Cleveland Suffers Another Loss, Falling 4-1 to Minnesota

Jeremy Sowers is definitely making a case for remaining in the big leagues, you’d just never know it by his record.  Sowers pitched five innings of perfection on Friday against the Minnesota Twins and still ended up with a 4-1 loss.   Five innings of no hits and no walks was broken up in the bottom of the sixth.  The first batter Sowers faced was Brendan Harris, and he leveled a double into left.  Adam Everett laid down a nice bunt, moving Harris to third.    The second hit of the night by the Twins came at the hands of Carlos Gomez, a single scored Harris and made it a 1-0 Twins lead.   Nick Blackburn, the starting pitcher for Minnesota was almost as good in the hit department, and came out better in the offensive run support category.  After five, he’d only giving up three hits coupled with no walks, and nary a run.   In the top of the seventh, the Indians had an opportunity to rough him up for a few.  Unfortunately, they ... (link)