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MLB: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:34 by shalini.bahadur

Cleveland, Sept. 25: Fausto Carmona gave up nine hits but just two runs in six innings Friday, helping the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

In his best outing this season, Carmona (9-12) threw 92 pitches, walked one batter, struck out six and induced eight timely ground ball outs.

One of two hits by Luis Valbuena was a fifth-inning solo homer. Lou Marson had two RBI.
A run scored on Melvin Mora's fifth-inning error, while Matt LaPorta added two hits for the Indians, who snapped an 11-game losing streak, one shy of the franchise record set in 1931.

Nick Markakis homered and Michael Aubrey drove in a run to lead Baltimore, which has lost eight in a row.

The losing pitcher was starter David Hernandez (4-9).

MLB: Detroit 4, Cleveland 2

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:25 by preet_20

Detroit, Sept. 2: Rookie Rick Porcello allowed five hits in seven-plus innings Wednesday and Detroit took advantage of five Cleveland errors to down the Indians 4-2.

Detroit won for the third time in four games and increased its American League Central lead over Minnesota to 4 ½ games.

Porcello (12-8) did not walk a batter and threw only 80 pitches. He was removed after giving up a leadoff homer to Travis Hafner in the eighth.

Detroit scored an unearned run in the first thanks to a throwing error by second baseman Luis Valbuena and one of its two fourth-inning runs came courtesy of a throwing miscue by third baseman Jhonny Peralta.

MLB: Cleveland 10, Kansas City 6

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:43 by preet_20

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 24: Luis Valbuena gave Cleveland the lead with a three-run homer in the eighth Monday and the Indians pulled away late to defeat Kansas City 10-6.

Cleveland has won three in a row, one short of its longest streak of the season. Kansas City dropped its fifth straight.

The Indians faced a 5-4 deficit going into the eighth but they quickly got to reliever Joakim Soria (3-2).

Jhonny Peralta reached on a one-out single and Travis Hafner delivered an infield hit. Valbuena then hit a 1-1 pitch out to right for his eighth homer of the season.

After Kansas City got a run back in the bottom of the eighth, Cleveland tacked on three more in the ninth -- two of the runs scoring on a double by Asdrubal Cabrera.

MLB: Cleveland 6, Seattle 1

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 02:00 by surajdogra

Cleveland -- Cleveland's Jhonny Peralta homered, singled in a run and scored twice Sunday in a 6-1 Indians win over the Seattle Mariners.

The Indians broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inning. Luis Valbuena, Matt LaPorta and Andy Marte each hit an RBI single and Wyatt Toregas sent home another run during the rally.

Peralta, who drove in a run with a single in the first inning, and Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. each smacked a leadoff homer in the fourth.

Winning pitcher Fausto Carmona (3-8) yielded a run and five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Loser Felix Hernandez (12-5) surrendered six runs and nine hits in six innings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Cleveland 5, Texas 0

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:50 by preet_20

Cleveland, Aug. 11: Aaron Laffey worked 6 2/3 shutout innings Tuesday and remained unbeaten at home this season to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-0 victory over Texas.

Laffey (6-3) allowed six hits for the Indians, who have won five of their last six games.

Luis Valbuena drove in two runs in the victory.

Josh Hamilton and Omar Vizquel each had two hits for Texas.

Texas starter Dustin Nippert (3-1) allowed five runs on six hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Toronto 10, Cleveland 6

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:40 by surajdogra

Toronto, July 22: Marco Scutaro hit two home runs and equaled his career best with four RBI Wednesday, carrying Toronto to a 10-6 win over Cleveland.

Scutaro hit one of Toronto's two solo homers during a five-run fifth inning and then delivered a three-run shot in the sixth that gave the Blue Jays a 10-4 advantage.

The Blue Jays won for the sixth time in 20 games, also getting homers from Vernon Wells, Alex Rios and Aaron Hill. The five home runs by the Blue Jays were a season high.

Ricky Romero (8-4) benefited from the assault, getting the win while giving up four runs on six hits in 5 1/3. He has a 6-2 home record this season.

After Cleveland fell behind 7-1, Luis Valbuena hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth.

MLB: Cleveland 5, Detroit 4

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 10:25 by preet_20

Detroit, July 11: Travis Hafner had two hits and two RBI Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over Detroit.

Detroit's Miguel Cabrera made things interesting by hitting a two-run homer off closer Kerry Wood with no outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Hafner's two-run single erased a 2-1 deficit with two outs in the bottom of the third. Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and one RBI, Jhonny Peralta drove in a run and Luis Valbuena added two hits for the Indians, who had lost four of five.

Winner Carl Pavano (8-7) went eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Pavano has two straight victories following four-game winless streak.

Wood recorded his 12th save.

MLB: Cleveland 5, Oakland 2

Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:27 by preet_20

Cleveland, July 4: Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore knocked in two runs each Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over Oakland.

One of three hits by Francisco was a two-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the sixth. Sizemore had two hits, including a solo homer in the sixth, while his second RBI scored on a seventh-inning groundout.

Luis Valbuena added three hits and one RBI for the Indians, who can sweep the three-game series Sunday. They have won 11 of their last 15 against Oakland.

Winner Carl Pavano (7-7) gave up two earned runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Closer Kerry Wood followed two other relievers, earning his 10th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.