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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.

Sabathia did what he could but failed to get much help from the offense as the Indians lost 4-1 to the Twins Saturday night. C.C went seven innings and gave up 10 hits and three runs. However, the bats were quiet as their lone run came in the first as a result of a fielder’s choice by Victor Martinez. They could not figure out Twins starter Carlos Silva and missed some rare scoring opportunities when they had the chance. Grady Sizemore went 2-for-4 and really was the only one to find any success at the plate.

Peralta committed another stupid error, his 16th of the season, and continues to struggle at the plate. After a strong July, his monthly numbers have declined. I’d like to think he fits with this team in the future, but my patience is running out and he’s giving Tribe fans reason to think otherwise.

It was a rather unconventional walk-off win, but the Indians will take it. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th, Ryan Garko grounded into a fielder’s choice which scored the winning run in the Tribe’s 5-4 win over the Twins Friday night. Not only did Garko have the game-winning RBI, he helped the Indians get off to a quick lead thanks to his two-run blast off one of the American League’s best in Johan Santana. Franklin Guitierrez also had a solid night with three hits and two doubles, one of which started the 10th inning rally.

Fausto Carmona took the hill once again and for once, the game didn’t completely blow up in his face. Despite five walks, Carmona gave up only two runs in five innings and left with the lead. The Twins were able to get to Tom Mastny in the ninth to tie it but the Indians were able to deliver some extra-inning magic.