Game #20: Bay Bombs the Indians in 3-1 Loss to Red Sox

For those of you that were waiting for a Kerry Wood meltdown like what fans were use to with Bob Wickman and Joe Borowski - you’ve got your ammo. Wood came in to relieve Cliff Lee in the 9th inning of a scoreless game Monday night vs the Red Sox, and four batters in found himself and the club down 3-0 thanks to a monster three-run HR by Jason Bay that went well into the bleachers 408 feet.
The homer was a tough pill to swallow for the Indians, as they went tooth and nail all night with the Red Sox, but were unable to get any offense at all off of knuckle ball pitcher Tim Wakefield, who allowed just one hit all night long. The Indians even with one-hit had a couple of chances, but again, the offense was silent and couldn’t get it done.
They had two on with two out in the 4th, but Jhonny Peralta flied out to deep right to end the inning. In the 6th, they again had two on with two outs, but Ryan Garko lined to deep center to end that threat. Bottom line is the team had their chances, but as usual so far in 2009 - they failed to cash in.
I thought Lee was outstanding, going 8 innings allowing 5 hits, no walks, and striking out five. Wakefield though was just as good, allowing just the one hit, four walks and five strikeouts. Bottom line is the Red Sox bullpen and clutch hitting won them this game.
The Indians still can’t seem to find any type of stride, and they will look to get some momentum back on Tuesday night, as now at 7-13, they will send RHP Anthony Reyes (1-0, 4.76) against RHP Brad Penny (2-0, 7.80) for the Red Sox.







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.