Indians Confidential

Yes the Indians rise to fourth place in the AL Central didn’t last very long, as again on Wednesday night the team was shutout (4th time this year) as Gil Meche pitched circles around them in a lackluster 9-0 setback. The loss was cemented with the same fan in center catching two home run balls from the Royals in the 4th inning that made it 5-0, and then KC put up a 4-spot in the fifth to make it a blowout at 9-0.

The Indians had Meche in some 3-2 counts during the evening, but every time it seemed like he was able to escape, and he had 11 strikeouts to go along with three walks and allowed four hits in 7 innings. Meche is just 3-5, so it’s not like this was something he does very often.

Carl Pavano on the other hand, struggled all night. He had command trouble, and the Royals homers were an indication that he clearly didn’t have good stuff. The 9 earned runs he allowed in 4.2 innings were the most he’s allowed since his first start in the opening series at Texas on April 9th.

He had allowed just 10 earned runs and three homers in his previous five starts combined, so things were simply not going his way on Wednesday night.

The finale of the set is Thursday at 7:05pm as Jeremy Sowers goes for the Indians against Royals ace Zack Greinke (8-2).