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Dodgers Start Strong But End Quietly

AZ Hardball — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:36:15 +0000

The Los Angeles Dodgers looked to do some damage in one of their final games leading up to Opening Day as they faced the Indians at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers would score first in the second inning with two runs to lead the Cleveland Indians. Dodgers’ pitching would keep the game scoreless through four as the Indians would score their first run in the fifth inning off of a Grady Sizemore solo home run.

Los Angeles would score again in the bottom of the fifth before the Indians would score two in the seventh and another three in the eighth. The Dodgers were unable to score any more runs for the remainder of the game as they lose to the Cleveland Indians by a score of six to three.

Angels down Indians in 9th

Dean — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:46:04 +0000

Matt Palmer got the start for the Los Angeles Angels against the Cleveland Indians, but it was Trevor Reckling who got the majority of the work and the win going the last five innings and allowing two runs n five hits and a walk. Aaron Laffey took the mound for the Indians to start and allowed three runs on five hits in three innings.

Indians Shin-Soo Choo started in right field and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. He was later replaced by Brian Horwitz who went 2-for-2 with a run scored. Angels leadoff hitter and left fielder Bradley Coon went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Center fielder Mike Trout went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored.

Cleveland Runs Away With the Win

AZ Hardball — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:52:50 +0000

The Indians and White Sox would play in Goodyear as the first run would be driven in by the White Sox in the second inning off of a solo home run by center fielder Alex Rios. Cleveland would explode in the same inning with eight runs of their own. Travis Hafner would homer in that half-inning for the Tribe as they would take a commanding lead.

In the fourth inning, two more runs would score for the Indians as they drive the score up to ten to one. Both teams would display some solid defense for the remainder of the game as no more runs would be able to score.

The Royals Big First Enough to Win Them the Game

AZ Hardball — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:39:03 +0000

The Royals would open the game with a pretty big first inning thanks to a few runs scored and a two-out two-run homer by catcher Brayan Pena. With the solid lead, the Royals would give up two runs in the third inning to The Tribe as the Indians closed the gap on Kansas City.

The Royals would score two more runs in the fourth inning to maintain their five run lead over the Cleveland Indians. Neither team would score any more runs on the night as the Royals beat the Indians as Surprise Stadium by a score of seven to five.

Dodgers Dominate Indians

AZ Hardball — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:24:05 +0000

The Cleveland Indians would get off to a solid start by scoring first in the first inning. For the first three innings, the Indians would hold the Dodgers to no runs as they seemed to be in command of the game. In the fourth inning of play, the Dodgers would score two runs off of an Ethier two-run blast to give the team the lead.

The Dodgers would score one in the fifth and two in the sixth as the extended their lead over Cleveland. Los Angeles would be able to put six more runs on the board in the final two innings of play as the Indians would score only once in the bottom of the eighth. Chad Billingsley would earn his first win of the spring as the Dodgers win by a score of eleven to two.

Indians bats explode for 15

Dean — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:20:23 +0000

It’s not often a starting pitcher can go 3.2 innings allowing five runs on four hits and six walks, but that is exactly what Cleveland Indians Carlos Carrasco did today. Los Angeles Angels starter Ervin Santana only allowed one run to score in the first four innings, but in the fifth the wheels fell off and Santana would allow another four earned runs. Not to be outdone, reliever Fernando Rodney walked three of the five men he faced and allowed four earned runs in .1 innings of work.

Angles Howard Kendrick hit a two-run double and Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter also added an RBI each. Seven of the Indians batters had at least two hits lead by Shin Soo-Choo who went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and a run scored. First baseman Matt LaPorta was 2-for-3 but knocked in five runs.

D-backs shut out by Indians

Dean — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:16:01 +0000

The Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers looked strong today as Ian Kennedy took to the mound and allowed only five hits and two runs while striking out three and walking none in six full innings of work. Those two runs were all Cleveland would score today, but those two were enough as Fausto Carmona lead the Cleveland Indians pitchers to a shut out. Carmona lasted seven innings and allowed three hits and struck out three. Cleveland’s relief pitchers held the D-backs scoreless in the final two innings.

Shortstop Stephen Drew had a double and catcher Miguel Montero and third baseman Rusty Ryal each had a single for the D-backs only hits. Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore was 2-for-3 with a homer for the Indians.

Choo knocks in a run in all three at bats as Indians down Rockies

Dean — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:34:46 +0000

Cleveland Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo came to the plate three times and in each at bat he drove home a run of Colorado Rockies pitching. Shoo was 1-for-2 with a walk on the day and is now batting .371 on the spring with 10 RBIs.

Jake Westbrook got the start for Cleveland and allowed two runs on seven hits and five walks in four innings. Jeff Francis started for Colorado and allowed four runs on four hits in 4.1 innings.

Close Matchup in Goodyear for the Indians and Mariners

AZ Hardball — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:50:23 +0000

The two American league teams would square off at Goodyear Ballpark as the Indians would get a quick lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Mariners would be able to come back to tie the game as a result of a solo homer by Seattle shortstop Jack Wilson in the inning.

Cleveland would add to the score in the fifth and sixth innings adding two runs to the score. Indians’ pitching would combine for five strikeouts and eight scoreless innings pitched as Joe Smith gets the win. The Mariners would fall to the Indians by a score of one to three.

Brewers Early Lead Stops Cleveland

AZ Hardball — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:28:14 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers would face the Cleveland Indians as they would get off to an early start by knocking in four runs in the first inning of play. In the following inning, the Brewers would drive in five more runs to take a commanding lead over the Indians. Brewers’ starting pitcher Dave Bush would throw six innings allowing just one run.

The first Cleveland run would come in the fourth inning as the team tried to rally back from a nine run deficit. Cleveland pitching would hold the Brewers to no more runs through the eighth inning but the team would only be able to score once more in the seventh. Milwaukee would score once more in the ninth as they win the game by a score of ten to two.