Guardians 7 - 5 Rangers
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Sizemore leading surge by Indians

Aug 22, 2008 - 10:23 AM Cleveland (59-67) at Texas (63-65) 8:05 p.m. EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians are all but out of the playoffs. That isn't stopping Grady Sizemore from helping his team put together a winning streak.

Sizemore and the Indians go for their fifth straight win on Friday against the Texas Rangers.

Cleveland is 14 games behind the Chicago White Sox (73-53) in the American League Central and surrendered any playoff hopes when it traded reigning AL Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia and third baseman Casey Blake in July.

However, the Indians have put together a four-game winning streak thanks in large part to the All-Star Sizemore, who is batting .470 (8-for-17) with two home runs and 11 RBI during the surge.

Sizemore, 26, had arguably the best game of his career on Thursday, logging four hits, including his 29th homer, and driving in a career-high seven runs as Cleveland posted a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

The center fielder will face Rangers rookie starter Matt Harrison (5-2, 5.77 ERA), who is 3-0 with a 3.72 ERA over his last three starts. Harrison is coming off his best outing, pitching eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out eight en route to a 3-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Fausto Carmona (5-5, 4.71) counters for Cleveland, looking for his first win in four starts.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 1
    TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 5 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), JENSEN LEWIS (9TH) AND SAL
    FASANO
    TEX - MATT HARRISON, KAMERON LOE (4TH), EDDIE GUARDADO
    (9TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (9TH) AND

    Aug 22 11:31 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRANDON BOGGS (7) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 9TH OFF JENSEN LEWIS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7, TEXAS 5
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.285, 0-FOR-4)

    Guardians 7, Rangers 5  Bot 9, 0 OutsAug 22 11:24 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED JAMEY
    CARROLL.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, J PERALTA ON SECOND, B
    FRANCISCO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7
    TEXAS 4 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S FASANO (.308, 1-FOR-4)

    Guardians 7, Rangers 4  Top 9, 0 OutsAug 22 11:17 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY BEN FRANCISCO SCORED ASDRUBAL
    CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B FRANCISCO ON SECOND, J CARROLL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
    TEXAS 4 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.276, 1-FOR-4, RBI)

    Guardians 6, Rangers 4  Top 9, 0 OutsAug 22 11:09 PM
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    RUWTbot Took away 35 roots

    Guardians 6, Rangers 4  Top 9, 0 OutsAug 22 11:09 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARLON BYRD (9) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF RAFAEL PEREZ SCORED JASON ELLISON AND HANK BLALOCK.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 4
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C DAVIS (.270, 1-FOR-3)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 4  Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 22 10:55 PM
  • 45
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 4  Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 22 10:55 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA SCORED CHRIS DAVIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J SALTALAMACCHIA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.308, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 1  Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 22 9:37 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PERALTA ON FIRST, B FRANCISCO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.257, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)

    Guardians 5, Rangers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 22 8:43 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY ANDY MARTE SCORED SAL FASANO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A MARTE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.226, 4 HR, 24 RBI)

    Guardians 3, Rangers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 22 8:31 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
    TEX - MATT HARRISON

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B BOGGS (.238, 6 HR, 34 RBI)
    M YOUNG (.287, 11 HR, 69 RBI)
    J HAMILTON (.304, 29 HR, 115 RBI

    Guardians 2, Rangers 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 22 8:16 PM

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