Covering the Corner - Red Sox 8, Indians 1Cleveland Baseball: A team that's accomplished some things.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52871/Covering_The_Corner_Favicon-ICO..png2013-05-25T03:32:45-04:00http://www.coveringthecorner.com/rss/stream/41287912013-05-25T03:32:45-04:002013-05-25T03:32:45-04:00Game 47 Recap: Red Sox 8, Indians 1
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<p>John Lackey throttled the hot Cleveland offense, and the Red Sox pulled away late to cruise to a 8-1 victory. </p> <p align="center"><i>May 24, 2013</i></p>
<p align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_24_clemlb_bosmlb_1&mode=box">Red Sox 8, Indians 1</a></p>
<p align="center"><i>Game 47</i></p>
<p align="left">For the first two years of his huge five-year $82.5M contract, <span>John Lackey</span> was a complete bust, posting a 5.26 ERA (82 ERA+) in 375.0 innings. After the 2011 season, he had Tommy John surgery, missing the entire 2012 season. Going into 2013, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a> still had two years to go on the deal, and know way of knowing what they'd be getting from Lackey. But so far this season he's returned to his earlier form, and tonight it difficult conditions shut down the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Indians</a>, allowing just a run on two hits in seven impressive innings.</p>
<p align="left">Conversely, <span>Justin Masterson</span> didn't have the downward movement he usually had on his sinker, and fell behind quickly when <span>Mike Carp</span> (who had been mired in a long slump) crushed a three-run homer in the second inning. However, he recovered, much as <span>Zach McAllister</span> did after allowing a three-run homer on Thursday, to hold the Boston offense scoreless until late in his outing. In the sixth inning, the Red Sox tacked on another run, when <span>Daniel Nava</span> scored on a ground out. Masterson came out to start the seventh, gave up a leadoff double to <span>Jarrod Saltalamacchia</span>, and was removed in favor of <span>Rich Hill</span>. More about his outing later.</p>
<p align="left">The only reason the Indians got on the board at all was because Terry Francona rolled the dice in the third inning. The Indians got what turned out to be their only two hits off Lackey to lead off the inning, but both <span>Mark Reynolds</span> and <span>Michael Brantley</span> were still on second and first, respectively, with two outs and <span>Jason Kipnis</span> at the plate. Then Francona called for a double steal, which nobody saw coming, since not only was there two outs, but Mark Reynolds was the lead runner. And not only did the Indians pull off the double steal, the Salatalamacchia's throw air-mailed third baseman <span>Jose Iglesias</span>, allowed Reynolds to come home. That would be the Cleveland offense, though, as the Indians would get just two hits more the entire rain-soaked evening.</p>
<p align="left">When Rich Hill entered the game in the seventh, the Indians still had a puncher's chance of getting back into the game. When he left, it was 6-1 with a runner at third, and the Indians at that point were completely out of the game. Hill, after starting the season well, has really faltered over the last week or so. He's been used quite a bit lately, having appeared in six games over the last nine days, so maybe he's just tired, but as the only late left-hander in the bullpen (<span>Scott Barnes</span> was used yesterday as a longman), he's all the Indians have to use in the sixth/seventh inning against a tough left-hander. Although at this point I'd rather call on <span>Cody Allen</span> or <span>Bryan Shaw</span>, neither of whom are that bad against left-handed hitters.</p>
<p align="left">The game was played under miserable conditions. Because the forecast was for rain almost the entire weekend, the game was started while it was still raining, something you almost never see. But because of the poor forecast, there was no guarantee that conditions would be any better Saturday or Sunday, and nobody wanted to have to make up a game on a common off-day later in the season.</p>
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<p align="center"><b>Roll Call (29 Commenters)</b></p>
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https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2013/5/25/4364718/mlb-final-score-recap-boston-red-sox-8-cleveland-indians-1Ryan2013-05-24T18:45:03-04:002013-05-24T18:45:03-04:00Game Thread: Indians @ Red Sox - May 24, 2013
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<p>LET'S GO TRIBE (weather permitting)</p> <p><br></p>
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<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Indians lead the series 1-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Thu 05/23</td> <td> WP: <span>Zach McAllister</span> (4 - 3) <br> SV: <span>Scott Barnes</span> <br> LP: <span>Ryan Dempster</span> (2 - 5) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>12 - 3 win</span></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td style="background: none;" colspan="3"><div class="pane sports_data_widget next_game clearfix"><div class="pane-body"> <p class="game-title"><a href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Cleveland Indians</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_99856435"><a href="http://www.letsgotribe.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_99856435_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.letsgotribe.com/"><img src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/community_logos/426/letsgotribe_m.gif" alt="Letsgotribe_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.letsgotribe.com/">Let's Go Tribe</a></span></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Boston Red Sox</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_1345404682"><a href="http://www.overthemonster.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_1345404682_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.overthemonster.com/"><img src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/community_logos/32931/otm-sm.jpg" alt="Otm-sm"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.overthemonster.com/">Over the Monster</a></span></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><span>Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:10 PM EDT</span><br> Fenway Park</p> <p class="pitchers pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph2" align="center"><strong>TV: NESN-HD (BOS)/STO-HD (CLE)/MLB.TV </strong></p> <p class="pitchers pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph3" align="center"><strong>RADIO: WEEI (BOS)/WTAM (CLE)/MLB Audio</strong></p> <p class="pitchers"><span>Justin Masterson</span> vs <span>John Lackey</span></p> <p class="weather"> Mostly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.</p> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><span>Complete Coverage ></span></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sat 05/25</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>1:35 PM EDT</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sun 05/26</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>1:35 PM EDT</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<p><br><br><strong>Pre-Game Reading Material</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/5/23/4360116/world-series-of-the-week-indians-red-sox">World Series of the Week: Indians at Red Sox @ SBNation.com</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Latest News</strong></p>
<ul> <li> <span>Nick Swisher</span> is back with the club, and he's <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBRosterMoves/status/338013286941474816" target="_blank">been activated</a> from the Paternity List. Cord Phelps, who got into the game last night, has been sent back to Columbus. <br> </li> <li>The forecast doesn't look good for either tonight or tomorrow. Because this is the Indians' only trip to Boston, any rainouts will have to be made later this series or later this season on a common off day. <br> </li> </ul>
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<p><strong>Tonight's Lineups</strong></p>
<table class="sbn-data-table" border="1"><tbody> <tr class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd"> <td align="center"><strong>Cleveland</strong></td> <td align="center"><strong>Boston</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd ui-state-even"> <td align="center">CF Michael Bourn<br> </td> <td align="center">CF Jacoby Ellsbury<br> </td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd"> <td align="center">2B <span>Jason Kipnis</span><br> </td> <td align="center">RF Daniel Nava</td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd ui-state-even"> <td align="center">SS Asdrubal Cabrera<br> </td> <td align="center">2B <span>Dustin Pedroia</span> </td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd"> <td align="center">1B Nick Swisher<br> </td> <td align="center">DH David Ortiz</td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd ui-state-even"> <td align="center">C <span>Carlos Santana</span><br> </td> <td align="center">1B <span>Mike Napoli</span> </td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd"> <td align="center">DH Jason Giambi<br> </td> <td align="center">C <span>Jarrod Saltalamacchia</span> </td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd ui-state-even"> <td align="center">3B <span>Mark Reynolds</span><br> </td> <td align="center">LF Mike Carp<br> </td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd"> <td align="center">LF Michael Brantley<br> </td> <td align="center">SS Stephen Drew</td> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd ui-state-even"> <td align="center">RF Drew Stubbs<br> </td> <td align="center">3B <span>Jose Iglesias</span><br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
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