Jake Westbrook has a knack for giving up double-digit hits in his outings. He allowed 11 hits and three runs in his six innings in a low scoring 3-2 loss to the guys up north. The Jays did all their damage in the second as they got three off Westbrook after a bunch of singles and a wild pitch. After a two-run double by Jason Michaels in the fifth, the Tribe found themselves right back in the ballgame. But with nobody out and Michaels on second, the Indians failed to bring him home, a problem that has plagued them often in their recent losses. That would prove to be their biggest opportunity in the ballgame to tie it or take the lead, as they only could manage five hits on the night off Jays starter Ted Lilly and the bullpen.

It would have been nice to watch the game had STO not have totally screwed up with their choppy broadcast. Somebody trip over a wire or what?

The Cleveland Browns will have to overcome the inexperience of players and untimely bad luck in the organization. The Browns have seen serious injuries to “core” players for the past three years and many experts and fans feel Cleveland leads the list of “cursed” teams. Clark Judge of CBS Sportsline.com does an interesting job of breaking down the bad luck or situations that teams have faced preparing for this year.

I think the Browns trouble at the center position can be overcome much easier than losing one of the skilled position players. I still have an optimistic view on Cleveland this season, and I think the Browns offense will be surprisingly successful.

The Browns’ center situation this training camp has been anything but steady and normal. ESPN Page 2 writer David Fleming knows as much and makes light of the whole bizarre series of events in a recent column. He rewinds and takes readers through the Browns problems at center dating all the way back to 2003 in a rather comical 1,281-word rambling sentence.

Here’s a sample of his column. Fleming picks it up from the Hallen retirement.

…a surprise to Cleveland which prompted Savage to trade another future draft pick to the Pats for the banged up but decent lineman/center and one-time Barcelona Dragon Ross Tucker while the GM promised to scour rosters across this great land looking for surplus linemen oozing with the kind of rare skill set the Browns have come to expect from their centers (in other words, a beer gut and a pulse): players like Miami center Steve McKinney (and not, by the way, former Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino who in his recent weight loss ads shows just how slim you can get when you cut pride out of your daily diet) who, sadly, underwent season-ending back surgery shortly after Savage inquired about him, thus infecting him with the Browns Super Psycho Center Saga Voodoo Curse which next claimed Smith, who suffered a nasty high-ankle sprain which left the Browns, with Ephraim’s imminent suspension, no choice but on Aug. 24 to — I’M NOT MAKING THIS UP, PEOPLE, THERE ARE, LIKE, LAWS AND STUFF — infuse the position with almost a whole entire 10 days of rock-solid stability, professionalism and serenity by cutting Mabry and acquiring Bears backup center and former second-round pick Lennie Friedman for yet another conditional 2007 pick (they apparently grow on trees in Northeast Ohio this time of year and are very tasty toasted on a cookie sheet with just a pinch of butter and salt)

Guard David Wesley, who averaged 9.9 points and 2.9 assists last season with the Houston Rockets, will join a loaded Cavalier backcourt. Despite his tangible stats, it’s the intangibles that Wesley brings to the table that excites Ferry and the Cavaliers.

“He’s going to be a great addition to our team,” said Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry. “David adds a wealth of experience and professionalism to our team. His defense, shooting and toughness will add to areas that we want to continue to grow this year.”

Wesley will earn $1.75 million this coming season and only a portion of his contract in year two is guaranteed. He’s looking forward to the upcoming season.

“I’ve got to be a little tougher because I’m smaller than the rest of the guys out there,” Wesley said. “I’m a pit bull, just go out and bite a leg if I have to.”

If nothing else, the Cavs are now loaded to the gills at the guard position. It’ll be up to coach Mike Brown to sort through all the players and come up with a decent rotation among all the guards. The Wesley signing no doubt brings greater depth and competition to the team for next season.

If it were his last outing of the season, Jeremy Sowers went out in style. The rookie went seven innings and allowed the only two Jays runs to earn his seventh major-league victory. The Tribe doesn’t want to overwork their young star and prefer he finish in the 180 - 190 innings range for the season. Sowers currently sits at 180 2/3 innings.

I’d love to see Sowers continue pitching, but the organization is probably doing the right thing with him. He’s still extremely young and you’d hate to risk injury late in a season that is already a wash anyway. While he is pitching fantastic, Sowers hasn’t thrown this many innings in a season before and it is smart on the Indians’ part to work him up the ladder slowly. The Indians have found themselves quite a gem in Sowers and they must be careful with him.

Grand slams are supposed to be considered one of the rarest feats in the game of the baseball. Not for the Indians. The bases-clearing bomb has become commonplace for the Tribe and it’s to the point now where it would be odd if a week passes and the team doesn’t hit one. They added one more Tuesday night in their 7-2 win over the Blue Jays, bringing the Tribe’s 2006 grand slam total to a league-best 13. Andy Marte found himself in another bases loaded situation, similar to what he faced in the previous game when he popped out. This time, fortunately, the result was much better . Marte sent Jerremy Accardo’s first pitch over the center field wall in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.

“It’s a different game,” Wedge said. “He’s a very intelligent player. He’s very aware of what he’s doing out there and you saw a big difference from night to night. He hit a ball about as well as you can hit it — squared it up and drilled it to center field. It was great for him and it was huge for us.”