The Angels countered with 21 year old Tyler Chatwood, making his MLB debut.  He wasn’t awful, but had trouble finding the plate at times, and when he did he left pitches right over it.  Asdrubal Cabrera took advantage early, belting his 3rd home run in 4 games, as did Matt LaPorta who hit an opposite field  3-run shot to right in the 2nd inning.

As it turned out, Cabrera’s would have been enough, as Mitch Talbot went 8 innings without giving up a run.  In fact, he was given the opportunity to get the CG shutout, but when Bobby Abreu lead off with a double, manager Manny Acta turned to the bullpen.

Vinnie Pestano did his job.  Angels weren’t able to score Abreu, and the shutout was intact.

In addition to the win, Michael Brantley and Travis Hafner were both able to extended their hitting streaks.  I believe Brantley’s is at 10, and Hafner’s is currently at 8 games.  I need to double check… but hey, this is a blog and I’m not getting paid, so it works for now.  I’ll correct if I’m wrong in another post.

Game 2 of the series tomorrow night at 10:05 ET.  Let’s keep rolling Tribe.