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Indians sweep A's, scoreless streak ends

Indians sweep A's, scoreless streak ends
JOE MILICIA, May 15, 2008
It wasn't even a bad pitch that ended the Cleveland Indians' scoreless streak. An unearned run against Aaron Laffey on his own throwing error halted the starting rotation's run of 44 1-3 consecutive shutout innings, but didn't interrupt their string of dominant outings. Laffey pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, completing a three-game sweep and giving the... ...More
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Indians Team Report May 16, 2008

The Indians capped a 6-1 homestand with a 4-2 victory over Oakland on Thursday. The homestand was highlighted by a spectacular performance by the Cleveland pitching staff, particularly the starters.

In winning six of the seven games, the Indians had a team ERA of 0.70. The starters had a 0.16 ERA in the seven games, and in the one game the Indians lost, their starter—Cliff Lee—pitched nine scoreless innings.

During the homestand, Indians starting pitchers had a streak of 44 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings, a run that was snapped when Aaron Laffey gave up an unearned run in the second inning Thursday.

All that pitching has helped the Indians vault into first place in the Central Division. ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 J. Westbrook SP Apr 20, 2008 15-day Left intercostal strain - out 2-4 weeks
 J. Borowski RP Apr 15, 2008 15-day Strained right triceps
 S. Choo LF/RF Mar 21, 2008 15-day Recovery from left elbow surgery
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Cleveland Indians' Franklin Gutierrez breaks his bat grounding into a double play to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Cleveland. The Indians won 4-2 to sweep the three-game series with Oakland.
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Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Masa Kobayashi, right, is congratulated by catcher Kelly Shoppach after Kobayashi got the save in a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in a baseball game Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Cleveland.
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Oakland Athletics' Mike Sweeney reacts after striking out in the ninth inning against Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Masa Kobayashi during a baseball game Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Cleveland. The Indians won 4-2 to sweep the three-game series.
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Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge, center, greets Jhonny Peralta (2) after Peralta hit a seventh inning home run against the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Cleveland.
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 AL Central Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Cleveland 22 19 .537 -- 
 Chi White Sox 20 20 .500 1.5 
 Minnesota 20 20 .500 1.5 
 Kansas City 19 21 .475 2.5 
 Detroit 16 25 .390 6.0 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
Casey Blake - Cleveland IndiansC. Blake
#1, Third Base
Leads team with 25 RBIs
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGG. Sizemore.268 
 HRG. Sizemore
 RBIC. Blake25 
 RG. Sizemore25 
 SBG. Sizemore
 WC. Lee
 SVR. Betancourt
 IPC. Sabathia54.1 
 ERAC. Lee0.67 
 Full: Batting Stats Pitching Stats
 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Mon, May 12TorontoW 3-0 
 Mon, May 12TorontoL 0-3 
 Tue, May 13OaklandW 4-0 
 Wed, May 14OaklandW 2-0 
 Thu, May 15OaklandW 4-2 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, May 16at Cincinnati19:10 
 Sat, May 17at Cincinnati15:55 
 Sun, May 18at Cincinnati13:15 
 Tue, May 20at Chi White Sox20:11 
 Wed, May 21at Chi White Sox20:11 
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