Final
  for this game

Indians seek first win at Jacobs Field

Apr 14, 2007 - 2:33 PM Chi White Sox (5-4) at Cleveland (4-3) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians seek their first win at Jacobs Field when they face the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Cleveland's entire four-game series with Seattle was postponed because of snow last weekend and the team played its recent home series against the Los Angeles Angels at Milwaukee's Miller Park. The Indians went 3-for-20 with runners in scoring position in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday in their return to Jacobs Field.

Juan Uribe and Jermaine Dye each homered for Chicago, which won consecutive games for the first time this season. Uribe has six RBI in his last three games while Dye has homered in consecutive games.

Paul Byrd (NR) takes the mound for the Indians. He pitched 4 2/3 hitless innings against Seattle on April 6, but the game was postponed after three snow delays with the Indians leading 4-0 despite standing just one out from being an official game.

Byrd is 5-2 with a 5.05 ERA in nine career starts against Chicago. He did not earn a decision in two starts with a 6.94 ERA last season against the White Sox.

Chicago will counter with rookie John Danks (0-1, 4.50). The lefthander yielded three runs and four hits, striking out six over six innings in his major league debut against the Minnesota Twins.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
    CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - JOHN DANKS, NICK MASSET (6TH), ANDREW SISCO (7TH) AND A.J.
    PIERZYNSKI
    CLE - PAUL BYRD, TOM MASTNY (7TH), AARON FULTZ (7TH),
    RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BORO

    Apr 14 3:57 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.500, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Apr 14 3:10 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.500, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    White Sox vs. GuardiansApr 14 3:10 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: A Sisco relieved N Masset.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MICHAELS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T Hafner (.241, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 14 3:07 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    CHA: ANDREW SISCO (0-0, 3.86) IN THE 7TH
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MICHAELS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, CLEVELAND 3
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.241, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 14 3:06 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED KELLY SHOPPACH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MICHAELS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.241, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 14 3:06 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED KELLY SHOPPACH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MICHAELS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.241, 0-FOR-3)

    White Sox vs. GuardiansApr 14 3:06 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
    CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - NICK MASSET
    CLE - AARON FULTZ

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A MARTE (.192, 1-FOR-2)
    K SHOPPACH (.143, 0-FOR-2)
    G SIZEMORE (.333, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 14 2:55 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
    CLE - PAUL BYRD

    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.167, 1-FOR-1)
    T IGUCHI (.182, 0-FOR-1)
    J URIBE (.310, 0-FOR-1)

    Apr 14 2:08 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH BARFIELD (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF JOHN DANKS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, CLEVELAND 2
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A MARTE (.167, 1 HR, 6 RBI)

    Apr 14 1:34 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH BARFIELD (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF JOHN DANKS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, CLEVELAND 2
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A MARTE (.167, 1 HR, 6 RBI)

    White Sox vs. GuardiansApr 14 1:34 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN GARKO (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF JOHN DANKS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, CLEVELAND 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.208, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

    Apr 14 1:31 PM


  • AL
    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN GARKO (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF JOHN DANKS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, CLEVELAND 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.208, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

    White Sox vs. GuardiansApr 14 1:31 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 2 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
    CLE - PAUL BYRD

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.462, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    C BLAKE (.208, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
    J PERALTA (.360, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

    Apr 14 1:27 PM