Hugging It Out
August 4, 2008Josh Cribbs Wants His
August 5, 2008Indians 5, Rays 2 (box)
Bisons 5, Indians 4 (box)
Aeros 7, Curve 0 (box)
Pelicans 17, Indians 2 (box)
Scrappers 8, Spikes 5 (box)
How amazing is it when one pitcher provides over 30 percent of a team’s wins? Maybe amazing is the wrong word, as we could also use “depressing’ in there as well. Becoming the first AL pitcher to reach 15 wins, Lee has won exactly 30.6 percent of the 49 games that the Tribe has managed to come out on top. Arizona’s Brandon Webb (15-4), for comparison purposes, has been responsible for 26.3 percent of his team’s wins. Amazing.
While Lee wasn’t even very Lee by only striking out two batters while walking the same number, allowing eight hits in seven innings. But you know who was very Lee-like? Rafael Perez, who earned the rare two-inning save. Through said innings, Perez threw 15 pitches – 12 for strikes – allowed zero hits, zero walks, and fanned two. Talk about in the zone.
While we continue to find our closer of the future, I just hope that Perez can somehow become a little more consistent. That would not only end our search, as we’re looking at a kid who just turned 26-years old, but it would give us something to build around.
Turning to the minors, reports are circulating that have newly acquired Anthony Reyes ahead of Aaron Laffey for the next call-up. In his most recent start for Triple-A Buffalo, Reyes tossed a five-hitter in eight innings of work to take his record to 2-0. His struggles at the major league level are well-documented, but the brass apparently feels that he deserves another shot.
While that decision is being made, Buffalo took one from the Indianapolis Indians yesterday thanks to a four-run seventh inning. Ironically, Laffey was the starting pitcher in this one, and allowed seven hits and three walks through six innings. He wound up with the no-decision. Trevor Crowe reached base twice, scoring once and is currently hitting .289. Jordan Brown’s pinch-hit, three-run double was the biggest hit of the day – his 25th two-bagger of the season.
The Aeros shut out the Altoona Curve thanks to a career-high 10 strikeouts from lefty starting pitcher Scott Lewis. He allowed one-hit and walked two in five and two-thirds, and is now 6-2 with a 2.60 ERA for the Bisons. The former Ohio State Buckeye struck out 123 batters (while walking 28) two seasons ago, and rang up 121 Ks just last season.
At the plate, Wes Hodges went 1-for-4 with a run scored while catcher Wyatt Toregas went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a RBI. Toregas is batting .336/.419/.672 at the Double-A level this season. Now if he could only translate that to the Triple-A level, where he hit .219 through 155 at-bats.
The Kinston Indians were pounded by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, but first baseman Beau Mills went 2-for-4 on the day. Catcher Carlos Santana (from the Casey Blake deal) went 1-for-4 with a run scored, and is hitting .364/.400/.545 through his first eight games.
And finally, the MV Scrappers topped the State College Spikest thanks to a huge 4-for-5 day from second baseman Cord Phelps, scoring twice and driving in two. Shortstop Isaias Velasquez went 1-for-3, taking his league-high hitting streak to 14 games. First round draft pick Lonnie Chisenhall did not play, but surprisingly played short in the previous game; he drove in two, and scored twice in a 2-for-5 game. He’s hitting .267/.328/.426 in 176 at-bats for the year.
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I’m impressed by the thoroughness!
appreciated, LM
I have to say i was a little disappointed in last nights outing despite the fact we did win. Not only was this the first game i was able to go to of the year but to have Lee pitching… i was stoked. Then the game started. Ya not his best, he did manage to get us out of a few corners though. I was very impressed with Perez. There were a lot of balls that went past the players instead of going into their mits. I’ll be there again tonight, hopefully they will all have their A game on.
seriously that is some indepth stuff up thar!
Funny, I think Casey Blake is hitting .364 as well.
Very in-depth. This site is amazing. Not really a huge Tribe fan, compared to the Browns and the Cavs, but overall I don’t ever come away feeling like an article on this site is something re-hashed that I have read before. Great insight.
Shaun wins commenter of the week….where’s the prize box? Oh yeah, we don’t have one…thanks anyway Shaun…