At this point, if they get more than 1 hit I’m ready to call it a success.  Josh Beckett vs. Justin Masterson.  Masterson says that his knee is feeling better, so it can’t be worse than his performance in Arizona, can it?  (Famous last words).

Lineups:

Indians:

Michael Bourn, CF

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Michael Brantley, LF

Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B

Jason Kipnis, 2B

Nick Swisher, 1B

Yan Gomes, C

David Murphy, RF

Justin Masterson, P

 

Dodgers:

Dee Gordon, 2B

Yasiel Puig, RF

Adrian Gonzalez, 1B

Matt Kemp, LF

Andre Ethier, CF

Juan Uribe, 3B

Drew Butera, C

Carlos Triunfel, SS

Josh Beckett, P

22 Comments

  • JimM. says:

    listening to the great vin scully on mlb radio. he was just explaining all the nicknames the indians have had over the years. on the subject of cleveland being called the naps sarcastically bc they were said to fold like napkins, “what a rap!”

    sidenote: he mentioned the great HOFer nap lajoie and just may have pronounced it properly.

    • shaun says:

      i tuned into the scully broadcast on mlb.tv…such a treat to listen to. whats not a treat is watching swisher play defense

  • Stephanie Liscio says:

    Pennant fever is a 48-hour virus? BURN!

    When Scully was going through all of the old team names, my husband (because he’s the type of guy that finds enjoyment in telling kids there is no Santa) said “he was probably alive for all of those names, wasn’t he?”

    • shaun says:

      me and my wife were howling at the call at the bottom of the 2nd after the dodgers couldn’t do anything with bases loaded…”And the Dodgers blow it again!”

  • Gvl Steve says:

    Another error at first base for Betty White. There isn’t a kid in little league who couldn’t catch that ball.

  • Kevin says:

    Two innings, Six Men left on base by the Dodgers. Is this supposed to make me feel good? I know we still have the lead but I believe we still have seven more innings to go…

  • Kevin says:

    I feel like Chisenhall stalled on that Kipnis single. Also Jackie Price story from Vin Scully is something else ha

  • bob says:

    Masty’s pitch count is the only thing that will stand in the way of double digits for both strikeouts & BB’s

  • shaun says:

    beckett’s 2 doubles are pretty darn impressive

  • shaun says:

    dodgers should have done their homework on brantley…maybe its a blessing sometimes that he’s as underrated as he is.

  • Kevin says:

    That was a triple play that would have been so much cooler if the Umpire had called him out right away at 2nd. I guess this is a situation where the replay worked out.

  • Gvl Steve says:

    Three outs and two challenges won on one play! What a crazy game.

  • Jon cindia says:

    Gotta love brantley

  • Jon cindia says:

    Vinnie looked good

    • Kevin says:

      He really battled back against Hanley Ramirez there. I was worried and cheered out loud when he struck him out.

  • shaun says:

    how about our bullpen…lights out!

  • shaun says:

    i really want to go to bed but i love when we beat on teams with 3 times our payroll…and on the road to boot!

  • Kevin says:

    Chris Perez comin in ooooooooooooooooo

  • bob says:

    so now that Chis is w/in 5 AB’s of being qualified, he will no longer lead the league – behind Altuve now…cuz you know, as a Tribe fan, had to find a downside to tonight’s W…

  • Jon cindia says:

    Is masterson worth keeping in the rotation at this point? Can someone answer that. I mean with a 5.13 era and games where he barely pitches 4 innings what’s the point

  • Jon cindia says:

    Plus he had only pitch 6+ innings in a start only 8 times this season

  • Weston says:

    Awesome game last night. I was in attendance. Brother came out to visit in Phoenix and we saw last week’s games against the Diamondbacks (yes, we stayed for the whole 14 inning affair!) and then we road tripped to LA for a week and to see this series. Come on Bauer, let’s get that series win today!