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July 21, 2012

Published by Brendan Porath on July 20, 2012

The Indians returned to Cleveland for their first home series of the second half. But it was an ugly night at Progressive Field on Friday, as starter Derek Lowe’s struggles continued. The O’s hammered the sinkerballer for nine earned runs in just three innings work. Old friend Jim Thome blasted on of his patented homers to right off Lower — his first since joining Baltimore. It was never close after Lowe’s implosion.

Baltimore
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
N. Markakis rf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.269
E. Chavez ph-rf-lf	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
J.J. Hardy ss	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.216
J. Thome dh	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.277
A. Jones cf	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	.294
M. Wieters c	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	.249
W. Betemit 3b	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	.255
C. Davis lf	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	.264
S. Pearce lf-rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
M. Reynolds 1b	5	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	5	.211
R. Flaherty 2b	5	1	1	3	1	0	1	0	4	.196
Totals	39	10	11	9	2	8	7	0	19

Batting

2B – E Chavez (3, C Perez); J Hardy (16, D Lowe); J Thome (3, D Lowe); A Jones (21, E Rogers); W Betemit (13, D Lowe); C Davis (13, D Lowe); M Reynolds (15, D Lowe).

HR – J Thome (1, 4th inning off D Lowe 0 on, 0 Out), R Flaherty (3, 3rd inning off D Lowe 2 on, 1 Out).

RBI – J Thome (3), M Wieters (46), W Betemit (33), C Davis (43), M Reynolds 2 (31), R Flaherty 3 (10).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Hardy 3, C Davis 1, R Flaherty 1.

Team LOB – 10.

Fielding

DP – 2 (R Flaherty-J Hardy-M Reynolds, M Reynolds-J Hardy).

Cleveland
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
S. Choo rf	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
A. Cunningham rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181
A. Cabrera ss	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	.280
J. Lopez 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.253
J. Kipnis 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
M. Brantley cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
C. Santana c	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.223
T. Hafner dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.234
J. Damon lf	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.233
C. Kotchman 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.230
J. Hannahan 3b-ss	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	2	.240
Totals	34	2	9	2	2	2	7	0	15

Batting

2B – S Choo (30, M Gonzalez); J Kipnis (11, M Gonzalez).

HR – A Cabrera (12, 1st inning off M Gonzalez 0 on, 1 Out), J Hannahan (4, 7th inning off M Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out).

RBI – A Cabrera (43), J Hannahan (23).

2-out RBI – J Hannahan.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Lopez 1, J Damon 2, C Kotchman 2, J Hannahan 1.

GIDP – A Cabrera, C Kotchman.

Team LOB – 9.

Baltimore
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
M. Gonzalez (W, 2-1)	6.2	7	2	2	2	5	2	1.29	2.61
M. Lindstrom	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	2.42
K. Gregg	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.38	3.72

Cleveland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
D. Lowe (L, 8-8)	3.0	7	9	9	5	0	2	1.63	5.04
C. Allen	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2.00	0.00
E. Rogers	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0.71	2.29
J. Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	2.83
T. Sipp	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.29	5.52
C. Perez	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1.05	3.06

WP – D Lowe.

IBB – N Markakis (by D Lowe); C Davis (by D Lowe).

HBP – C Santana (by M Lindstrom); T Hafner (by M Gonzalez).

Pitches-strikes – M Gonzalez 114-79; M Lindstrom 23-16; K Gregg 19-13; D Lowe 82-37; C Allen 30-16; E Rogers 25-20; J Smith 16-11; T Sipp 22-14; C Perez 18-12.

Ground balls-fly balls – M Gonzalez 7-10; M Lindstrom 2-2; K Gregg 1-1; D Lowe 7-7; C Allen 2-0; E Rogers 2-1; J Smith 1-2; T Sipp 1-1; C Perez 0-0.

Batters faced – M Gonzalez 28; M Lindstrom 6; K Gregg 4; D Lowe 22; C Allen 5; E Rogers 8; J Smith 3; T Sipp 5; C Perez 4.

2 Comments

BuckeyeDawg says:

July 21, 2012 at 9:42 am

They are who we thought they were. A .500 team who with a few breaks and a couple of guys overperforming, might challenge for a playoff spot in a mediocre division. It sucks to say it, but that’s the reality. Hard to believe we’re only 3 games out after the way we’ve played since the break.
TribeTimeNow says:

July 21, 2012 at 10:01 am

Is the train coming off the tracks? If Fausto/Roberto returns does he replace Lowe or Tomlin, the two struggling vets, or does Manny have to be political and ship down McCallister to avoid hurting any vets feelings? This team really is only going to score about three to four runs a game so it’s imperative our pitching improves, um, immediately. Ugh. I really want to get behind this team but I fear I’m setting myself up for more heartache and disappointment. I’m willing to stick with em til at least the end of this series and see how they do against the Kitties. If they lose three out of four to the O’s and then get trounced by the Tigers and fall six games back I just might have seen enough. Please please just win these series to keep it interesting.