Rain puts damper on sweep hopes
Thirty-one runs the Indians had scored in their previous three games. They could only manage one on Wednesday night and it resulted in a 2-1 rain-shortened loss to the White Sox. The run came on an Andy Marte homer, one of two Indian hits on the night. The game failed to make it through the eighth as thunderstorms rumbled through the city. After an almost two hour delay, the contest was finally called, leaving the Tribe without a chance at a comeback and a possible sweep. Starter Fausto Carmona didn’t pitch badly, striking out six in as many innings, but still was tagged with the loss, his tenth of the season. On the other side, Branden McCarthy was lights out for the Sox. The young right-hander fanned eight in just over five innings of work and derailed what has been a surging Indians lineup as of late.
The Indians will welcome the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to town for a four-game series at the Jake, their last of the season.
While I wanted the Indians to sweep the Sox, I don’t understand a 2 hr rain delay for a game that was “meaningless” for both teams and the league.
With the weather as bad as it is now, and with no warm up in sight for the next few days, why don’ they just cancel the D-Rays series. Just kidding! It’s sad to see the season come to a close. How many days until spring training!?!