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Game 10: The Mitch Talbot Show
My goodness did Mitch Talbot pitch well tonight in Anaheim. He had it all working tonight. He was efficient with his pitches, got the strike outs when he needed them, and kept the baseball in the yard. The second time through the rotation, the Cleveland Indians staff has been fantastic.
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.
Game 9: Indians sweep the M’s
7 straight victories.
I remember watching that first game not so long ago, and despite the poor outing from Carmona, I still loved what I saw from the Tribe bats, making it at the very least respectable at the end there. I just knew that this team had the gusto to battle and not roll over and die.
So with that, after two losses to start the 2011 campaign, the Cleveland Indians have sole possession of the AL Central top spot with a record of 7-2. They’ve been playing some great baseball.
Today, they got the bats going early, scoring in each of the first 4 innings. Give credit to the Mariners though, making a late surge in the 7th inning when the bullpen had it’s first real predicament of the young 2011 season.
Side note: Love the long ball action the Tribe have been touting so far. Asdrubal Cabrera belted his 3rd of the year, and Hannahan hit his 2nd. Also, Michael Brantley extended his hit streak to 8 games.
Indians head south, but stay out west to take on the Angels tomorrow night at 10:05PM ET.
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