Indians take first of 2 from Royals in 8-4 win
Published 4/25/2008 by Doug Tucker, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Grady Sizemore had four hits and two RBIs and Fausto Carmona survived five shaky innings to lead Cleveland past Kansas City 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday night, the Royals' sixth straight loss.
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With the double-dip slated to kick off at about 6:10p EST, I estimate that the second game will start at about 9:30p… which is just about when things are slated to get dicey. Being in Cleveland, we’re no strangers to “Isolated” storms, so who knows what will go down after the sun does. Good news is...Why the Cleveland Indians should sign Barry Bonds
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Cleveland Indians Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG G Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 D Dellucci LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .273 T Hafner DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .226 R Garko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 A Cabrera 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .209 F ...HONDO: BOMBERS AWAY!
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Hondo, who had been slumping, had nothing but cheers for Cliffy and the Indians, who zipped the Royals last night to elevate the earnings to 230 har relsons. Tonight, with Pettitte and Byrd battling, it's HGH Night in Cleveland, and Mr. Aitch hopes...
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