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RebelYell · 06-05-2005, 05:26 PM

Tribe Tamed
Detroit sweeps doubleheader,
Trims Cleveland's lead to 1 game
Jeff Inglin delivered two game-winning hits in extra innings and Magglio Ordonez flared up with a 3-for-5 outing before getting ejected in Sunday's finale as Detroit continued to close in on Cleveland for the AL Central lead.

After dropping Friday's game to the Indians and C.C. Sabathia, Detroit roared back with good pitching and clutch hitting from Inglin.

Cleveland has now lost eight of its last nine games and travels to Baltimore to meet the first team to win a series from the Indians this season.

"It's been a rough week," Cleveland rookie manager Bobby Don Southworth understated. "We still have the lead, though, so not all is lost. We just have to regroup and find the good things we were doing in the first month of the season to win the close ballgames."

Ronnie Belliard's two-run double in the sixth inning of Friday's game was the last of Cleveland's big hits for the series. Belliard put Sabathia and the Tribe ahead, 4-2, and Chad Zerbe came on to finish off the Tigers.

The bats went quiet on Saturday and Sunday, however.

Inglin's two-run homer in the 11th broke a 1-1 tie and spoiled another good showing by rookie phenom Jeremy Sowers. The Vanderbilt product allowed five hits and one earned run through 6 1/3 innings.

In Sunday's first game of a twinbill, Jake Westbrook was strong through eight innings, but Detroit tied the game in the ninth and won it on a two-out, two-RBI single by Inglin in the 10th. The Tigers won, 4-2.

In the nightcap, Ordonez cracked three hits and knocked in three runs en route to a 7-4 victory. In the ninth, the Detroit right fielder made an early exit when he argued balls and strikes calls with home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley.

"I thought that might spark us," Southworth said. "Actually, my first thought was 'I bet (Chicago White Sox manager) Ozzie Guillen gets a kick out of this when he reads it in the paper tomorrow.'
"At least somebody is going to like the article. But it won't be us."

06-05-2005, 05:26 PM	#43 (permalink)
RebelYell Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 218	Streak ends, but losing ways continue Tribe Tamed Detroit sweeps doubleheader, Trims Cleveland's lead to 1 game Jeff Inglin delivered two game-winning hits in extra innings and Magglio Ordonez flared up with a 3-for-5 outing before getting ejected in Sunday's finale as Detroit continued to close in on Cleveland for the AL Central lead. After dropping Friday's game to the Indians and C.C. Sabathia, Detroit roared back with good pitching and clutch hitting from Inglin. Cleveland has now lost eight of its last nine games and travels to Baltimore to meet the first team to win a series from the Indians this season. "It's been a rough week," Cleveland rookie manager Bobby Don Southworth understated. "We still have the lead, though, so not all is lost. We just have to regroup and find the good things we were doing in the first month of the season to win the close ballgames." Ronnie Belliard's two-run double in the sixth inning of Friday's game was the last of Cleveland's big hits for the series. Belliard put Sabathia and the Tribe ahead, 4-2, and Chad Zerbe came on to finish off the Tigers. The bats went quiet on Saturday and Sunday, however. Inglin's two-run homer in the 11th broke a 1-1 tie and spoiled another good showing by rookie phenom Jeremy Sowers. The Vanderbilt product allowed five hits and one earned run through 6 1/3 innings. In Sunday's first game of a twinbill, Jake Westbrook was strong through eight innings, but Detroit tied the game in the ninth and won it on a two-out, two-RBI single by Inglin in the 10th. The Tigers won, 4-2. In the nightcap, Ordonez cracked three hits and knocked in three runs en route to a 7-4 victory. In the ninth, the Detroit right fielder made an early exit when he argued balls and strikes calls with home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley. "I thought that might spark us," Southworth said. "Actually, my first thought was 'I bet (Chicago White Sox manager) Ozzie Guillen gets a kick out of this when he reads it in the paper tomorrow.' "At least somebody is going to like the article. But it won't be us." __________________ Cleveland Spiders -- Metleagues! Johnson League Central Division champions, (98-64) Bobby Don Southworth -- Cleveland Indians, first place American League Central Yoda55 gives it And coming soon: AUSSI -- The Australia Uranium Sports Syndication, Inc. College Baseball -- The Return of "Cobb Goes to College" interactive OOTP Baseball Last edited by RebelYell : 04-01-2006 at 02:00 PM.