A sweep is too much to ask for, but I wanted it

I understand, It is too much to ask for.

But man I wanted it.

It looked as if they were doomed early when Paul Byrd was set to completely implode.

Rocky Start: The first four men that came up to the plate all rounded the bases. Byrd gave up four runs when James Loney doubled home two and Russell Martin followed with a two run home run. Byrd gave up one more hit and then set it on cruise control.

The next six he gave up only two hits and just really had it working. The first inning and the rest of the game was night and day. Byrd's line was 7 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, and a strikeout. What is shocking is he only threw 86 pitches, even with the bad inning.

I was ready to start the "damnit he's doing it again" but then he really impressed me the way he came back.

Unfortunately that four run inning wasn't enough to over come.

Good Inning Not Enough: The Indians had plenty of chances, especially in that third inning. Choo grounded into a fielders choice, which very well could have been a double play. The run would have scored anyway, but it kept one man on and one out. That let Ryan Garko knock in a run and then Casey Blake added on with a groundout.

The bad part was the inning before that. The Indians had two out and Garko on first when Shoppach smoked a double. You'd figure anyone else would have scored, but not Garko. The downside in not sending him was this.. Paul Byrd was due up, so if you are expecting a 2 out hit from Byrd in that situation, you are crazy.

Skinner realized this later in the game. In the fifth inning with 2 outs, David Dellucci hit a double that Peralta really shouldn't have been sent on. But because Kelly Shoppach was on deck, and first base was open, it would have essentially been Paul Byrd once again with 2 outs. Peralta was dead as a duck, but it didn't hurt to try.

I really am not a fan of the pitcher hitting, it derails possible innings, and it certainly could be considered a big culprit in why we didn't score more runs today.

Thankfully, our pitchers are done hitting (well in C.C.'s case, I'm sad, but yeah) as we get an off day tomorrow, and then the Giants roll in to face the Tribe on Tuesday.

Yep, the Giants. The return of Omar Vizquel. It will be an energized week, and I have some Omar stuff planned.

Tuesday's pitching matchup is Jonathan Sanchez and Aaron Laffey.

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