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boblight24 · 08-06-2009, 01:36 PM

CLEVELAND INDIANS (0-0) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (0-0)

Stadium - Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Baltimore 2 Cleveland 0

WP: Jim Palmer (1-0) LP: Bob Feller (0-1)
SV: Stu Miller (1)

Nothing like starting off a season facing Bob Feller, at least theO's were at home and countered with Jim Palmer. Palmer, in front of 48,093 at the ballpark, kept the Tribe hitless until the 3rd when Bobby Avila singled past George Sisler, but after two pop-ups the Indians still had a zero on the scoreboard. Frank Robinson got the O's on the board in the bottom of the 5th inning with a single off of Feller that scored Brady Anderson, Brian Roberts came in to score on the next play on a passed ball by Cleveland C Johnny Romano. That would be all the scoring in this one as Feller went 7 2/3 innings striking out 12 on 145 pitches, but the W went to Palmer who pitched 8 frames allowing only 6 hits and striking out 5, the save went to Stu Miller.

Cleveland 11 Baltimore 9

WP: Dave LaRoche (1-0) LP: Buddy Groom (0-1)
SV: Doug Jones (1)

Well the bats woke up in this one, 5 total home runs, Indians starter Gaylord Perry didn't last past the 2nd inning and Orioles starter Mike Mussina made it only 5. After Cleveland took a 2-0 lead after the 1st thanks to Jim Thome's 2-run blast that went 389 feet over the scoreboard in right, the O's answered right back when Frank Robinson deposited a homer to left field that measured 426 feet and scored George Sisler, after that the O's offense couldn't match the Tribe's. Cleveland scored 3 in the 2nd and 6 more in the 6th and even with Frank Robinson's second jack of the night it still wasn't enough for Baltimore to come back and win.

Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3 12 Innings

WP: Dave LaRoche (2-0) LP: Scott McGregor (0-1)

This one was just too good that the players didn't want it to end. This one matched Indians southpaw CC Sabathia against Baltimore's Dave McNally and the pitching match-up lived up to all the hype. Sabathia held the O's hitless until the 5th and allowed only 4 through 8 while striking out 3 and McNally K'd 6 Indians over his 7 innings, but the bullpens blew it. The Tribe had a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, but the O's scored twice in the 8th and then with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, George Sisler singled Willie Keeler (who was pinch running for Brooks Robinson) home with the tying run. The game remained scoreless until Albert Belle's 369 foot 12 inning go ahead homer off of Scott McGregor and that would be the difference as the Tribe take the series from the O's 2 games to 1.

It's going to be a tough road if I can't win a series that I should especially since the Yankees just swept the Reds, but fortunately for me I'm heading to Cincinnati next for 3 and I'm hoping to leave town with some W's.

08-06-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
boblight24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beyond Is Where I Roam Posts: 554 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	CLEVELAND INDIANS (0-0) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (0-0) Stadium - Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore 2 Cleveland 0 WP: Jim Palmer (1-0) LP: Bob Feller (0-1) SV: Stu Miller (1) Nothing like starting off a season facing Bob Feller, at least theO's were at home and countered with Jim Palmer. Palmer, in front of 48,093 at the ballpark, kept the Tribe hitless until the 3rd when Bobby Avila singled past George Sisler, but after two pop-ups the Indians still had a zero on the scoreboard. Frank Robinson got the O's on the board in the bottom of the 5th inning with a single off of Feller that scored Brady Anderson, Brian Roberts came in to score on the next play on a passed ball by Cleveland C Johnny Romano. That would be all the scoring in this one as Feller went 7 2/3 innings striking out 12 on 145 pitches, but the W went to Palmer who pitched 8 frames allowing only 6 hits and striking out 5, the save went to Stu Miller. Cleveland 11 Baltimore 9 WP: Dave LaRoche (1-0) LP: Buddy Groom (0-1) SV: Doug Jones (1) Well the bats woke up in this one, 5 total home runs, Indians starter Gaylord Perry didn't last past the 2nd inning and Orioles starter Mike Mussina made it only 5. After Cleveland took a 2-0 lead after the 1st thanks to Jim Thome's 2-run blast that went 389 feet over the scoreboard in right, the O's answered right back when Frank Robinson deposited a homer to left field that measured 426 feet and scored George Sisler, after that the O's offense couldn't match the Tribe's. Cleveland scored 3 in the 2nd and 6 more in the 6th and even with Frank Robinson's second jack of the night it still wasn't enough for Baltimore to come back and win. Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3 12 Innings WP: Dave LaRoche (2-0) LP: Scott McGregor (0-1) This one was just too good that the players didn't want it to end. This one matched Indians southpaw CC Sabathia against Baltimore's Dave McNally and the pitching match-up lived up to all the hype. Sabathia held the O's hitless until the 5th and allowed only 4 through 8 while striking out 3 and McNally K'd 6 Indians over his 7 innings, but the bullpens blew it. The Tribe had a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, but the O's scored twice in the 8th and then with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, George Sisler singled Willie Keeler (who was pinch running for Brooks Robinson) home with the tying run. The game remained scoreless until Albert Belle's 369 foot 12 inning go ahead homer off of Scott McGregor and that would be the difference as the Tribe take the series from the O's 2 games to 1. It's going to be a tough road if I can't win a series that I should especially since the Yankees just swept the Reds, but fortunately for me I'm heading to Cincinnati next for 3 and I'm hoping to leave town with some W's. __________________ "No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda "Good is not good enough, when better is expected." ~Vin Scully Last edited by boblight24; 08-06-2009 at 04:26 PM.