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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
June 27, 2005

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<SMALL>AP - Jun 27, 9:54 pm EDT</SMALL>
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On Monday night, the Indians had their answer.

Kevin Millwood pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and Travis Hafner had three extra-base hits to give Cleveland a 7-0 victory and snap Boston's seven-game winning streak. It was the second shutout in three home games for the Red Sox after 116 games at Fenway without one.

``Everyone in here knows they swept us when we were playing some of our best ball,'' said center fielder Grady Sizemore, who hit a two-run homer. ``We wanted to come in here and repay the favor.''

The Red Sox swept the Indians last week and Millwood (3-5) was one reason why. He allowed five earned runs in six innings last Tuesday, a day after Boston ended Cleveland's nine-game winning streak.
But with the Red Sox coming into the game with 12 wins in 13 tries, Millwood walked two and struck out six. Bobby Howry pitched two perfect innings and Scott Sauerbeck one to complete the three-hit shutout.

``Those guys pretty much shut us down the last time they faced us,'' Millwood said. ``You go out there thinking you have hardly any room for error. Any time you face that lineup, you really can't take a breather.''


The Red Sox went 6-0 on a trip to Cleveland and Philadelphia before returning to the ballpark where, before Monday's loss, their 22-10 home record was the best in the AL. But Bronson Arroyo (6-4) gave up seven runs -- five earned -- on six hits and three walks and a hit batter, striking out four in 6 2-3 innings.

Hafner hit the first of his two doubles in the fourth as Cleveland scored three times, thanks in part to Mark Bellhorn's error on a possible double play. Hafner added a solo homer in the seventh, one out after Sizemore's two-run shot bounced off Trot Nixon's glove and over the wall.

``When stuff like that happens to Trot, I don't go ask him. He'll wring somebody's neck,'' Boston manager Terry Francona said. ``It was just one of those freak plays. I'm sure once the anger wears off, some of the guys will get on him. But probably not tonight.''

Arroyo walked the bases loaded after Hafner doubled in the fourth, then Ronnie Belliard hit a sharp grounder to third base. But Bill Mueller's throw to Bellhorn went off the second baseman's glove and Hafner scored when it trickled into center field.

Ben Broussard advanced to third on the error and scored on a groundout to first to make it 3-0. Arroyo hit Red Sox nemesis Aaron Boone on the hand before getting Jhonny Peralta to pop up to the shortstop and end the inning.

Cleveland added another run in the fifth when Coco Crisp singled and scored on Hafner's double. In the seventh, Arroyo walked Peralta with one out and then Sizemore hit a long fly off the tip of Nixon's glove and over the short wall of the Indians' bullpen. Nixon slammed his glove against the fence in frustration.

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<SMALL>AP - Jun 27, 9:51 pm EDT</SMALL>
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Millwood coasted, allowing just one baserunner to reach third when Johnny Damon hit a broken-bat single to lead off the first, stole second and took third on a fly ball. Boston had three stolen bases -- its most since last July 11 -- but couldn't muster any offense.

Boone played in Boston for the first time since his homer off Tim Wakefield in Game 7 of the 2003 AL championship series. His 11th-inning shot sent the New York Yankees to the World Series after they rallied from a three-run deficit with five outs to go when Boston manager Grady Little left a tiring Pedro Martinez in the game.

Boone was booed loudly at his first at-bat, when Arroyo dispatched him in three pitches. He did get a cheer later, but only because Arroyo plunked him with a pitch on the hand.

``I know where I am,'' Boone said. ``A lot has happened since then. They're world champs.'' <SMALL>Notes</SMALL> Red Sox prospect Hanley Ramirez, a shortstop at Double-A Portland, visited the clubhouse before the game. ... LHP David Wells reported no problems, a day after he tweaked his right arch running the bases. ... Damon's single in the first extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He is the first player in the AL to 100 hits. ... Sizemore was 2-for-5 and is hitting .432 in his last 22 games.


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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
June 30, 2005

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<SMALL>AP - Jun 30, 10:43 pm EDT</SMALL>
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Jake Westbrook won his fourth straight start and Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, leading Cleveland over the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Thursday night.

Jhonny Peralta had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice for the Indians, who went 17-10 in June -- their winningest month since May 2001, when they were 19-8. Cleveland has won nine of its last 11 on the road and five of six overall.

``The game of baseball has a lot of ups and downs,'' Crisp said. ``We went through a down stage and now we're going up. Hopefully, we can stay consistent throughout the rest of the year and keep playing as well as we've been playing.''

Westbrook (6-9) allowed three runs, four hits and three walks over seven innings. He left after throwing 95 pitches on a hot, humid night.



``It's a nice little streak,'' he said of his four-game run. ``Hopefully, I can keep it going. With the way the offense is swinging the bats, it's nice.''



Baltimore's Rafael Palmeiro went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to move within eight hits of reaching 3,000 for his career. He was robbed of a hit in the third inning by second baseman Ronnie Belliard, who stabbed a grounder on the outfield grass and threw out Palmeiro by a step.

Sal Fasano homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven of eight. Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 and is 1-for-27 in his last seven games.

Cleveland went up 5-2 with a three-run fourth inning. Belliard hit a one-out double and Peralta walked before Grady Sizemore doubled in two runs. Crisp then chased Orioles starter Hayden Penn (2-2) with an RBI single.

Penn never pitched above the Double-A level before joining the Orioles in late May to replace the injured Erik Bedard in the starting rotation. The rookie was 2-0 after five starts, but over his last two he has yielded 12 runs and 15 hits in 5 2-3 innings.

``You're asking a lot of the kid. The kid's 20 years old,'' Baltimore manager Lee Mazzilli said. ``Let's face it, this is the big leagues. When you make a mistake, you're going to pay for it.''

Penn's shortcoming was his inability to keep the ball down and in the strike zone. He gave up seven hits, and his three walks were his most in four starts.

``I didn't feel comfortable out there at all,'' he said. ``That's two times in a row. You're going to get beat if you don't execute; I've got to get the ball down and make some pitches.''

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<SMALL>AP - Jun 30, 10:35 pm EDT</SMALL>
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That effectively put the lid on the Indians' best month in more than four years.

``We're working hard to try to come out here and win this series,'' manager Eric Wedge said. ``That's really how we approach it, just from series to series.''

The Indians got a run in the first when Crisp hit a triple to right and scored on a grounder by Travis Hafner, his 22nd RBI in 13 games.

In the bottom half, Westbrook walked the first two batters and Miguel Tejada singled to load the bases for Palmeiro, who bounced a two-run single up the middle.

But Westbrook was solid after that.

``I guess I tried to be a little too fine early. I wasn't being as aggressive as I probably should've been,'' Westbrook said. ``I kept it to two runs, and I felt like I did a good job there and was able to settle down as the night went on.''

Cleveland used a double by Peralta and an RBI single by Crisp to tie it at 2 in the third before Penn struck out Blake with two outs and the bases loaded.

<SMALL>Notes</SMALL> The Orioles announced that Wednesday's rainout against the New York Yankees will be made up on Sept. 26 at 7:05 p.m. ... Penn committed the Orioles' ninth balk, most in the majors. ... Cleveland's Victor Martinez extended his hitting streak to 12 games. ... It was Cleveland's first win at Camden Yards since April 3, 2003.



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The Tribe is now only a half game back of the wildcard spot in the AL.

 

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Grady Sizemore calls off Jhonny Peralta.

</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Chuck Murr Indians Ink
Date: Jul 1, 2005

C.C. Sabathia's strong pitching helped the Indians defeat the Orioles, 3-1, in Baltimore on Friday night. It was a matchup of two teams streaking in opposite directions as Cleveland won its sixth of seven and the Orioles lost their eighth of nine.
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Sabathia (6-4, 4.33 ERA) allowed one run, three hits and five walks over 7 2/3 innings to win for the first time in four starts since June 10.

He struck out seven and walked five -- including two in the eighth inning when he was relieved by Bobby Howry.

The right-hander retired the only batter he faced and Bob Wickman worked the ninth for his 22nd save in 25 chances.

The Indians put together a three-run rally in the sixth inning, loading the bases on a single by Travis Hafner, walk by Ben Broussard and infield hit by Ronnie Belliard.

Aaron Boone hit a sacrifice fly to score Hafner, tie the score 1-1, and send Broussard to third. Gerut followed with another sac fly to make it 2-1 and Josh Bard doubled home Belliard.

MINOR MATTERS

CLASS AAA BUFFALO (49-33) lost at home to Scranton Wilkes-Barre, 4-3. Ryan Garko (.277) and Jason Cooper (.262) each had two of the Bisons' eight hits. Steve Watkins (5-2, 4.44 ERA) gave up one run over two innings of relief and was the loser. Starter Fausto Carmona (2.57 ERA) allowed three runs over six innings and Fernando Cabrera (1.02 ERA) worked yet another scoreless inning.

CLASS AA AKRON (41-38) broke its franchise-record losing streak at 12 games by defeating visiting Binghamton in 11 innings, 4-3. Franklin Gutierrez singled to open the 11th and Eider Torres walked. After Brad Snyder struck out, Ryan Mulhern doubled home Gutierrez with the winning run. The Aeros forced extra innings when Ben Francisco tripled and scored in the eighth inning to tie it 3-3. Gutierrez (.236) went 3-for-6, Francisco (.270) went 3-for-5, while Snyder (.282), Mulhern (.243) and Javier Herrera (.236) each had two hits for Akron. Chris Cooper (3-1, 2.18 ERA) retired two batters in the top of the 11th to get the win. Starter Jake Dittler (3.25 ERA) allowed three runs over 7 1/3 innings and Jose Diaz (5.49 ERA) worked three scoreless innings. Diaz's numbers since being acquired on waivers by Cleveland from Tampa Bay are mind-boggling. In 15 2/3 innings with the Aeros, he has yet to allow a run while yielding only five hits and three walks -- striking out 19!

CLASS A KINSTON (3-5) lost at Potomac, 7-1. Brian Barton (.389) went 1-for-3 with an RBI as the K-Tribe got only five hits. Ron Bay (6-5, 3.38 ERA) allowed five runs over six innings, Juan Lara (4.38 ERA) gave up one run in one inning and Matt Davis (4.89 ERA) yielded an unearned run in one inning.

CLASS A LAKE COUNTY (3-5) won at Lexington, 4-0, to snap a season-high five-game losing streak. Dan Cevette (2-1, 1.67 ERA) allowed two hits over six scoreless innings, walking two and striking out five. T.J. Burton (3.82 ERA), Kyle Collins (2.33 ERA) and Kieran Mattison (2.73 ERA) each pitched one hitless inning. Marshall Szabo (.243) went 3-for-3 with one RBI. The Captains got only five other hits.

CLASS A MAHONING VALLEY (5-6) defeated visiting Auburn, 6-4, as Chris Clem (.290) drove in four runs. Clem went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer, his second. Trevor Crowe (.211) went 2-for-4 for the Scrappers. Starter Adam Miller (5.06 ERA) allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk over 3 2/3 innings, striking out two. Joe Ness (1-0, 1.50 ERA) pitched four scoreless innings, striking out five. Tom Cowley (1.69 ERA) allowed one run in the ninth, but earned his first save.

ROOKIE LEAGUE BURLINGTON (2-9) lost at Bristol, 12-6. Jansy Infante got two of the Indians' five hits. John Drennen (.167) went 1-for-2 and got his first two RBIs as a professional, but Cleveland's other prized high school draft pick, Nick Weglarz, struck out all four times up in his pro debut. Luis Valdez (0-2, 4.50 ERA) allowed four runs (three earned) over three innings. Burlington used five other pitchers with Edgar Morffe allowing five runs in just one-third of an inning and Josh Harris giving up three runs over one inning.
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Jody Gerut robs Jay Gibbons of extra bases.

</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Chuck Murr Indians Ink
Date: Jul 3, 2005

Victor Martinez singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and ... and ... and ... we're still waiting for another Indians "highlight" from Saturday's game in Baltimore. Cleveland managed only five hits in a 4-0 loss to the Orioles
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Daniel Cabrera gave up four hits over seven innings and Jay Gibbons hit a three-run homer for the Orioles.

Tim Byrdak and B.J. Ryan each pitched one inning to complete the five-hit shutout.

The Orioles stole a season-high five bases. In their previous 55 games, they had only 16 steals.

"We just didn't do a very good job of controlling the running game and that's just something that kind of dominoed on us today," Indians manager Eric Wedge told reporters in a hugh understatement.

Miguel Tejada stole two bases against right-hander Kevin Millwood (3-6, 3.18 ERA) to spark the Orioles, who had lost eight of their previous nine. Millwood allowed all four runs, but only three were earned, over six innings. He gave up only three hits, but walked five.

Alex Cora had a triple, while Travis Hafner, Ben Broussard and Ron Belliard all singled for the Indians' only other hits.

MINOR MATTERS

CLASS AAA BUFFALO (50-33) beat Ottawa, 9-5. Joe Inglett (.321) hit a two-run homer, his second, while Ryan Garko (.282) and Jeff Liefer (.323) each had two hits for the Bisons. Liefer and Ryan Ludwick (.176) each had two RBI. Brian Tallet (6-2, 3.65 ERA) earned the win, despite giving up three homers and five runs (three earned) over six innings. Andrew Brown (4.57 ERA) pitched three hitless innings for his third save.

CLASS AA AKRON (42-38) beat visiting Binghamton, 5-4, as Javier Cardona (.257) with 1-for-3 with three RBI. Ben Francisco (.278) hit his first homer and went 2-for-4, Pat Osborn (.265) went 3-for-4 and Franklin Gutierrez (.241) was 2-for-4 for the Aeros. Rafael Perez (1-0) allowed four runs, but they were all unearned, over 6 1/3 innings in his first start since being called up from Kinston. Travis Foley (5.01) worked a scoreless 1 2/3 and Chris Cooper (2.13 ERA) pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save.

CLASS A KINSTON (3-6) tied it in the top of the ninth and lost it in the bottom half, 7-6. Caleb Brock (.235) and Ricardo Rojas (.209) each had three hits and Brian Barton (.394) had two for the K-Tribe. Brock drove in three runs. Starter Nick Pesco (4.28 ERA) gave up five runs over 4 2.3 innings, Tom Mastny allowed on unearned run over 2 1/3 innings and Jim Ed Warden (2-2, 4.45 ERA) yielded three runs, three walks and one run over the final 1 1/3.

CLASS A LAKE COUNTY (4-5) rallied to win at Lexington, 4-3, as Juan Valdes doubled home the tying run and scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Mike Butia in the ninth inning. Valdes (.223) went 3-for-4 with three RBI for the Captains. Starter Aaron Laffey (.265 ERA) gave up only one run over seven innings, but Kyle Collins (3-4, 2.72 ERA) yielded two runs in one inning to suffer his third blown save yet get the win when Lake County rallied. Kieran Mattison (2.63 ERA) struck out all three batters he faced for his 14th save.

CLASS A MAHONING VALLEY (6-6) edged visiting Auburn, 5-4, on a two-out homer by Jordan Brown, his second, in the bottom of the ninth. Brown (.224) went 2-for-4. Dustin Roddy (1-1, 1.42 ERA) pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings for the win. Starter Scott Lewis (5.00 ERA) pitched two hitless innings, Matt Haynes (4.76 ERA) gave up two runs over four innings and Mark Jecman (4.26 ERA) yielded two runs over 1 1/3 innings.

ROOKIE LEAGUE BURLINGTON (2-10) lost at Bristol in 10 innings, 8-7. Jesus Soto (0-2, 3.60 ERA) worked 1 2/3 innings before giving up a walkoff homer in the bottom of the 10th. Starter Carlton Smith gave up five runs (four earned) over two innings, Jorge Riera yielded two runs over four innings and Mike Finnochi worked two scoreless. Nick Weglarz, who had struck out all four times up the previous night in his pro debut, bounced back to go 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI. P.J. Hiser and Alfred Ard had two hits apiece for the Indians</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[JCOSU86]

You have to admit the Tribe is hot right now. How many series have they won of their last 6 or 7, bucknuts44820? Are they 5 of 6 or 7 of 8?

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[MililaniBuckeye]

You have to admit the Tribe is hot right now. How many series have they won of their last 6 or 7, bucknuts44820? Are they 5 of 6 or 7 of 8?

Go Tribe!

Here's the results of the Indians' last eight series:

Padres 2-1
Giants 3-0
Rockies 3-0
Diamondbacks 3-0
Red Sox 0-3
Reds 2-1
Red Sox 2-1
Orioles 3-1

Notice how they totally dominated NL teams, going 11-1 against them, including 10 straight. Since their 4-game slide in the middle of that pack of series, they've gone 7-2. They could've packed it in after getting swept at home by the Red Sox, but instead acted like potential champions and turned it back around again. On June 4th when they lost their fourth in a row to fall four back under .500, I would've been happy to see them back at .500 at the break. No way I would've expected them to have gone on a 19-7 run.

 

[aurorabuckeye13]

This is definatly a big and important stretch of games for the tribe... Baltimore, Detroit, and NYY think they are Wild Card contenders and we have 4 game series' with all 3 of them coming up (Actually they just beat down Baltimore so they already won that series 3-1). This is their chance to show that they are better than all of these teams and it will show that those teams are just wild-card pretenders. I think the Wild Card race will come down to Minnesota and Cleveland after Cleveland separates themselves from these pretenders this week.

 

[AmeriBuck007]

Strange that we've gone 13-19 against other central teams and something like 16-14 against the rest of the AL but we are 15-3 against the NL which is keepin us alive.

Also notable that Wickman was the only member of the team selected to the all star game. Congratulations to him. After the first week of the season I never would of predicted that.

 

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Cliff Lee ... now 9-3.

</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Chuck Murr Indians Ink
Date: Jul 3, 2005

Ben Broussard belted a three-run homer, Travis Hafner hit a two-run shot, and Cliff Lee won another road game -- as the Indians rolled to a 9-4 victory in Baltimore over the Orioles.
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"Our guys had a good trip," manager Eric Wedge told reporters. "Now we need to go home and play well."

The Indians will play the Detroit Tigers in a day-night doubleheader at Jacobs Field on Monday -- after going 5-2 on the road against two of the best teams in the AL East, Boston and Baltimore.

Hafner was a big reason for the success. He went 2-for-3 with two walks and scored three runs on Sunday, completing the trip with a .444 average (12-for-27) with three homers and 11 RBI.

Broussard hit his ninth homer in the midst of a five-run first inning. Hafner hit his 14th to make it 9-2 in the seventh.

Every starter except Aaron Boone (0-for-4, .193) got at least one hit for Cleveland. Victor Martinez (2-for-5, .245) extended his hitting streak to 14 games, Hafner, Coco Crisp, Jody Gerut and Jhonny Peralta all had two hits for the Indians. Lee (9-3) allowed four runs and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings to improve to 7-1 on the road.

"Cliff did a good job of making adjustments and pitching with the lead," said Wedge. "It is just a matter of staying focused and not getting caught up in the score."

Before the game, right-hander Kazuhito Tadano was recalled from Class AAA Buffalo and right-hander Rafael Betancourt placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore shoulder.

Tadano could be sent back to Buffalo on Monday as right-hander Jason Davis is scheduled to be recalled to start the second game of the doubleheader against the Tigers.

MINOR MATTERS

The Indians signed outfielder Roman Pena, their ninth-round draft pick. Pena, 18, from Montgomery High School in San Diego, hit .458 (44-for-96) as a senior this spring. The 6-1, 190-pound left-hander will be assigned to Burlington.

CLASS AAA BUFFALO (51-33) routed visiting Ottawa, 10-1, as Jeremy Guthrie continued his string of on and off performances. Guthrie (8-7, 5.55 ERA) most definitely was "on" as he gave up only one run on three hits over seven innings, striking out seven. Francisco Cruceta (5.24 ERA) and Fernando Cabrera (0.99 ERA) each worked one hitless inning. Andy Abad (.273) went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, his 15th, and drove in four runs for the Bisons. Ernie Young (.302) hit his 19th homer and Jason Cooper (.265) went 2-for-4 with his fifth homer since being promoted last month from Akron. Joe Inglett (.324) went 2-for-5 at shortstop in place of Brandon Phillips, who is sidelined with a sore right wrist after being hit by a pitch two days ago. Jake Gautreau (.286) went 2-for-3 and scored three runs and Ryan Garko (.285) went 2-for-4 and drove in three.

CLASS AA AKRON (43-38) blanked Binghamton, 2-0, as Jeremy Sowers and Mariano Gomez combined on a two-hitter. Sowers (2.70 ERA) had a perfect game until giving up a one-out single in the sixth. He walked the next man and the next batter reached on an error by shortstop Anthony Lunetta. But Sowers got the next hitter to ground into an inning-ending double play. Sowers struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings and left with a scoreless tie. Then Gomez, recently brought back to Akron from Kinston, allowed only one hit and struck out five over 2 1/3 innings. He got the win when Jonathan Van Every (.249) hit his 15th homer, a two-run shot, in the bottom of the seventh.

CLASS A KINSTON (3-6) got only four hits and lost at Winston-Salem, 3-2. Caleb Brock (.237) hit a two-run homer, his fifth, in the fourth inning for the K-Tribe. Sean Smith (3-4, 4.50 ERA) allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings. Jim Ed Warden (4.25 ERA) struck out three over the final 1 1/3.

CLASS A LAKE COUNTY (5-5) rolled to a 14-5 win at Lexington as both Mike Butia and Chris Gimenez had two homers and five RBI. Butia (.248) went 2-for-5 with his fifth and sixth homers. Gimenez (.219) went 3-for-5 with ninth and 10th of the season, including a grand slam. Brian Finegan (.290) went 1-for-4 with his sixth homer and scored three runs. Cody Bunkelman (1-3, 6.00 ERA) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings, striking out six. Adrian Schau (6.27 ERA) got his first save. He gave up three runs over three innings, striking out four.

CLASS A MAHONING VALLEY (7-6) rolled to a 16-3 victory at Batavia as Stephen Head had a huge night in his second game as a professional. The first baseman, drafted in the second round by Cleveland, went 4-for-6 with two homers and seven RBI. First-round pick Trevor Crowe (.239) went 3-for-5, scored three runs and led off the game with his first homer. John Clark (.325) drove in two runs with two hits, Chris Clem (.308) went 3-for-5, Jose Constanza (.269) had two hits and scored three runs and Matt Fornasiere (.286_) went 0-for-4, but had three RBI. Scott Lewis (1-0) allowed two unearned runs over five innings. Jose Amaya (4.15 ERA) yielded one run over the final four innings and got his first save.

ROOKIE LEAGUE BURLINGTON (3-10) won at Danville, 2-0, as four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout. Starter Christopher Hicks struck out five and gave up three hits over four innings. Wilander Cruz (1-0) fanned three and gave up one hit over two innings, Paul Lubrano (1.17 ERA) gave up one hit over two innings and Gerson Mercedez (3.38 ERA) pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. P.J. Hiser (.220) had a two-run double for Burlington, which got only four hits.
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>July 4, 2005

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<SMALL>AP - Jul 4, 4:24 pm EDT</SMALL>
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Hafner homered twice and drove in five runs to back Scott Elarton's six-hitter, and the surging Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Monday.

The Indians have won eight of 10 and 20 of 27. They improved to 25-1 when scoring six or more runs.

The Tigers lost for the ninth time in 11 games. ``It was too much Travis Hafner and too much Scott Elarton,'' Detroit manager Alan Trammell. Denied a spot on the AL roster Sunday, Hafner scored three runs and went 4-for-5 with a walk to boost his average to .313.

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``When they took the vote, I didn't have a very good case,'' said Hafner, who has six homers in 10 games and 16 RBIs in his last eight. Since June 1, he is hitting .379 with 11 homers and 36 RBIs in 28 games.


``Being an All-Star wasn't a goal of mine when I came out of spring training,'' the designated hitter said. ``What I wanted was to be more consistent at the plate, help my team win, and get to the playoffs.''

So far, he's on track on two counts -- which could lead to achieving the third goal.

``It just feels like I am competing real well,'' Hafner said. ``When I get a pitch to hit, I'm able to put a good swing on it. I've been on a good streak.''

So has Elarton (5-3), who pitched his fourth career complete game and first since a two-hit shutout of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 29.

``Obviously, when you have a doubleheader and your starter goes all the way, that's a big pickup for everybody on the team,'' Indians manager Eric Wedge said.

Elarton gave up a one-out single by Carlos Guillen in the first inning, then retired 17 in a row before Guillen beat out an infield single in the seventh. Chris Shelton and Rondell White followed with singles to ruin the right-hander's shutout bid.

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White hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but Elarton hung on to go to 5-1 with a 3.32 ERA in his last nine starts. He struck out six without a walk.

``I just tip my cap to Rondell because he's a good hitter,'' Elarton said. ``I felt strong in the ninth even though it was hot and was hoping I could close it out.''

Hafner put Cleveland ahead 1-0 against Jason Johnson (5-7) with an RBI single in the first inning, scoring Coco Crisp, who doubled.

In a two-run third, Crisp singled and went to third on a single by Hafner. Ben Broussard had an RBI single that sent Hafner to third, and Ronnie Belliard followed with a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead.

Cleveland broke it open in the fourth. Josh Bard doubled and scored on a single by Jhonny Peralta. Grady Sizemore then bounced a single over the mound and, after Crisp struck out, Hafner hit a 471-foot shot to center to make it 7-0.

Hafner hit his 16th homer off Doug Creek in the sixth for the sixth multihomer game of his career.

Johnson gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 3 1-3 innings, his shortest start since April 13 at Minnesota -- when he got only one out and was roughed up for five runs.

Cleveland scored an unearned run in the seventh to make it 9-1.

<SMALL>Notes</SMALL> Cleveland is 33-18 (.647) since May 9 and has won 14 of its last 20 home games. ... Hafner has 28 RBIs in his last 17 games. ... Indians 3B Aaron Boone missed the game to be with his pregnant wife. ... Johnson fell to 0-3 with a 7.68 ERA in 10 career games, including eight starts, against the Indians.

 

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Hafner is on fire. The Tribe is on fire.

 

[BuckBackHome]

Hafner - .314, 17 HR, 57 RBI, 2005 Salary = $377,400

Thome - .207, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 2005 Salary = $13,166,667, Currently on 15 Day DL

Edit: Thome's salary represents just under a third of the Indians' current payroll, which is 26th in MLB.

 

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>July 4, 2005

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<SMALL>AP - Jul 4, 10:24 pm EDT</SMALL>
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Crisp hit an inside-the-park homer, Hafner followed with his third home run of the day, and the surging Cleveland Indians spoiled the major league debut of Justin Verlander with a 6-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers to sweep a day-night doubleheader Monday.

``That was a lot of fun,'' said Hafner, who homered twice and drove in five runs in the Indians' 9-3 victory in the first game.

Jason Davis (4-2), called up from Triple-A Buffalo to start the second game, allowed four hits, struck out five and walked two in six innings to improve to 2-0 this year against Detroit. It was his first big league win since a 7-0 victory at San Francisco on June 11. Hafner was 6-for-10 with six RBIs in the doubleheader, hitting a 457-foot shot in the eighth inning of the second game off Fernando Rodney. ``Hafner had to go and top me,'' said Crisp, who scampered around the bases for his eighth homer.

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Detroit center fielder Nook Logan tried to make a leaping catch of Crisp's drive against the wall, but the ball ricocheted toward the infield. Right fielder Magglio Ordonez picked the ball up and threw it, but Crisp beat the relay throw to the plate.

``I had to put it in 13th gear,'' Crisp said. ``After 17 innings, that's all I had left.

``Then that big-muscle guy (Hafner) practically hits it out of the stadium and gets to jog. It ain't fair.''

Cleveland has won nine of 11 and 21 of 28. The Tigers lost for the 10th time in 12 games.

Detroit's Vance Wilson was ejected by plate umpire Chris Guccione in the ninth after being called out on strikes for the second out. Wilson and Tigers manager Alan Trammell had protested strike two, and after being called out, Wilson turned and pointed his finger at Guccione's face while yelling at him.

``It was pretty pathetic what he (Guccione) did to me,'' Wilson said. ``He called a pitch off the plate that he had been squeezing us on.''

Third base umpire Angel Hernandez attempted to pull Wilson away and the two tumbled to the ground.

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Matt Miller, Bob Howry and David Riske each worked one inning to complete the six-hitter.

The Indians sent nine men to bat and scored three runs off Verlander (0-1) in the first inning.

Victor Martinez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games with a two-out RBI double and scored on a double by Ben Broussard. Jhonny Peralta added an RBI single and Verlander walked two straight to load the bases before getting out of the 34-pitch inning.

``He gave up some runs, but has great stuff,'' Martinez said. ``He's going to be very good.''

The right-hander, the No. 2 pick in the 2004 draft, was a combined 10-2 with a 1.43 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 101 innings at two levels in the minor leagues this year.

He gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings, walking three, striking out four and throwing several pitches that registered 99 mph on the radar gun.

``I had a great time,'' Verlander said. ``I'm glad they gave me this opportunity. I was under the impression I'd be sent back. I wish I could stay, but I'll go wherever they send me and try to pitch well. I hope I can be called up soon.''

Left off the AL All-Star team Sunday, Hafner scored three runs and went 4-for-5 to support the six-hit pitching of Scott Elarton (5-3) in the first game.

``When they took the (All-Star) vote, I didn't have a very good case,'' said Hafner, who has seven homers in 10 games and 17 RBIs in his last nine games. Since June 1, he is hitting .379 with 12 homers and 37 RBIs in 29 games.

Elarton pitched his fourth career complete game and first since a two-hit shutout of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 29.

``Obviously when you have a doubleheader and your starter goes all the way, that's a big pickup for everybody on the team,'' Indians manager Eric Wedge said.

Elarton gave up a one-out single by Carlos Guillen in the first, then retired 17 in a row before Guillen beat out an infield single in the seventh. Chris Shelton and Rondell White followed with singles to ruin the shutout bid.

White hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but Elarton hung on to go to 5-1 with a 3.32 ERA in his last nine starts. He struck out six without a walk.

Hafner had an RBI single off Jason Johnson (5-7) in the first inning.

Broussard and Ronnie Belliard drove in third-inning runs and Cleveland broke it open in the fourth on an RBI single by Jhonny Peralta and three-run homer by Hafner, a 471-foot shot to center, to make it 7-0.

Hafner hit his 16th homer off Doug Creek in the sixth for the sixth multihomer game of his career.

Johnson gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 3 1-3 innings, his shortest start since April 13 at Minnesota -- when he got only one out and was roughed up for five runs.

<SMALL>Notes</SMALL> Detroit designated INF Jason Smith for assignment to make room for Verlander. ... Cleveland optioned RHP Kazuhito Tadano to Buffalo. ... Cleveland is 34-18 (.654) since May 9 and has won 15 of its last 21 home games. ... Hafner has 29 RBIs in his last 18 games. ... Indians 3B Aaron Boone missed the first game to be with wife Laura, who delivered the couple's first child, a boy. ... Johnson fell to 0-3 with a 7.68 ERA in 10 career games, including eight starts, against the Indians. ... The doubleheader drew 60,468 fans and more than 110,000 hot dogs were sold at a special price of $1 apiece.

 

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>July 5, 2005

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<SMALL>AP - Jul 5, 10:29 pm EDT</SMALL>
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The left-hander's precise pitching helped the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night, their third win in 13 games.

``When you win, it usually starts with pitching and Maroth was great,'' Tigers manager Alan Trammell said.

The Indians, batting .297 and averaging 5.8 runs over their previous 29 games, lost for only the third time in 11 games. Maroth (6-9) allowed one run and four hits over 6 2-3 innings to improve to 2-7 in 10 starts since May 19. He kept hitters off balance with a variety of slow breaking pitches, getting 13 outs on groundballs. ``He didn't throw anything straight,'' Indians manager Eric Wedge said. ``He was on the plate, off the plate and you didn't see two pitches the same speed.''

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Maroth, who walked two and struck out four to improve to 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in five career starts at Jacobs Field, said that was his game plan.


``You've got to give them different looks,'' he said. ``Whether you throw 99 mph, or 84 like me, that's what it's all about.''

Maroth was happy to see Wedge's lineup card did not include DH Travis Hafner, who had gone 6-for-10 with three homers and six RBIs in the Indians' doubleheader sweep over the Tigers on Monday.

``That was the first thing I noticed,'' Maroth said. ``He's hot. The competitive side wants to get a shot at him, but I wasn't too disappointed.''

Hafner pinch hit with two outs in the ninth and walked.

Tigers reliever Franklyn German got one out on one pitch in the seventh, and Kyle Farnsworth struck out two with two on in the eighth. Troy Percival allowed Jhonny Peralta's ninth homer in the ninth but still earned his sixth save.

Trammell shook up his lineup, dropping all-star catcher Ivan Rodriguez to sixth, DH Dmitri Young to seventh and third baseman Brandon Inge from leadoff to ninth while putting second baseman Placido Polanco in the No. 1 spot.

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Polanco singled, went to third on a double by Carlos Guillen and scored on a groundout by Chris Shelton. Magglio Ordonez then hit a 1-0 pitch the opposite way into the Detroit bullpen in right for his second homer and 3-0 lead.

``Guillen and Mags were the difference,'' Trammell said. ``The homer was huge.''

Aaron Boone hit his ninth homer in the bottom half to make it 3-1.

Westbrook allowed three runs and five hits over five innings. The right-hander, who had won four straight starts since June 14, walked one and struck out six, but fell to 0-3 with an 18.32 ERA in three starts this season against the Tigers.

``I made some good pitches that got hit,'' Westbrook said. ``I didn't have my best stuff and had to battle. They fought off a lot of pitches and made it tough.''

Fernando Cabrera, called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Buffalo where he had a 6-0 record, three saves and a 0.99 ERA, struck out four and gave up two hits over three scoreless innings for Cleveland.

``I was a little nervous,'' Cabrera said. ``But I calmed down and was able to throw strikes. I'm very happy.''

David Riske worked a scoreless ninth. The Indians' bullpen has not allowed an earned run in 20 innings over eight games.

<SMALL>Notes</SMALL> Indians OF Grady Sizemore went 0-for-5 and is in a 4-for-29 (.138) slump. ... Cleveland C Victor Martinez extended his career-high hitting streak to 16 games. He's hitting .365 (13-for-63) with 14 RBIs during the surge. ... Westbrook is 2-5 with a 6.44 ERA in 13 career appearances against Detroit. ... Maroth has not lost to Cleveland since May 28, 2003. ... Shelton has 20 RBIs in his last 20 games. ... Guillen went 3-for-4 and has hit safely in 37 of 45 games, going 61-for-176 (.347). ... Hafner is hitting .402 with 10 homers and 33 RBIs over his last 23 games.

 

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C.C. Sabathia checks the score from the dugout.

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The Indians' C.C. Sabathia struggled, but Detroit ace pitcher Jeremy Bonderman was superb in the Tigers' 7-3 victory at Jacobs Field on Wednesday night.
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Sabathia (6-5) again was inconsistent and showed why he will not be going to the All-Star Game for the third consecutive season. The lefty gave up four earned runs and 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings. He also made a costly error that led to another run.

"I got two strikes on a lot of hitters, but couldn't put them away," said Sabathia.

Bonderman (11-5), however, continued to pitch like an all-star, even though he has not been selected to next Tuesday's game that will be played in his home ballpark.

The 22-year-old right-hander allowed five hits and two runs over eight innings -- nearly pitching his second consecutive complete game and third in four starts.

"He had a fantastic slider," said Indians manager Eric Wedge.

Indians DH Travis Hafner stayed hot, going 2-for-3 and hitting his 18th homer -- fourth of the series and eighth in 12 games.

Hafner has hit .387 with 13 homers and 38 RBI over his last 32 games to put his season average at .318 -- and he isn't going to Comerica Park in Detroit next Tuesday, either.

Jody Gerut and Jhonny Peralta drove in Cleveland's other runs, Victor Martinez extended his hitting streak to 17 games and lefty Scott Sauerbeck made his 400th career relief appearance.

MINOR MATTERS

CLASS AAA BUFFALO (52-35) rolled to a 9-2 win at Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Fausto Carmona (2-0, 2.57) gave up two runs over seven innings in his second strong start since being called up from Akron. Andrew Brown (4.36 ERA) struck out two over two perfect innings. Ernie Young (.299) drove in three runs, going 1-for-2 with three walks. Joe Inglett (.329) went 1-for-3, scored twice and drove in two, while Ryan Ludwick (.176), Jason Cooper (.250) and Andy Abad (.272) each had two hits with Abad hitting his 16th homer.

CLASS AA AKRON (45-39) won at Reading, 5-3, as Brad Snyder and Ben Francisco singled home runs in the 10th inning. Snyder (.262) went 2-for-5 and hit his fourth homer and Francisco (.277) went 2-for-4. Travis Foley (3-1, 4.56 ERA) pitched a scoreless ninth and Edward Mujica (2.45 ERA) struck out two in a perfect 10th for his second save. Starter Jake Dittler (3.17 ERA) struck out six over five scoreless innings, but Mariano Gomez allowed three runs over 2 1/3 innings.

CLASS A KINSTON (4-8) blanked visiting Wilmington 4-0 as Adam Miller and three relievers combined on a five hitter. Miller, promoted back to Kinston from Mahoning Valley earlier in the day, gave up three hits over six innings. The right-hander, who had been sidelined from late February until June with a strained right elbow, walked one and struck out two. Juan Lara (4.04 ERA) pitched a hitless seventh, Jim Ed Warden (3.98 ERA) gave up one hit in the eighth and Todd Pennington (5.40 ERA) struck out two and yielded a hit in the ninth. Brian Barton (.380) and Caleb Brock (.241) each drove in two runs and Ryan Goleski (.227) had two of Kinston's six hits.

CLASS A LAKE COUNTY (7-6) rallied past visiting Lakewood, 5-3. Trevor Crowe went 2-for-4 with two RBI in his first game since being promoted from Mahoning Valley. Jose Ortega (.205) and Juan Valdes (.223) each had two hits for the Captains. Kyle Collins (4-4, 2.63) got the win by pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Kieran Mattison (2.54 ERA) worked a scoreless ninth for his 15th save. Dan Cevette (2.14 ERA) allowed one hit over the first 6 2/3 innings before giving up a double, walk, wild pitch and three-run homer.

CLASS A MAHONING VALLEY (9-7) had its five-game winning streak snapped at Jamestown, 6-4. Stephen Head (.450) had two of the Scrappers' six hits. Ryan Edell (0-2, 5.06 ERA) gave up six runs (four earned) over four innings. Mark Jecmen (2.89 ERA) allowed only one walk over three innings.

ROOKIE LEAGUE BURLINGTON (4-11) beat visiting Princeton, 9-4. P.J. Hiser (.255) went 2-for-2 with his fourth homer, a two-run shot. Jason Denham (.170) had two hits, two runs and two RBI. Starter Jason Schutt (1.29 ERA) gave up one run over four innings. Julio Pinto (1-0 6.30 ERA) was the winner despite allowing three runs over three innings. Jeff Pry struck out four and gave up one hit over the final two innings.
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