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Moriarty9 · 05-14-2008, 03:38 PM

Francoeur homers Indians to ALCS
Carmona holds Red Sox to two hits in finale
Saturday, October 9, 2010

CLEVELAND - The Boston Red Sox took a 1-0 lead six innings before their first basehit of the ballgame and ultimately found themselves packing their bags after a 4-1 loss to the Indians ended their season.
The game was a great pitcher's duel early on as Fausto Carmona and Johan Santana locked horns, each vying for a no-hitter until the latter innings of the contest.
Boston scored its lone run of the game in the first inning, taking advantage of a pair of Cleveland errors and a walk to Manny Ramirez to load the bases. Nick Markakis then pushed the game's first run across with a groundball to second base.
From that point, the baserunning was nonexistent as both pitchers shut the opposition down.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Robinson Cano hit a leadoff infield single for the first hit of the game for either team. After Santana struck out Chris Shelton, the Orioles took the lead with a Jeff Francoeur home run.
With one out in the seventh, it was Boston's turn to end the no-hit bid as Conor Jackson singled to left, picking up the first hit of the game for the Red Sox. Hanley Ramirez followed with a double, putting two men in scoring position with the Red Sox down 2-1. Carmona fought back with a strikeout of Chris Iannetta before hitting David Murphy with a pitch to load the bases with two out. Willy Taveras then came to the plate and went after the pitch offered, grounding out to third base.
In the home half of the inning, the Indians repeated their feat from two innings prior as Cano doubled and was followed by another Francoeur homer, making it 4-1 Cleveland.
The Red Sox threatened in the eighth with one away after Miguel Cabrera was hit by a pitch and Manny Ramirez drew a walk, only for the inning to end with a Nick Markakis doubleplay ball.

ALDS: Rangers v. Tigers
The Texas Rangers will move on to the ALCS to take on the Cleveland Indians after defeating the Detroit Tigers 2-0 today.
Jon Garland went 8 1/3 shutout innings, holding the Tigers to four hits.

NLDS: Cardinals v. Nationals
It took 10 innings but the St. Louis Cardinals tied up the NLDS with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Juan Cortez hit what proved to be the game-winning single in the top of the 10th inning, giving closer Joe Nathan and the Cardinals the win.
Game 5 will be played Monday night in St. Louis. Gary Glover (7-6, 4.02 ERA) of the Nationals and Ubaldo Jimenez (15-11, 3.00 ERA) of the Cardinals are expected to be the starting pitchers for the deciding game.

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Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 384	2010 ALDS - Indians v. Red Sox: Game 4 Francoeur homers Indians to ALCS Carmona holds Red Sox to two hits in finale Saturday, October 9, 2010 CLEVELAND - The Boston Red Sox took a 1-0 lead six innings before their first basehit of the ballgame and ultimately found themselves packing their bags after a 4-1 loss to the Indians ended their season. The game was a great pitcher's duel early on as Fausto Carmona and Johan Santana locked horns, each vying for a no-hitter until the latter innings of the contest. Boston scored its lone run of the game in the first inning, taking advantage of a pair of Cleveland errors and a walk to Manny Ramirez to load the bases. Nick Markakis then pushed the game's first run across with a groundball to second base. From that point, the baserunning was nonexistent as both pitchers shut the opposition down. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Robinson Cano hit a leadoff infield single for the first hit of the game for either team. After Santana struck out Chris Shelton, the Orioles took the lead with a Jeff Francoeur home run. With one out in the seventh, it was Boston's turn to end the no-hit bid as Conor Jackson singled to left, picking up the first hit of the game for the Red Sox. Hanley Ramirez followed with a double, putting two men in scoring position with the Red Sox down 2-1. Carmona fought back with a strikeout of Chris Iannetta before hitting David Murphy with a pitch to load the bases with two out. Willy Taveras then came to the plate and went after the pitch offered, grounding out to third base. In the home half of the inning, the Indians repeated their feat from two innings prior as Cano doubled and was followed by another Francoeur homer, making it 4-1 Cleveland. The Red Sox threatened in the eighth with one away after Miguel Cabrera was hit by a pitch and Manny Ramirez drew a walk, only for the inning to end with a Nick Markakis doubleplay ball. ALDS: Rangers v. Tigers The Texas Rangers will move on to the ALCS to take on the Cleveland Indians after defeating the Detroit Tigers 2-0 today. Jon Garland went 8 1/3 shutout innings, holding the Tigers to four hits. NLDS: Cardinals v. Nationals It took 10 innings but the St. Louis Cardinals tied up the NLDS with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Juan Cortez hit what proved to be the game-winning single in the top of the 10th inning, giving closer Joe Nathan and the Cardinals the win. Game 5 will be played Monday night in St. Louis. Gary Glover (7-6, 4.02 ERA) of the Nationals and Ubaldo Jimenez (15-11, 3.00 ERA) of the Cardinals are expected to be the starting pitchers for the deciding game.