Guardians 13 - 9 Rangers
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Laffey gets start as Indians visit Rangers

Jun 2, 2008 - 1:40 PM Cleveland (25-31) at Texas (29-29) 8:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Aaron Laffey will be looking for some run support Monday as he takes the mound when the Cleveland Indians open a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.

Run support and maybe a little defensive help appear to be the only things that Laffey (3-3, 1.59 ERA) has lacked thus far as he is off to an excellent start to his 2008 campaign.

The 23-year-old lefthander has allowed just six runs - three earned - over 34 innings in his previous five starts.

Laffey gave up two runs - one earned - and seven hits with two walks over six frames in Tuesday's 8-2 triumph over the rival Chicago White Sox. He will make just his 16th career start Monday.

Cleveland, which has eight contests remaining on its 11-game road trip, is coming off a 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Grady Sizemore hit his 11th home run in that one.

Josh Hamilton homered for the second straight night but the Rangers still suffered a 13-8 setback to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Hamilton is batting .328 with 15 home runs and a major league-leading 63 RBI this season.

Texas will give the ball to rookie Doug Mathis (1-1, 5.56), who will be making his third career start.

The 24-year-old righthander's last outing was also against Cleveland - a 2-1 triumph on May 25. He allowed a run and seven hits with three walks and a strikeout over six innings.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 13 16 0
    TEXAS 0 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 9 15 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - AARON LAFFEY, MASAHIDE KOBAYASHI (6TH), RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH),
    JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
    TEX - DOUGLAS MATHIS, ROBINSON TEJEDA (4TH), EDDIE
    GUARDAD

    Jun 2 11:49 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO BEN FRANCISCO SCORED SHIN-SOO CHOO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B FRANCISCO ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND,
    A CABRERA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 13
    TEXAS 9 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.291, 1-FOR-4, BB)

    Guardians 13, Rangers 9  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 2 11:15 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DAVID DELLUCCI (6) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF JOAQUIN BENOIT SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 12, TEXAS 9
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.238, 3-FOR-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI)

    Guardians 12, Rangers 9  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 2 11:02 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHRIS SHELTON SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SHELTON ON FIRST, M BYRD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 10
    TEXAS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.254, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Guardians 10, Rangers 9  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 2 10:54 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BEN FRANCISCO (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF JOAQUIN BENOIT SCORED ASDRUBAL CABRERA.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 10, TEXAS 8
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB)

    Guardians 10, Rangers 8  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 2 10:33 PM
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    Guardians 8, Rangers 8  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 2 10:24 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY MARLON BYRD (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF AARON LAFFEY SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG, JOSH HAMILTON AND MILTON
    BRADLEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 8
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C SHELTON (.227, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Guardians 8, Rangers 8  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 2 10:00 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED IAN KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
    TEXAS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.329, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Guardians 8, Rangers 4  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 2 9:55 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ, RYAN GARKO
    AND JHONNY PERALTA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
    TEXAS 3 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S CHOO (.250, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Guardians 8, Rangers 3  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 2 9:27 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH HAMILTON (16) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF AARON LAFFEY SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 3
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BRADLEY (.322, 0-FOR-0, HBP)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 3  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 2 9:11 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA SCORED SHIN-SOO CHOO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    TEXAS 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.257, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 1  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 2 9:02 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CASEY BLAKE (6) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF DOUGLAS MATHIS SCORED RYAN GARKO.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S CHOO (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Guardians 4, Rangers 1  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 2 9:00 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA SCORED CHRIS SHELTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J SALTALAMACCHIA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Guardians 2, Rangers 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 2 8:46 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CASEY BLAKE (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF DOUGLAS MATHIS SCORED DAVID DELLUCCI.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TEXAS 0
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S CHOO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Guardians 2, Rangers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 2 8:31 PM

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