Indians
pitcher Chris Perez notched his 31st save tonight to help seal the deal
for Tribe starter Zach McAllister who pitched an outstanding game for
Indians skipper Manny Acta.McAllister pitched 8 solid innings for the
Indians giving him his 5th win on the season and helping the Tribe take 2
out of three from the Boston Red Sox.One of the big time hero's in tonight's game was Brent Lillibridge who continues to show the Indians fans and the front office he can do it all. Brent Lillibridge made some great defensive plays filling in at third base tonight and he got the Tribe on the board first with a solo blast in the 3rd inning to make it 1-0 Indians. The Indians need to find a way to sign this guy to a long-term deal. This guy can do it all. Not only is he a great player to have who can fill in at just about any spot in the infield he shows he can hit too. The Indians may have not made too many moves before the Trade deadline came and went, but picking up Brent Lillibridge was a great move and the Indians management deserve extra credit for this pick up.
The big talk of the night is the great job McAllister did against the Boston Red Sox hitters. McAllister only allowed 3 hits for 2 runs, he threw 100 pitches and struck out 4 and gave up no walks. Hey, Manny Acta should have stepped up a while ago and ripped his starting rotation. Ever since Acta almost begged for one of his starters to step up and make a great effort the Indians starters have done so. Manny, next time you lose 5 in a row, Make the freaking speech, do not wait until you hit 11. I know, you never faced this before, so be sure to write it down now and chalk it up as a learning experience.
The Indians won against the Boston Red Sox tonight 5-2 and now have the chance to clinch the series tomorrow if they can get the win. What a difference not giving up 10 runs before the 5th inning makes in Major league baseball folks. I am surprised it took the Indians so long to think of that....
Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
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