Cleveland Indians’ pitchers over-power Boston Red Sox by 1-0
The American League central franchise, Cleveland Indians, made their second-straight triumph over rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in an interesting competition with a score of 1-0. The Indians’ pitchers stood out tossing untouchable pitches and tremendous
spells on Thursday at progressive Field in Cleveland.
The Indians’ right-hand pitcher, Fausto Carmona, making his second start of the Major League Baseball season, paved the foundation by striking out four batters in his seven-shutout innings. Carmona tossed 64 strike-out pitches of 109, allowed just
two scoreless-hits and two walks with a 9.00 earned run average.
The momentum created by Carmona kept going until the end of the game. The relievers, Chad Durbin and Rafael Perez, along with the closer, Chris Perez, set the critics speechless with their short scoreless spells.
"We did beat a very good ball club -- regardless if they're struggling or not," the Indians’ manager, Manny Acta, said. "We won and it was a very well-played series. It was not like they were sloppy and we got lucky. We played good baseball."
With 0-5 at start to the season, the Red Sox came on the field with a hope to rid their worst start since 1945 but could not display any extra-ordinary performance with the bat.
Boston’s starting pitcher, Jon Lester, making his second regular season’s start, strived hard in his seven shutout innings. He threw 109 pitches and allowed just three hits, three walks and struck-out nine batters. It was a tremendous contribution
from him while the Red Sox’s batters remained helpless in front of the Indians.
The game was tied on 0-0 after the first seven innings when Boston’s closer, Daniel Bard, relieved Lester. The 26-year-old right-hand pitcher, Bard, tossed a no-hit inning and restricted the Indians’ short-stop, Asdrubal Cabrera, from snatching a game
in the eighth.
Cabrera made a suicide-squeeze bunt and took the team a run ahead providing fourth successful suicide-squeeze in four attempts in the season.
"The slate's not really clean," Boston’s manger, Terry Francona, said. "The record is what it is, but I don't want us to have a hangover. We need to pick it up. We are going to play a good team now. We have not done a very good job to this point. I
don't want us to be trying to win for this week because we can't do that."
It is the first time that Boston has had a difficult since the start of the season. Francona, wanted to take it as a challenge rather than sit down in despair.
Tags: