Tribe Strike for 11 in Revenge Against Tigers

How sweet it is. The Indians came back the next night against the Tigers ace and did the same thing that they did to us.

Offensive Explosion: It was quite possibly the best offensive game of the year for the Indians.

Everyone got a hit, there was timely hitting, patience and just overall a great look out of everyone on the plate.

Jason Michaels busted out of his funk with a 2-3 night, knocking in three runs. He also had a big outfield assist, gunning down Gary Sheffield at the plate.

Jamey Carroll making his first start in the two hole, with both Cabrera and Dellucci sitting, and Michaels facing the right hander. He just was awesome again. He is a huge spark off that bench, just finding ways to get on base.

He went 2-4 with two RBIs, a triple, and a walk.

Ryan Garko scored three runs including a two run jack in the fifth.

Speaking of jack, Pronky went deep for the third time this year, knocking in another run in the process.

Victor Martinez went 2-4 with an RBI and a walk.

Casey Blake doubled in Franklin Gutierrez in the second. Gutierrez went 2-4 with a run scored and a walk.

The offense was on tonight. They worked six walks off the wild Verlander who could not find the zone at all. He also hit two batters.

Fausto Rebound: It was a Fausto Rebound. He looked shaky early, but got out of a jam in several occasions to go 6.2 strong innings and give up only one run.

He also bailed out Ryan Garko in one inning in where Inge fouled off a ball that could have been caught by Shark. But he cautiously approached the ball and dropped it in the camera bay.

Inge riffled the next pitch off the left field wall. Thankfully Michaels played the ball great, held Rents at third and kept the Tigers from scoring.

Wedge Speaks: It turns out Eric Wedge talked to the team in a closed doors meeting before BP.

Did his message get through?

Lets hope that was the wakeup call this team needed.. It was a much needed win to end the home stand, and a great confidence booster to do this against their Ace.

Up next is a series in Minnesota. The first game sees Francisco Liriano making his second start against Cliff Lee.

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