Indians losing pitcher Jake Westbrook talks to the media postgame after today’s 2-1 loss to the White Sox. Jake says that despite feeling good on the mound, the two solo homers is what did him in. Click below to listen to Jake’s comments in the Tribe locker room.
1-2-3 ninth…..2-1 loss…
Heart of the order…Peralta, Hafner and Garko in the 9th
Jenks out for the 9th
Lewis out of the 8th…..they need a run to move this to extra innings
Flyout to left ends the frame….they’ll need some 9th inning heroics
Two outs, and here comes Martinez to face Linebrink…Victor said yesterday he could hit..we’ll see
Peralta bare hands a weak grounder by Konerko…nice scoop and end to the inning down 2-1
Wow…what an awesome change up on Thome to strike him out….Lewis totally handcuffed him
Anderson pinch hitting for Swisher singles hard….here comes the hook and Jensen Lewis
Westbrook getting behind in the counts…down 3-1 gives up a single to Uribe
Crede in the 8 hole puts out a 2-0 pitch….a laser shot…2-1
Blake fly out to center to end the inning….1-1
15,785 announced….close…a think more like 10,000-11,000
Danks done…bring on Dotel
Cabrera can’t get it out of the infield….5-6-3 and now two outs…up to Blake to get a big hit
WHAT ARE THEY DOING??!!!! Dye and Swisher can’t communicate, Dye drops it…Gutierrez on second, Garko on third..error centerfielder Swisher
Garko with a bomb..double off the wall…1-1 on a nice slide by Travis!
Hafner walks..one on with no outs….Dotel starts to warm up…would love to get in the Sox Pen….Danks at 78 pitches
Thank you for calling! 1-6-3 and he’s out of the inning….nice
Westbrook needs another groundball
Uh-oh, another hit….two on with no outs….Jake up to 83 pitches
Whoops…..a boot by Blake at third
3-1 count and Michaels hits a rather weak groundout to end the frame….still 1-0 Sox
Great bunt by Shoppach…Konerko made a heck of a play
Finally…Blake singles to start the 6th
412 feet on the homer….thought he hit it well…
Can someone tell me why we still boo Jim Thome?
Juan Uribe went down and got that one…about 15 rows into the bleachers in center….1-0
Seems like both of these teams forget how to hit today…you can’t tell me Westbrook and Danks are that great
Is anyone going to score today?
Today’s press box dining - chili with goldfish, and some sort of berry cake..pretty good
Great pitch and he gets Crede swinging to end the inning…
Looks like the sinker is crossing Shoppach crossed up…another ball that ALMOST gets away
Groundball to third…crap, he would have had the double play….now two down and a runner at second
Ugh, 2-2 pitch and looks like another bad pitch…a wild pitch and Pie down to second…so much for the double play
Wow…a hit…too bad its for Pierzynski…who has had a good series
Danks still looking good….K’s Peralta for second out of the inning….
Nice job by Westbrook….fly out to center ends the 4th
Walk to Thome and now a passed ball….have to be careful here with two outs to Konerko
Tribe not doing all that much better against Danks…another 1-2-3 frame….three innings in the book and its 12:45
Westbrook looking great….31 pitches and now two outs in the third….
Gutierrez with a long out….Swisher (who made a nice cut off last night), makes a nice catch against the wall….two outs
Garko walks…first baserunner of the day….
Another 1-2-3 inning for Jake..looks like he’s got great control today….
Wow….that was fast, Westbrook with a 7 pitch inning and they are out 1-2-3
12:05 first pitch…..52 degrees….a full 18 degrees better than last night
Hey everyone….11:55 and I swear there is no more than 5,000 in the seats….this is strictly for the players so they can have time to get to the coast…
Welcome to the AL Jorge Julio…Thome hits a bomb off of him to start the 9th…7-2
Okay, we’re now at 3+ hours, and Garko gets a cheap RBI single….7-1….let’s get this over with
Bases Loaded K takes care of the Sox in the 8th
Perez in relief, strikes out Homey Thome to the loudest ovation of the night.
Kobayashi didn’t last long, just three batters…welcome to the Majors!
Announced attendance - 17, 645….ah, not quite. More like 10,000
Carmona - 7 innings, 4 hits, one run, 4 walks, 4 K’s…1 WP….108 pitches, 65 strikes
Kobayashi set to make his MLB debut
Carmona out of the 7th, Lewis was warming up, so I think we see him in the 8th
Fausto at 100 pitches….I feel a few more batters and he’s in the showers
Press salsa is really spicy tonight….totally am going to be up late with stomach pains…ugh
Chicago writers all groaned when MacDougal entered…they know he stinks…one said “thanks MacDougal” when the inning ended…
Cabrera with a long single…thrown out at second but another run scores…6-1
Grady the player of the night…another single, now 5-1….Sizemore 3-fo-4 with 3 RBI
Seems like they are now teeing off on MacDougal…Shoppach with a long double to put two on with no outs…about to blow this thing open…infield in for the Sox
Fausto with a quick 6th….I’m wrong, he’s going at least 7 now…Vazquez gone for MacDougal…
Great patience by Franklin to draw a walk…makes it 4-1 and really gives Carmona some breathing room…
Travis with a solid hit…great play in left by Swisher to save a run with a great cut off
Peralta runs out a potential double play…
Got the run back…base hit by Cabrera…!
Another K for Vazquez….that’s 6 on the night…Sizemore with a triple….
Crede’s base hit makes it 2-1….Fausto is going to be lucky to last 6
Wow…the White Sox finally got another hit….top of 5 and still 2-0…
Yes, another Fausto walk….his control is for sure not on tonight…good thing he’s got that double play sinker going.
Another double play….that’s three in four innings for Chicago…sure does kill the comment below…
Another walk by Fausto…that’s 3 in 3 plus innings…
Quick 3rd for both teams…gotta believe that the weather is going to make for some tough hitting tonight….let’s hope the rain holds off tomorrow so they can play the 12:05 start
I don’t want to be a whiner, but MAN it’s cold in this press box….bottom of the 3rd and I’m on my 1st cup of coffee
Big hit by Grady scores two with the bases loaded….walks will always hurt, and for Vazquez, that’s the case here, man that was a meatball to Grady…
6-4-3 twin killing ends the White Sox inning…another good job by Fausto to get out of it…
Jerk Pierynski beats out what would have been a pretty 3-6-1 double play..two on with one out
Konerko works a walk and Dye hits a hard single to start the 2nd….
Travis caught looking to end the frame…pitch froze him….
Cabrera doubles to start a rally….moves to third on a ground out - heads up running….
34 degrees at game time….nice first inning for Fausto getting out of it with the double play…
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
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