Oakland walks away with another win
3-1/3 innings are all the Indians got out of Fausto Carmona's new contract last night. Carmona left after walking 8 batters including 4 straight giving the A's a 3-1 lead. That's two nights in a row Tribe starters have not made it out of the fourth inning. With the exception of Rafael Perez's rough inning last night in which he gave up four runs, the bullpen has been near perfect the last two games.
The eight walks were a career high for Carmona who is now 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA. After inducing a popup for the first out in the fourth inning, he just could not find the strike zone. Fortunately he didn't just groove one in for a strike that might have led to a huge inning. CC could learn something from this mentality.
The A's have now won five straight while helping the Indians drop their third in a row. Oakland's streak has gotten them on top of the AL West and given them the best record in the league. The Tribe dropped to 4-7 and remain in fourth place in the Central.
Cliff Lee will go today for Cleveland against Chad Gaudin. Hopefully Lee can pitch the way he did last Sunday and give the Tribe a chance to salvage a game in the series.
Go Tribe!
The eight walks were a career high for Carmona who is now 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA. After inducing a popup for the first out in the fourth inning, he just could not find the strike zone. Fortunately he didn't just groove one in for a strike that might have led to a huge inning. CC could learn something from this mentality.
The A's have now won five straight while helping the Indians drop their third in a row. Oakland's streak has gotten them on top of the AL West and given them the best record in the league. The Tribe dropped to 4-7 and remain in fourth place in the Central.
Cliff Lee will go today for Cleveland against Chad Gaudin. Hopefully Lee can pitch the way he did last Sunday and give the Tribe a chance to salvage a game in the series.
Go Tribe!
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