Tribe Fall on Another 9th Inning Homer

It's happened again... "sigh:

Another 9th Inning Jack: It happened again mamma.

This time a pinch-hitting Jason Varitek victimizing Jensen Lewis in a tie game.

Then some more hits and it was 5-3.

Just.. Heart breaking.. No Betancourt, No Joe.. So they had to depend on everyone else and low and behold, Jorge Julio doesn't help matters in the 7th with two quick walks.

After I campaigned for him too.

Jensen was pitching okay, he got a big double play. He made a great pitch to Tek, but Jason is a great hitter and he went away with the pitch. Nothing you can do.

Byrds the Word: Paul Byrd was probably going to get creamed.. But he showed he isn't done just yet.. 6 strong innings(only 75 or so pitches, why was he taken out so early?), of 1 UNearned run baseball.

He also struck out six. He was really sharp tonight and it was great to see. A lot of people were down on him, including myself, but I wasn't ready to throw in the towel, and that is the reason.

Stumbling With RISP: They were.. There is no better way to say it.

17 runners were left on base..

Victor Martinez was the only one with the clutch hit, and Garko got the other RBI off a HBP with the bases juiced.

The offense didn't get the job done with people on base. They were hitting the ball, but it wasn't happening. 1 Hit with RISP is just not gonna win ball games.

Anyway another two quick game series, this time welcoming the Tigs for their first series of the year.

Armando Galarraga makes his major league debut against C.C. lord help me if we don't at least put up some numbers against this guy.

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