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Glenn Moore (STC) – Wigwam Report – Carrasco Shines, Bullpen Can’t Hold Lead As Tribe Loses To White Sox 6-4

September 1st, 2010 Posted in Cleveland Indians, Glenn Moore, MLB
Sep, 01 2010
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Former Indians outfielder Manny Ramirez had his debut with the Chicago White Sox Wednesday afternoon, going 1-3 with a single. (Katie Brinager/STC)

Views and notes from SportsTalkCLEVELAND’s Cleveland Indians beat writer, GLENN MOORE. You can read the “Wigwam Report” after every Tribe game right here on the STC blog.

Indians Get Swept – The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox wrapped up a three-game set in Cleveland Wednesday afternoon, with the White Sox winning 6-4. Not only did Tribe fans see the first of starter Carlos Carrasco this season, they also saw the return of former outfielder Manny Ramirez, who made his debut in a White Sox uniform. Chicago got on the board first with a solo home run by Alex Rios, his 20th of the year, in the first inning off Carrasco…The Tribe answered back in the third as Asdrubal Cabrera singled home Jason Donald to tie the game up at one…In the fourth, the Indians took the lead on a Jordan Brown single that scored Jayson Nix, who had three hits…Shin-Soo Choo also had three hits for the Indians…The Tribe tacked on another run in the fifth as Chris Gimenez scored on Cabrera double-play groundball…White Sox starter Freddy Garcia only lasted four innings as he left the game with a stiff lower back…Alexei Ramirez hit his 16th home run in the eighth inning off Carrasco to pull the White Sox within two…Carrasco’s day ended in the eighth, going 7.1 innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs, while striking out four and walking one on 101 pitches…The bullpen couldn’t hold the Sox though, as Paul Konerko hit a three-run home run off reliever Justin Germano to give the White Sox a 5-4 lead…The Sox got an insurance run in the ninth as A. Ramirez sacrificed Mark Teahen home to make it 6-4…Germano gets the loss (0-1) and Tony Pena gets the win for the Sox (4-2)…Chris Sale gets his first save of the year…The Indians with getting swept fall to 53-80 on the year as the White Sox surge to 73-60.

Listen to Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta’s postgame interview in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

Baby Bull Returns – Newly acquired White Sox DH/OF Manny Ramirez made his official debut Wednesday afternoon, going 1-3 with a single and hit-by-pitch.

He received a mixture of cheers and boos from the Tribe crowd when he stepped into the box against Carrasco. Ramirez was acquired off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday.

Roster Moves – The Indians recalled Carrasco, Brown, and RHP Jensen Lewis from Triple-A Columbus before Wednesday’s game.

AFL Rosters Announced – The Arizona Fall League rosters were announced yesterday and the Indians will be sending seven players to play for Peoria, Javelinas, which will be managed by Columbus skipper Mike Sarbaugh. LHP Scott Barnes, LHP Eric Berger, RHP Chen Lee, INF Jason Kipnis, and INF Cord Phelps will all take part in the six-team league.

Kip Hitting – Kipnis went 2-for-6 last night in Akron’s 10-4 win over the Trenton Thunder, moving 2.5 games behind the 4th and final playoff spot with six games remaining. Over his last 45 games, he’s batting .348 with 13 doubles, five triples, five home runs, and 29 RBI and 40 runs scored.

Masterson-piece – RHP Justin Masterson wasn’t a factor in the decision last night in the 4-3 loss while pitching 7.2 innings allowing just one run (4 hits, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts). It was his 18th consecutive game throwing at least five innings, a span in which he’s gone 5-7 with a 4.58 ERA. It’s the longest such streak in one season by an Indian since Kevin Millwood had 20-straight games from June 16-Sept 30th, 2005.

Up Next – The Indians take on the White Sox in the final game of this three-game set in Cleveland. Carrasco (0-0, 0.00 ERA) goes for the Tribe as Freddy Garcia (11-5, 4.89) throws for Chicago. First pitch is 12:05pm ET.

Indians Audio Vault– Listen to all the Indians pregame and postgame interviews in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

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Glenn Moore hosts MOORE SPORTS on SportsTalkCLEVELAND.com every weekday from 2-4pm ET. You can follow him on Twitter – @MooreSports_STC

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Glenn Moore (STC) – Wigwam Report – Tribe Hitters Spoil Masterson-piece In 4-3 Loss To White Sox

August 31st, 2010 Posted in Cleveland Indians, Glenn Moore, MLB
Aug, 31 2010
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Shelley Duncan powered the Indians Tuesday night, hitting his 8th home run of the year. (Katie Brinager/STC)

Views and notes from SportsTalkCLEVELAND’s Cleveland Indians beat writer, GLENN MOORE. You can read the “Wigwam Report” after every Tribe game right here on the STC blog.

Pierzynksi’s Bomb Beats Tribe – The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox squared off for their second game of the three game set. The White Sox used the longball to beat the Tribe, 4-3, even though the Indians outhit the Sox. The game was a pitcher’s duel, with both teams combining to yield six hits until the seventh inning…Shelley Duncan got the Indians on the board, getting the game’s first run with a solo shot in the seventh off White Sox starter Edwin Jackson…The White Sox answered back with a run in the eighth off starter Justin Masterson…Mark Teahen singled home Brent Lillibridge to tie the game up at 1-1…Masterson exited in the eighth, giving up only the one run on 7.2 innings of work, giving up four hits and striking out seven…The Indians bullpen then gave up three runs in the ninth, all on A.J. Pierzynski‘s three-run home run to deep right…Jason Donald made it interesting in the ninth, hitting a two-run single off Jackson, but Sox closer Bobby Jenks closed the door to earn his 25th save…Joe Smith gets the loss, while Jackson gets the win…Jackson gave up three earned runs, seven hits and struck out 11…The Indians drop to 53-79 on the year, as the White Sox improve to 72-60.

Listen to Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta’s postgame interview in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

Manny Watch – Manny Ramirez was announced as the newest member of the Chicago White Sox before Tuesday’s game against the Indians at Progressive Field.

Ramirez stepped into the on-deck circle in the ninth, but was pulled back after Pierzynski’s go-ahead home run. He received a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd. Ramirez is expected to start Wednesday against the Indians.

WATCH Manny Ramirez’s press conference that took place before Tuesday’s game.

Perez On A Roll – Since June18th, Tribe closer Chris Perez has gone 2-0 with 10 saves and a 1.29 ERA in 28 games. He has saved 11 of his last 12 chances. Perez has now allowed just two earned runs in his last 24.1 innings since June 28th. He ranks 14th in the American League in saves (16), 7th in relief ERA (2.02), and 10th in relief average (.200).

Playoffs? Playoffs? – With the regular season’s final game on Monday, September 6th, the four full-season affiliates of the Tribe’s minor league system all are making a late run to clinch a spot in the postseason. With seven games remaining for Triple-A Columbus, they sit 0.5 games out of the top spot in the West Division, while currently holding the league’s only wild-card spot by 3.5 games. The Akron Aeros are 3.5 games behind Harrisburg, who holds the second playoff spot in the Eastern League’s West Division. Class-A Kinston are just one game back from the division leader with six games left to play. Lake County has already clinched a playoff spot with their 44-25 first half record.

This and That – First-baseman Matt LaPorta did not start for the second straight game Tuesday, but was available off the bench after testing his left hip in pregame workouts…RHP Carlos Carrasco (#59) is slated to start tomorrow for the Indians vs. the Chicago White Sox.  Will be his 2010 debut at the Major League level…Indians are 24-27 vs. the AL Central this year and are 8-5 against the White Sox this year…The Indians have been shutout 11 times this year, tied for most in the AL…Tribe are 3-42 when they score two runs or less and 5-59 when they are outhit by the opponent…LHP Aaron Laffey has been activated from the disabled list and will report to Triple-A Columbus.

Up Next – The Indians take on the White Sox in the final game of this three-game set in Cleveland. Carrasco (0-0, 0.00 ERA) goes for the Tribe as Freddy Garcia (11-5, 4.89) throws for Chicago. First pitch is 12:05pm ET.

Indians Audio Vault– Listen to all the Indians pregame and postgame interviews in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

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Glenn Moore hosts MOORE SPORTS on SportsTalkCLEVELAND.com every weekday from 2-4pm ET. You can follow him on Twitter – @MooreSports_STC

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Glenn Moore (STC) – Wigwam Report – Indians Comeback But Can’t Get Win In 10-6 Loss To White Sox

August 30th, 2010 Posted in Cleveland Indians, Glenn Moore, MLB
Aug, 30 2010
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Manny Ramirez became a member of the Chicago White Sox on Monday, but did not face the Indians. He will most likely play against the Tribe on Tuesday at Progressive Field.

Views and notes from SportsTalkCLEVELAND’s Cleveland Indians beat writer, GLENN MOORE. You can read the “Wigwam Report” after every Tribe game right here on the STC blog.

Sox Outlast Tribe – The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox played their first game of a three game set in Cleveland Monday night, with the Sox beating the Tribe 10-6. Paul Konerko started the White Sox scoring with a two-run double in the first inning off Indians starter Mitch Talbot…In the second, Mark Kotsay had a RBI-double of his own to make it 3-0 Sox…Alex Rios, who had five hits on the night, then singled in Kotsay and Gordon Beckham…The Indians finally scored in the fourth off White Sox starter Mark Buehrle with a two-run home run by Jayson Nix…In the next inning, Travis Hafner, who had four hits for the game, doubled home Asdrubal Cabrera to make it 5-3 Sox…Rios added a home run in the sixth, a solo shot, to give the White Sox a 6-3 lead…The Indians got a run in the ninth, as Shelley Duncan singled home Shin-Soo Choo…Luis Valbuena then grounded the ball to second but the throw to first was off-line and ended up in the camera-pit, which enabled Hafner and Duncan to score to tie the game at 6-6…Brent Lillibridge then hit a solo home run in the 11th inning off Rafael Perez to give the White Sox the 7-6 win…Omar Vizquel then doubled home Juan Pierre to make it 8-6…In total, the White Sox scored four runs off Perez…Perez falls to 4-1 on the year as Scott Linebrink improves to 2-1…The The Indians drop to 53-78 on the year as the White Sox improve to 71-60.

Listen to Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta’s postgame interview in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

Return of Man-Ram – OF/DH Manny Ramirez returns to Progressive Field as a member of the Chicago White Sox. Manny owns a career batting average of .312 at Progressive Field, with 119 doubles, 132 home runs and 436 RBI. For his career against the Indians, he is a .352 hitter with 17 doubles, 16 home runs, and 46 RBI in 51 games.

Down on the Farm – RHP Carlos Carrasco allowed one run in seven innings of Triple-A Columbus’ 2-1 loss to the Louisville Bats Friday night. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out six in the outing. He’s 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA over his last 8 starts.

More Travis – Before Monday’s game, Hafner was hitting .379 in his 19 second half games with six doubles, two home runs, and 10 RBI. Over his last 46 games since June 8th, he has batted .317 with 11 doubles, six home runs, and 21 RBI.

Brantley Improves – Since returning from Triple-A Columbus on August 6th, Michael Brantley is hitting .309 in 17 games with 14 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 11 RBI.

Up Next – The Indians take on the White Sox in the second game of this three-game set in Cleveland. Justin Masterson (5-12, 5.23 ERA) goes for the Tribe as Edwin Jackson (2-0, 0.96) throws for Chicago. First pitch is 7:05pm ET.

Indians Audio Vault– Listen to all the Indians pregame and postgame interviews in the STC Indians Audio Vault.

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Glenn Moore hosts MOORE SPORTS on SportsTalkCLEVELAND.com every weekday from 2-4pm ET. You can follow him on Twitter – @MooreSports_STC

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