C.C. Sabathia needed just 111 pitches to finish up the game for the Indians in their 5-2 win over Oakland. He struck out an impressive eight batters and he gave up two runs on nine hits and he didn’t walk a single batter. With the win, he’s now tied with Josh Beckett for the major league with 11.
Of course this doesn’t quite make up for the two losses against the Nationals, but that’s water under the bridge. Even better, the Tigers lost tonight so the Indians are back to being just a game out of first.
Travis Hafner hit his first homerun in the month of June and he drove in his first run in almost two weeks. It’s been an odd season for the big guy because at this point, it seems like all he does is draw walks. Still, he’s seen his batting average drop close fifteen points in the month of June and just based on that, it’s not a huge surprise that the Indians are a mediocre 11-12 in the month of June.
Cliff Lee gets the start tomorrow and the Indians will try to manage a Cy Young contendor in Dan Haren. This guy has a better ERA then anyone in baseball so the Indians have their work cut out for them.
