams to sign 2007 draft picks or they lose all rights to said players, unlike in years past when teams had DFE rights to JUCO kids and could continue to negotiate with 4-year players as long as they had not attended class yet.

Posted on 8/15/2007

July 27, 2007

CIR UPDATE: Third Time the Charm for Kenny?

The Indians have acquired Kenny Lofton from the Texas Rangers today in exchange for Kinston catcher Max Ramirez. For Kenny, it will be his third tour of duty with the Tribe. Ramirez has a nice stick but I like this move to bolster the top of the lineup. When Sizemore, Gutierrez, and Lofton are all in the lineup together, the Tribe will now have an intriguing blend of speed and energy on the basepaths, not to mention patrolling the outfield. Nice move by Mark Shapiro.

Posted on 7/27/2007

July 18, 2007

CIR 7.18 - Garko Delivers Again!

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CLEVELAND (55-38, 2nd, 1.0 GB) - Won 6-5 v CWS (11 Inn)
Grady Sizemore (274), 1-5
Casey Blake (267), 1-5
Victor Martinez (323), 2-4, RBI, W, 2B
Travis Hafner (270), 1-3, W
Jhonny Peralta (289), 3-5
Franklin Gutierrez (321), 1-4, RBI
Trot Nixon (242), 2-4, RBI
Jason Michaels (291), 1-1, 2B
Ryan Garko (313), 2-2, 3 RBI, HR (12)
- two-run pinch-hit blast in 9th to send game into extras
- game-winning knock in the 11th
- 11 game hitting streak (.462, 18-for-39, 6 2B, 3 HR)
- was hitting .286 on 6/29
- big flys in 3 of last 4 games
Mike Rouse (117), 0-4, CS, E
Paul Byrd (4.50), 6IP, 6H, 4R, 2W, 3K, HR
Rafael Betancourt (2-0, 1.27), 1IP, 0H, 0R

BUFFALO (51-42, 2nd, 0.5 GB) - Lost 7-4 at Charlotte
Jason Cooper (240), 2-4, HR-2 (6), 3 RBI
- 240/346/444/790
Mike Rose (272), 2-4, 2B
Brad Snyder (255), 1-2, W
Sean Smith (8-6, 4.15), 6IP, 8H, 7R, 1W, 3K, 2HR

AKRON (55-41, 1st, 0.5 GA) - Lost 8-5 v Harrisburg (12 Inn)
Trevor Crowe (235), 1-4, 2W, SB
Asdrubal Cabrera (317), 1-6
Jordan Brown (323), 1-4, 2W
Brian Barton (307), 2-5, HR (8), 4 RBI, W
- 3-run shot in 9th to send to extras
Michael Aubrey (214), 1-5, 2B
Chris Gimenez (298), 2-6
Chuck Lofgren (4.13), 6IP, 6H, 4R, 2ER, 3W, 2K, HR
Jim Warden (2.08), 2IP, 0H, 0W, 3K
- AAA: 7.33 ERA, 23.1IP
- AA: 2.08 ERA, 30.1IP, 20H, 6W, 32K

KINSTON (12-9, T-1st) - Game Suspended 3rd Inn / Kinston up 5-0

LAKE COUNTY (14-10, T-1st) - Won 5-2 v Greensboro
Matt McBride (290), 1-4
Beau Mills (256), 2-4, 2B
Carlos Rivero (270), 1-4
Argenis Tavarez (333), 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Josh Tomlin (3.62), 5Ip, 6H, 1R, 1W, 6K
Neil Wagner (3.68, Sv11), 1IP, 0H, 1K
- 44IP, 41H, 11W, 49K
- One to watch in the 'pen next year

MAHONING VALLEY (13-15, 4th, 3.0 GB) - Lost 9-6 v Staten Island
Jansy Infante (343), 2-5, 2B
Todd Martin (402), 2-4, HR (7), RBI, W
- 402/464/670/1.134, 5 2B, 7 HR, 27 RBI
- League leader in longballs and RBI
- Last 10G: .486, 18-for-37, 3 HR
Mark Thompson (217), 2-3

GCL INDIANS (13-11, 3rd, 2.0 GB) - No Boxscore Available

Posted on 7/18/2007

July 17, 2007

CIR UPDATE: Bisons Screaming Kids Afternoon Special

The Bisons are in Charlotte for an afternoon tilt against the Knights. You can follow along via the boxscore or tune in via milb gameday audio.

Posted on 7/17/2007

CIR 7.17

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CLEVELAND (54-36, 2nd, 1.0 GB) - Lost 11-10 v CWS
Casey Blake (268), 1-4, RBI, W, 3B
Victor Martinez (321), 1-3, 2 RBI, HR (17)
Travis Hafner (269), 2-4, 2 RBI, W
Jhonny Peralta (285), 2-5, 2B
Ryan Garko (307), 2-4, RBI
Jason Michaels (287), 1-4
Franklin Gutierrez (325), 4-5, 3 RBI, 2B, HR (5), SB-2
Cliff Lee (5-6, 5.67) 5.1IP, 9H, 7R, 3W, 5K
Fernando Cabrera (5.79), 0.1IP, 5H, 4R
- SF, 2B, HR (3-run), 1B, 2B, 2B
- likely last outing in Indians uniform
Jensen Lewis (0.00), 1.1IP, 0H, 3W, 2K
- Major league debut
- 88 / 76 / 93 mph sequence to a baffled Juan Uribe was impressive

BUFFALO (51-41, 1st, 0.5 GA) - Lost 11-4 at Charlotte
Joe Inglett (252), 1-4, W
Luis Rivas (254), 2-4, RBI, W
Jason Cooper (234), 1-1, 2 RBI, 3B
Brad snyder (253), 0-3, W, 3K
John Koronka (0-1, 7.36), 3.2IP, 5H, 3R, 1W, 4K
- Bisons debut, first time on bump since June 27

AKRON (55-40, 1st, 1.0 GA) - Lost 7-4 v Harrisburg
Trevor Crowe (235), 2-4, W
- 235/324/316/640 (considering where he started....)
- Six multiple hits games in last eight
Asdrubal Cabrera (320), 0-4, W, SB
- Last 3G: 0-for-10 but 5 walks
Jordan Brown (323), 2-5
Brian Barton (305), 1-4, RBI
Michael Aubrey (214), 1-4, HR (4), RBI
Ryan Goleski (260), 1-4, 2 RBI
Chris Gimenez (294), 1-2, 2W
Shawn Nottingham (7-7, 4.41), 6IP, 10H, 7R, 6ER, 2W, 4K, HR

KINSTON (12-9, 1st, 0.5 GA) - Lost 5-4 v Potomac
Josh Rodriguez (247), 1-4, HR (9), RBI
- Last 10G: 12-for-35 (343), 5 XBH
Stephen Head (245), 0-3, W
Max Ramirez (300), 1-4
Wes Hodges (312), 1-4, 2B
John Drennen (246), 1-4, 2 RBI
Matt Whitney (291), 3-4, 2B-2, HR (5), RBI
Sung Tseng (3.86), 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2W, 4K, HR

LAKE COUNTY (13-11, 3rd, 2.0 GB) - Won 7-6 at Hagerstown
Adam Davis (276), 2-5, 2B, RBI, W
Jason Denham (265), 2-6, SB
Matt McBride (291), 2-6, 2B
Beau Mills (243), 2-4, 2 RBI
Carlos Rivero (270), 2-3, 2 RBI, 2W
Carleton Smith (7-6, 5.01), 5.2IP, 8H, 4R, 1W, 5K, HR

MAHONING VALLEY (13-14, 4th, 3.0 GB) - Won 16-4 at Tri-City
Jeff Hehr (381), 5-6, 2 RBI
Juan Valdes (307), 2-6, 2B-2, 4 RBI
Todd Martin (398), 1-5, HR (6), 3 RBI
Justin Jenkins (254), 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, W
Michael Valadez (313), 3-5, RBI
Joanniel Montero (3-1, 5.09), 6IP, 5H, 1R, 1W, 1K

GCL INDIANS (13-11, 3rd, 1.0 GB) - Lost 5-4 at GCL Phillies
Ramon Hernandez (205), 1-5, RBI
Bo Greenwell (188), 1-4, W
Ronald Rivas (235), 1-5
Chris Nash (282), 1-5
Jay Nilsson (286), 1-5
Robert Alcombrack (241), 1-3, 2B
Jason Smit (179), 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, W
Santo Frias (2.16), 5Ip, 3H, 4R, 0ER, 2W, 4K
- 25IP, 4W, 27K
Travis Turek (1.47), 3IP, 0H, 0W, 1K

Posted on 7/17/2007

July 16, 2007

CIR UPDATE: Martin Delivers Big Blast

Todd Martin just belted his league-leading 6th homerun and the Scrappers have moved out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the 5th.

Posted on 7/16/2007

CIR UPDATE: Scrappers on the Radio

You can tune into the Scrappers game at Tri-City right now via the free milb gameday audio. Joanniel Montero is on the bump for the good guys. Through two innings, it's a scoreless affair.

Posted on 7/16/2007

CIR UPDATE: Three More Years for Wedge

The Indians announced today that Eric Wedge has
signed a three-year contact extension to remain as the Tribe's skipper through 2010. Both of his options were picked up for 2008 and 2009 and the extra year was tacked on at the end. No word on whether additional options are tucked onto the back end of this deal as well. Currently in his fifth season at the Tribe's helm, Wedge has a 373-366 (.505) overall record and if he makes it through the length of this extension (1296 games), he'll trail only Lou Boudreau (1377) and Mike Hargrove (1312) on the list of longest tenured Tribe skippers.

Posted on 7/16/2007

CIR 7.16 - Another Series Win

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CLEVELAND (54-37, 2nd, 0.5 GB) - Won 5-3 v KC
Grady Sizemore (279), 0-4, W, SB (25)
Travis Hafner (266), 3-4, HR (15), 2 RBI
Jhonny Peralta (283), 1-4, 3K
Ryan Garko (304), 2-3, RBI, W, HR (11)
- July: 414/471/793/1.264
- Weekend: 6-for-10, 2 HR
Jason Michaels (288), 2-4
Franklin Gutierrez (292), 1-2, RBI, W, 2B, SB
- Peter Gammons says he might be the best defensive CF in the AL
Fausto Carmona (11-4, 3.77), 7IP, 8H, 2R, 2W, 4K
Joe Borowski (5.30, Sv26), 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0W, 0K
- Bounced Back

BUFFALO (51-40, 1st, 1.5 GA) - Lost 5-4 at Durham
Ryan Mulhern (313), 1-4, RBI
Brad Snyder (256), 1-4
JVE (316), 2-3, HR-2 (6), 3 RBI
- 316/414/558/972, 34K in 95 AB
Jeremy Sowers (0-4, 5.82), 6IP, 8H, 5R, 2W, 2K, HR
- Six Starts: 38.2IP, 51H, 9W, 20K
- Last 3G: minimum of five runs allowed
Matt Miller (2.18), 2IP, 1H
- Last 6G: 6.2IP, 4H, 0R, 4W, 4K

AKRON (55-39, 1st, 2.0 GA) - Lost 10-4 at Altoona
Trevor Crowe (232), 2-5, 2B
Brain Barton (306), 2-5, RBI
Jordan Brown (322), 0-2, 2W
Ryan Goleski (261), 1-2, 2B, W
Chris Gimenez (286), 1-4, HR (5), 2 RBI
Reid Santos (6-2, 2.56), 5IP, 7H, 4R, 3W, 6K, 2HR
TJ Burton (4.56), 0.1IP, 5H, 6R, 4ER, 1W

KINSTON (12-8, 1st, 1.5 GA) - Off Day

LAKE COUNTY (12-11, 4th, 3.0 GB) - Lost 1-0 at Hagerstown
Beau Mills (229), 1-4, 2B
Carlos Rivero (266), 0-2, W
Nick Weglarz (272), 1-3
Paulo Espino (2-2, 3.78), 6IP, 5H, 1R, 0W, 6K, HR

MAHONING VALLEY (12-14, 4th, 3.5 GB) - Lost 8-2 at Tri-City
Juan Valdes (305), 1-4, W, SB
Todd Martin (409), 1-4, RBI
Matt Brown (272), 2-3, 2B
Jonathan Holt (0-2, 10.00), 3IP, 3H, 3R, 0W, 1K, HR

GCL INDIANS (13-10, 2nd, 1.0 GB) - Off Day

Posted on 7/16/2007

July 04, 2007

CIR 7.4.07 - CELEBRATION!

(regular update is below)

IN CONGRESS,
July 4, 1776.
A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
IN GENERAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government,and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assentto Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a longtime, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by amock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas,ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Happy Birthday America!!

Declaration of Independence

Posted on 7/04/2007

CIR 7.4.07 - Six in a Row in Motown!

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What a night! Casey's shot in the 11th, Borowski making quick work of the Tigers in the 11th, Ben's pinch-hit blast in the 8th ("are you kidding me?" says the FSN Detroit announcers), Michaels gunning down Sheffield at the plate, Mastny wiggling out of a bases loaded jam in the 10th, Betancourt overcoming automatic balls for delay of game (were they not watching Nate Robertson in the early innings?) with two perfect innings, and Gutierrez making a leaping catch at the wall. What a night!

The big leaguers weren't the only ones enjoying themselves last night. For the second time in two weeks, the Lake County Captains NO-HIT the Delmarva Shorebirds with Hector Rondon and Neil Wagner sharing the honors this time in the 3-0 victory, Rondon, the 19-year old right-hander from Venezuela, retired the first five Shorebirds he faced before issuing a walk in the bottom of the second. After finishing the inning, Rondon retired the next 11 in a row before allowing another walk in the bottom of the sixth before he dispatched final hitter of the frame to finish with six no-hit innings. Wagner took over from there, making quick work of the Shorebird by striking out the side in the 7th and working a perfect 1-2-3 8th and 9th innings to preserve the second no-no in Captains history. What a night!

CLEVELAND (51-32, 1st, 3.0 GA) - Won 5-4 at Detroit (11 INN)
Grady Sizemore (282), 1-5, W
Casey Blake (271), 2-4, RBI, W, HR (12)
- Game-winner in top of 11th
Jhonny Peralta (282), 1-5, 2 RBI, 2B
- permanently back in the three-hole?
Victor Martinez (324), 1-4, W
Travis Hafner (257), 1-4
Jason Michaels (288), 0-1, RBI, W
- Threw out Gary Sheffield at home to end Tigers rally
Ben Francisco (500), 1-2, RBI, HR (3)
- Pinch-Hit, Game-Tying blast in the 8th
Kelly Shoppach (354), 1-5, 2B
- Great job blocking plate on the throw from Michaels
Franklin Gutierrez (290), 1-3
- Leaping catch at the wall in 9th or 10th (I forget which)
- "He didn't catch it, it caught him" - Tigers announcers
Josh Barfield (253), 0-4, W
- Another walk?????
Paul Byrd (4.71), 7Ip, 7H, 4R, 1W, 3K, 1HR
Rafael Betancourt (1.19), 2IP, 0H, 0W
Tom Mastny (6-2, 5.06), 1IP, 2H, 0R, 1W
- Loaded bases in 10th w/1 out, got Guillen and I-Rod
Joe Borowski (5.51, Sv25), 1IP, 2K
- 1-2-3 in the 11th

BUFFALO (47-36, 1st, 3.0GA) - Lost 10-3 v Rochester
Joe Inglett (264), 1-4
Ryan Mulhern (320), 2-4, 2B, RBI
Andy Marte (253), 1-4
JVE (333), 1-4, RBI
Eric DuBose (2-1, 3.81), 6IP, 8H, 6R, 4ER, 2W, 5K

AKRON (51-32, 1st, 4.5 GA) - Lost 5-3 at Erie
Trevor Crowe (222), 2-4, 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera (336), 1-4
Brian Barton (301), 1-3, RBI
Michael Aubrey (227), 1-1
Jordan Brown (320), 0-1, RBI
Ryan Goleski (261), 1-4
Rodney Choy Foo (279), 1-3, HR (7), RBI, W
Wyatt Toregas (247), 3-3, 2B, W
Scott Lewis (2-5, 3.96), 4IP, 10H, 4R, 1W, 5K

KINSTON (8-3, 1st, 1.0GA) - Won 5-0 v Wilmington
Jerad Head (267), 1-4, RBI
Stephen Head (251), 1-4, RBI
Max Ramirez (314), 1-4
Wes Hodges (333), 2-4, 2B
Matt Whitney (261), 0-3, W
Josh Rodriguez (285), 2-3, RBI
Sung Tseng (3-6, 3.59), 6IP, 4H, 0R, 0W, 1K
Mike Finocchi (2.79, Sv3), 3IP, 1H, 0R, 2W, 3K

LAKE COUNTY (9-3, 1st, 1.0 GA) - Won 3-0 at Delmarva (NO-HITTER!)
Jason Denham (276), 1-4
Adam Davis (278), 1-3, W
Nick Weglarz (270), 1-3, 2B, W
Ramon Pena (259), 1-3, 2B, W
Fernando Pacheco (368), 1-3
Niuman Romero (196), 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Hector Rondon (6-4, 3.59), 6IP, 0H, 0R, 2W, 5K
- Retired first 5, walk, next 12, walk, final out
- 80.1IP, 72H, 21W, 64K, .238 BAA
- Last 2G v Delmarva: 12IP, 3H, 0R, 3W, 8K
Neil Wagner (2.70, Sv10), 3Ip, 0H, 0R, 0W, 5K
- Struck out side in 7th
- 36IP, 30H, 9W, 43K, .222 BAA
- Last 4G: 9IP, 17K

MAHONING VALLEY (6-9, 4th, 4.0 GB) - Lost 9-6 at Auburn
Jansy Infante (358), 1-5
Mark Thompson (209), 2-3, RBI, W
Juan Valdes (300), 2-5, RBI
Todd Martin (305), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, W
Ramon Alvadaro (286), 2-4
Osiel Flores (267), 2-4
Daniel Frega (1-1, 3.86), 4IP, 5H, 8R, 4ER, 3W, 2K, HR

GCL INDIANS (8-5, 2nd, 0.5GB) - Lost 7-2 at GCL Phillies
Jason Smit (244), 1-1
Angel Rodriguez (362), 1-3
Jay Nilsson (286), 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI
Jose Urena (0-1, 5.87), 1.2IP, 4H, 5R, 2ER, 6W, 1K

Posted on 7/04/2007

July 03, 2007

CIR 7.3.07 - SWEEP!

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CLEVELAND (50-32, 1st, 2.0 GA) - Won 10-2 v Tampa Bay
Grady Sizemore (283), 1-5, 4 RBI, HR (14), GS
- Salami was 500th career hit
Victor Martinez (325), 2-4, W
Travis Hafner (257), 1-4
Ryan Garko (294), 1-5, RBI, 2B
Trot Nixon (244), 1-3, W
Ben Francisco (500), 3-3, 3 RBI, W, 2B, HR (2)
Mike Rouse (132), 1-2, RBI, W
Josh Barfield (257), 0-3, W
- 1st walk since May 25 (135 ABs)
Fausto Carmona (9-4, 3.78), 6IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 2W, 8K
Rafael Perez (1.90), 1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 1W, 2K
- Entered with bases loaded and 0 outs in 7th
- Strikeout, 1-2 forceout at home, groundout escapes with no runs
- 23.2IP, 16H, 6W, 28K, 4HR, 1.90 ERA
- .065 BAA v LH, .233 BAA v RH
Rafael Betancourt (1.26), .1IP, 1K
- Big strikeout to close out 8th
- Would have closed 9th if not for 7-run explosion in 8th
Fernando Cabrera (4.60), 1IP, 1W
- 1st appearance since June 22

BUFFALO (47-35, 1st, 3.0 GA) - Won 7-4 v Rochester
Hector Luna (262), 2-5, HR-2 (5), 4 RBI
Luis Rivas (255), 1-3, HR (9), RBI, 2W
Ryan Mulhern (317), 2-4
Andy Marte (254), 2-4
Brad Snyder (255), 2-4, 3B
JVE (339), 2-4, RBI
Jeff Harris (5-5, 4.81), 6IP, 6H, 1R, 3W, 1K
Adam Miller (2.77), 1.2IP, 5H, 3R, 0W, 3K
- 3rd outing since return
- Struck out side in 7th
- 8th: 2B, 1B (grounder to short), 1B, grounder to second), 1B, F/O (1), PB, F/O (2), removed from game

AKRON (51-31, 1st, 5.5 GA) - Won 7-5 at Erie
Trevor Crowe (218), 2-4, 2B, RBI, W
Asdrubal Cabrera (337), 1-4
Brian Barton (301), 1-5, RBI
Michael Aubrey (216), 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI
- Last 4G: 11-for-19 (.579)
- Previous: 0-for-31
Ryan Goleski (261), 2-4, RBI, W
Rodney Choy Foo (278), 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, W
Reid Santos (6-1, 2.09), 6IP, 4H, 2R, 0W, 5K, 2HR
Cliff Politte (9.00), 1IP, 1H, 0R

KINSTON (7-3, 1st, 1.0 GA) - Won 10-5 at Winston-Salem
Jerad Head (268), 2-4, W
Stephen Head (251), 1-4, W
Max Ramirez (315), 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, W
Wes Hodges (330), 3-5, 2B
John Drennen (244), 1-4, RBI, W
Matt Whitney (300), 2-4, 2B, HR (2), 4 RBI
Josh Rodriguez (230), 2-4
Kevin Dixon (6-3, 3.79), 6IP, 4H, 2R, 5W, 1K
- 14 groundball outs

LAKE COUNTY (8-3, 1st, 1.0 GA) - Won 6-1 at Delmarva
Jason Denham (276), 1-5
Adam Davis (277), 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, W, SB
Beau Mills (277), 1-5
Nick Weglarz (269), 1-3, RBI
Ramon Pena (258), 1-4, RBI
Dustin Realini (235), 1-4, RBI
Jennmar Gomez (8-6, 5.57), 5IP, 3H, 1R, 3W, 4K, HR

MAHONING VALLEY (6-8, 4th, 3.0 GB) - Lost 4-2 at Auburn
Juan Valdes (289), 0-4, W
Jansy Infante (375), 1-5
Alex Castillo (375), 3-4, RBI
Todd Martin (354), 1-4, HR (3), RBI
Justin Jenkins (242), 1-4
Mark Thompson (175), 2-4
Heath Taylor (2.57), 4IP, 2H, 1R, 1W, 1K

GCL INDIANS (9-3, 1st, 1.5 GA) - Won 5-1 v GCL Braves
Ramon Hernandez (188), 1-3, 2W
- walked by Tanyon Sturtze
Jason Smit (250), 0-3, 2W
- walked by Tanyon Sturtze
Angel Rodriguez (359), 3-5
Chris Nash (379), 1-4, 2B, RBI
Ronald Rivas (235), 1-4
Isaias Velasquez (167), 1-3
Stephen Douglas (355), 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI, SB
Corteze Armstrong (400), 2-4, 2B, RBI
Ryan Morris (2-0, 1.80), 6IP, 0H, 0R, 3W, 4K
- six no-hit innings

Posted on 7/03/2007

July 02, 2007

CIR 7.2.07 - Four in a Row

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Big arms in Cleveland, big bats in Buffalo and Akron, and Grady, CC, and Victor headed to San Francisco with the stars.

CLEVELAND (49-32, 1st, 1.5 GA) - Won 3-2 v Tampa Bay
Grady Sizemore (285), 1-4, RBI
- big RBI knock in 7th
Casey Blake (272), 1-4
Jhonny Peralta (284), 2-4, RBI, HR (14)
Travis Hafner (257), 1-4
Ryan Garko (294), 2-4, 2B
Ben Francisco (333), 1-3, 2B
Cliff Lee (5-4, 4.90), 8IP, 4H, 1R, 2W, 9K, HR
- career high 9 punchouts
- struck out the side in 1st
Joe Borowski (5.68, sv24), 1IP, 2H, 1R

BUFFALO (46-35, 1st, 3.0 GA) - Won 8-7 at Rochester (10 INN)
Joe Inglett (270), 4-5, 2B-2
Ryan Mulhern (315), 1-5, RBI
Andy Marte (246), 2-4, 2B, HR (7)
Mike Rose (276), 3-5, HR (2), RBI
- game-winner in 10th
Brad Snyder (250), 2-5, HR (9), 2 RBI, W, SB
- 7G hit streak (.333, 8-for-24)
JVE (328), 1-5
Hector Luna (259), 0-6, 2K, 2E (20)
- rough day
Jeremy Sowers (5.26), 6.2IP, 10H, 7R, 6ER, 1W, 5K, 1HR
- 93 pitches, 68 strikes
- Scoreless first two innings, gave up 5 in third

AKRON (50-31, 1st, 4.5 GA) - Won 13-11 at Erie
Trevor Crowe (214), 2-4 HR (2), 3 RBI, 2W
- 7G hit streak
Asdrubal Cabrera (338), 3-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, W
- 338/413/502/915
- Last 10G: 16-for-41 (390), 5W, 1K
Brian Barton (303), 1-3, W
Michael Aubrey (174), 2-5, 2B, RBI
Ryan Goleski (258), 1-5, RBI
Rodney Choy Foo (279), 1-3, 2 RBI
Chris Gimenez (308), 1-4, RBI
Argenis Reyes (262), 1-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Jake Dittler (4.54), 5.1IP, 11H, 9R, 2W, 4K, HR

KINSTON (6-3, T-1st) - Won 8-3 at Winston-Salem
Nathan Panther (286), 2-5
Jerad Head (258), 1-6, SB
Stephen Head (251), 1-3, RBI, W, SB
Max Ramirez (307), 1-4, W
Wes Hodges (324), 1-4, 2B, RBI, W
Matt Whitney (250), 2-5, HR (1), 4 RBI
Mike Butia (251), 2-4, 2B, RBI, W
Josh Rodriguez (226), 1-5, RBI
Randy Edell (8-3, 3.27), 5.2IP, 3H, 1R, 2W, 4K

LAKE COUNTY (7-3, T-1st) - Lost 7-6 at Delmarva
Jason Denham (278), 1-3, HR (6), RBI, 2W
Beau Mills (235), 1-5
Matt McBride (298), 3-5, RBI
Nick Weglarz (268), 1-4, W
Ramon Pena (258), 3-5, RBI
Josh Tomlin (7-1, 3.32), 5IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 2W, 6K

MAHONING VALLEY (6-7, 4th, 2.0GB) - Lost 6-4 at Auburn
Jansy Infante (395), 2-5
Alex Castillo (333), 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Todd Martin (364), 1-5
Matt Brown (289), 0-2, 2W
Justin Jenkins (241), 3-4, 2B, RBI
Ryan Miller (0-2, 18.69), 0.1IP, 3H, 5R, 4W, 0W, 1K
- Ouch
James Brettl, Daniel Morales, Brett Carlin, 7.2IP, 5H, 1R

GCL INDIANS - Off

Posted on 7/02/2007

July 01, 2007

CIR 7.1.07 - CC Picks up a Dozen

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CC picks up his 12th, Laffey notches his 6th in a row, Carleton no-hits through one, and Kelvin De La Cruz is sensational again for the littlest Indians.

CLEVELAND (48-32, 1st, 1.5 GA) - Won 8-3 v Tampa Bay
Grady Sizemore (285), 3-4, 3 RBI, W
Casey Blake (273), 1-5, 2 RBI
Victor Martinez (323), 3-5, 2B-2
Travis Hafner (257), 1-3, RBI, 2W, HR (13)
Jhonny Peralta (281), 2-5, RBI
Ryan Garko (290), 2-4, 2B
Franklin Gutierrez (288), 2-4, 2B
Josh Barfield (262), 1-4, RBI
CC Sabathia (12-2, 3.20), 7IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 0W, 8K
- 1st in bigs to 12 wins
- 100 pitches, 69 strikes, 0 walks, 8 strikeouts
Rafael Perez (2.05), 1.1 IP, 2H, 2R, 0W, 1K, 2 HR
- back-to-back longballs in the 9th
Joe Borowski (5.58, sv 23), .2IP, 0H, 0R
- 6 pitches, 5 strikes, 2 outs, 23rd save

BUFFALO (45-35, 1st, 3.0 GA) - Won 4-1 at Rochester
Hector Luna (266), 1-5
Luis Rivas (260), 1-4, W
Ryan Mulhern (317), 2-2, HR (12), 2 RBI, W
Andy Marte (239), 1-3, RBI, W
JVE (340), 3-4
Aaron Laffey (6-3, 3.10), 8.1IP, 6H, 1R, 3W, 9K
- Sensational June - 0.87 ERA, 41.1IP, 30H, 4R, 7W, 38K
- Gave up run in 1st, then retired next 10
- removed in 9th after one-out walk and single and 116 pitches

AKRON (49-31, 1st, 3.5 GA) - Won 7-6 at Erie
Trevor Crowe (210), 2-5, RBI, SB (16)
- 6G hit streak
- Last 10G: 324 (12-for-37), 6W, 0K
Asdrubal Cabrera (332), 3-4, 3 RBI, W, SB (21)
Jordan Brown (325), 2-5, 2B (25), RBI
Brian Barton (302), 1-5
Michael Aubrey (156), 2-4
Chris Gimenez (333), 1-5, 2B
Rodney Choy Foo (278), 3-5, HR (5), RBI
Chuck Lofgren (4.37), 4.2IP, 7H, 4R, 4W, 5K
- Last 3G: 16IP, 21H, 13R, 8W
Cliff Politte (11.25), .2IP, 2H, 2R, 1W, 1K
- struggling in return

KINSTON (5-3, 2nd, 1.0 GB) - Won 5-2 at Winston-Salem
Nathan Panther (282), 2-4, W, SB
Stephen Head (250), 1-3, 2B, 2W
Matt Whitney (182), 1-4, RBI, W
Mike Butia (246), 2-3, 2B, RBI, W
Josh Rodriguez (276), 1-4, HR (7), 2 RBI
Frank Herrmann (6-2, 3.58), 6IP, 7H, 2R, 1ER, 0W, 2K

LAKE COUNTY (7-2, T-1st) - Lost 5-2 at Delmarva
Jason Denham (277), 1-3, W
Adam Davis (274), 1-3, W
Beau Mills (250), 0-3, W
Matt McBride (291), 1-4
Nick Weglarz (269), 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, W
Carleton Smith (5-6, 5.42), 5.2IP, 8H, 5R, 1W, 4K, 2 HR
- No-hitter through one

MAHONING VALLEY (6-6, T-3rd, 2.0 GB) - Lost 5-1 at Batavia
Juan Valdes (361), 2-4
Todd Martin (385), 1-3
Matt Brown (306), 1-3
Justin Jenkins (160), 1-4
Mike Eisenberg (1-1, 3.38), 5IP, 6H, 4R, 0W, 3K

GCL INDIANS (7-3, 1st, 1.0 GA) - Won 19-0 v GCL Braves
Jason Smit (270), 2-5, HR (1), 5 RBI
Angel Rodriguez (324), 2-6, RBI, W, SB
Richard Martinez ( 342), 1-5, 2 RBI, W
Chris Nash (400), 3-4, 2B, HR-2(3), GS, 6 RBI, W
Kelvin De la Cruz (3-0, 0.50), 6Ip, 3H, 0R, 1W, 5K
- 3G: 18IP, 7H, 2W, 20K

Posted on 7/01/2007

June 30, 2007

CIR 6.30 - Francisco Walks Off

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CLEVELAND (47-32, 1st, 0.5 GA) - Won 2-1 v Tampa Bay
Grady Sizemore (279), 0-2, 2W, SB
Casey Blake (274), 1-4
Victor Martinez (318), 1-3, RBI, W
Travis Hafner (257), 1-4
Jhonny Peralta (279), 1-4
Trot Nixon (243), 2-3, W
Ben Francisco (333), 2-4, RBI, HR (walk-off)
- 1st start, 1st hit, 1st homer, 1st walk-off, 1st home plate mob, 1st shaving cream pie in face
Jake Westbrook (6.10), 7IP, 5H, 1R, 2W, 7K
Rafael Betancourt (1.27), 1IP, 1K
Joe Borowski (1-3, 5.70), 1IP, 1H, 1K

BUFFALO (44-35, 1st) - Won 5-4 at SWB
Hector Luna (267), 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, W
Luis Rivas (260), 1-6
Ryan Mulhern (312), 2-5, RBI
Andy Marte (237), 2-5, HR (8), RBI
Brad Snyder (244), 1-3, 2W
JVE (306), 1-4, RBI, W
Sean Smith (4.29), 6IP, 7H, 4R, 4W, 2K
Matt Miller (3.00), 1IP, 2K

AKRON (48-31, 1st) - Won 6-2 at Binghamton
Trevor Crowe (207), 1-5
Asdrubal Cabrera (326), 1-4, W
Jordan Brown (324), 1-4, W
Brian Barton (304), 0-2, 2W
Michael Aubrey (133), 3-5, HR (2), 2 RBI
Chris Gimenez (500), 2-4, 2B, HR (1), 3 RBI, W
- 1st game for Akron
- 286/425/595/1.019, 7 2B, 16 HR, 41 RBI, 39W in Kinston
- OPS (1st), SLG (2nd), OBP (2nd), HR (2nd), W (3rd)
Argenis Reyes (266), 2-4, 2B-2, RBI
Shawn Nittingham (6-4, 4.26), 6Ip, 6H, 1R, 1W, 6K
- 1st win since May 27

KINSTON (4-3, 2nd) - Lost 8-7 at Frederator
CDLC (318), 1-1, RBI, 2W, SB
Max Ramirez (308), 2-4, HR (12), RBI
Jerad Head (268), 1-2, HR (2), RBI
Wes Hodges (333), 2-3, HR (7), 2 RBI, W
Matt Whitney (143), 0-3, W
Josh Rodriguez (226), 1-4, SB
Mike Butia (239), 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI
Steven Wright (11.25), 4IP, 5H, 6R, 5ER, 1W, 3K
- high-A debut

LAKE COUNTY (7-1, T-1st) - Won 12-8 at Hagerstown
Adam Davis (274), 2-4, 3R, HR (5), 4 RBI, W, SB
Beau Mills (333), 1-4, RBI
Matt McBride (292), 1-5, RBI
Cirillo Cumberbatch (317), 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2W
Fernando Pacheco (750), 4-5, HR (2), RBI

MAHONING VALLEY (6-5, T-2nd) - Lost 10-3 at Batavia
Adam White (222), 2-5, SB
Jansy Infante (441), 3-5
- Last 2G: 7-for-9
- Last 4G: 10-for-20
Todd Martin (389), 2-4, 2B, RBI
Juan Valdes (344), 3-4
Matt Brown (303), 1-4, 2B, RBI
William Delage (0-1, 6.43), 4IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 1W, 1K

GCL INDIANS (6-3, T-1st) - Won 5-1 @ GCL Yanks
Jason Smit (250), 1-4, RBI
Angel Rodriguez (321), 2-4, RBI, SB
Robert Alcombrack (167), 1-4, HR (1), RBI
Chris Nash (333), 1-4, HR (1), RBI
Stephen Douglas (333), 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB-2
Gregario Rosario (2-0, 5.70), 4.2IP, 3H, 1R, 0W, 5K

Posted on 6/30/2007

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