In the final game of their series, the Indians lost to the Twins 6-1, completing a dismal homestand. Paul Byrd started for the Tribe and took the loss, giving up five runs, four of which were earned, in six innings. Byrd didn’t get much help from his offense, nor did he find any support behind him in the field. Three errors and a few more misplays set an ugly tone for the game. If the Indians weren’t having issues in the field, they were somehow having problems against Scott Baker, who holds a whopping 6.33 ERA. Three of their eight hits came courtesy of Hector Luna.

“Our infield defense, at times, has been inexcusable,” Wedge said. “That’s the only word I can throw out there, among others, in front of you guys.”

The Indians now find themselves at the beginning of what could be a brutal West Coast trip.

The Cincinnati Bengals totally had their way with the Browns defense as they romped them 34-17 Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengal offense proved to be too much, outgaining the Browns 481 to 301 yards. They scored on their opening drive and never looked back. Just as key penalties stalled the Browns offense last week, they were victim to some costly turnovers which put the team in a huge hole. They could not recover and were embarrased for the second straight week.

Going into this game, you had to think their play offensively would improve. Well, it didn’t. In fact, it was much worse as the running game again wasn’t effective and the third down play on both sides of the ball was terrible. The offensive line actually looked pretty decent and gave Charlie Frye some time to throw but whenever the Browns did sustain a good drive, it was quickly erased by turnovers. Add that to the lack of pass rush and some more questionable play-calling, and the Browns are left with numerous problems to deal with.