Cruz, Rangers continue dominance of Indians
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04/14/2010 -
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nelson Cruz continued his torrid start with
another home run, leading the Texas Rangers to a 6-2 victory over the
Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Cruz, who hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 4-2 win over the
Indians, now leads the majors with six homers for the Rangers, who have won
seven straight in Cleveland and three straight overall. Josh Hamilton and
Elvis Andrus each went 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Chris Davis and Matt Treanor
added two hits apiece in the 15-hit attack.
Colby Lewis (2-0), starting in place of the ill C.J. Wilson, allowed two runs
and three hits in 5 1/3 innings and matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts.
Neftali Feliz notched his second save with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Michael Brantley had a two-run double for the Indians, who have lost five
straight after a season-opening series win. Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-3 with
two walks in defeat.
Justin Masterson (0-1) lasted six innings and gave up four runs -- two earned
-- on nine hits while fanning nine in the loss.
Julio Borbon, who had two hits and two RBI, opened the game with an infield
single, stole second and scored on Hamilton's one-out double to left for a 1-0
Rangers lead. In the third, Andrus gave the Rangers a two-run advantage with a
two-out RBI single to score Chris Davis, who doubled leading off the frame.
Texas put up two more runs in the third. Michael Young reached base when
Jhonny Peralta's throw from third was off-line and sailed into the seats.
Young moved to third on Hamilton's single and scored on a Vladimir Guerrero
groundout. After Hamilton was caught trying to steal third, Cruz blasted a
solo homer into the left-field seats for a 4-0 lead.
The Indians got back in the game in the sixth with a pair of runs. With the
bases loaded and two outs, Brantley belted a Dustin Nippert pitch down the
right field line. Brantley was awarded a ground-rule double after fan
interference, although a third run may have crossed the plate if play was
allowed to continue.
Cleveland threatened again in the seventh by putting runners on the corners
with one out, but Peralta grounded into an inning-ending double play. Borbon
added a two-run single in the eighth to stretch Texas' lead to four, and the
Indians did not threaten in the final two innings.
Game Notes
Attendance was only 10,071, the smallest crowd in Progressive Field
history...Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore (back) returned to the lineup
after missing two games and went 1-for-3 with a walk...Lewis also had 10
strikeouts on August 15, 2003 against the White Sox...While Cruz has six
homers, the Indians as a team have only five...Indians catcher Lou Marson
stole his first career base.
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