Cleveland (0-2) at Texas (2-0)

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Pavano eager to get first start under belt

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Indians newcomer Carl Pavano has never started vs. the Rangers. But after a spring camp in which Pavano stayed healthy and made every turn, he's hoping Thursday's outing in the series finale ushers in a career renaissance.
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Indians probable pitcher

Carl Pavano

  • #44 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Pavano is the mystery man of the Indians' rotation. It's difficult to predict what the Tribe can expect from a guy who has only logged 45 2/3 innings in the Majors over the past three seasons. A bust in four years that cost the Yankees $40 million, Pavano is looking to repair his reputation and rejuvenate his career with an Indians team that believes he can still be effective, if healthy. Pavano, who won 18 games for the Marlins in '04, returned from Tommy John elbow surgery at the end of last season and made seven starts. And he made it through the Tribe's Spring Training camp with no body woes. His stuff improved as camp went along, so the Indians are encouraged. Pavano has never faced the Rangers.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 66-66 4.32 1083.1 301 692 .277

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/09/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 0 2 .000 1.5 0-0 0-2
Texas Rangers (AL West) 2 0 1.000 - 2-0 0-0
Stats - 04/09/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .179 6 1 4 0 16 9.56 16.0 24 4 14
TEX .338 17 5 17 1 14 2.50 18.0 12 4 16
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McCarthy ready to start season right

T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers were encouraged by what they saw from Brandon McCarthy this spring, when he showed he was healthy and taking advantage of a new pitch. On Thursday, he'll hope to carry his spring work into the season when he makes his first start.
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Rangers probable pitcher

Brandon McCarthy

  • #20 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
McCarthy missed most of last season with severe right elbow inflammation and made just five starts for the Rangers. He made just 22 starts and one relief appearance for Texas in 2007, when he went 5-10 with a 4.87 ERA. For his career, McCarthy is 10-14 with 4.56 ERA in 39 starts with the Rangers and White Sox; McCarthy is 4-2 with a 4.58 ERA in 13 career games against the Indians, who are the only team McCarthy has beaten more than once.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-20 4.54 275.1 106 186 .256

Indians hitters vs Brandon McCarthy

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - .000 3 0 0
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal - - - - .250 4 1 2
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .143 7 0 0
Crowe, Trevor - - - - .000 2 0 0
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - .000 2 0 0
Hafner, Travis - - - - .333 12 2 6
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - .000 3 0 0
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - .200 10 1 1
Peralta, Jhonny - - - - .056 18 0 1
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Sizemore, Grady - - - - .381 21 1 4
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - .000 3 0 0
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

Rangers hitters vs Carl Pavano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andrus, Elvis - - - - - - - -
Arias, Joaquin - - - - - - - -
Boggs, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Borbon, Julio - - - - .600 5 0 0
Cruz, Nelson - - - - - 0 0 0
Davis, Chris - - - - .000 3 0 0
Gentry, Craig - - - - - - - -
German, Esteban - - - - - - - -
Golson, Greg - - - - .667 3 0 0
Hamilton, Josh - - - - .333 6 0 3
Inglett, Joe - - - - .333 6 0 1
Kinsler, Ian - - - - .833 6 2 6
Murphy, David - - - - .000 6 0 0
Ramirez, Max - - - - - - - -
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Teagarden, Taylor - - - - .000 2 0 0
Young, Michael - - - - .500 8 0 0

Rangers romp (0-3) (3-0)

Rangers 12, Indians 8

Pavano dinged

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Grady Sizemore had two homers as four Indians hit their inaugural homers of 2009, but Carl Pavano's debut with the Tribe wasn't as noteworthy. Pavano went one-plus innings, allowing nine earned runs as the Indians started the season 0-3 for the first time since 1996.

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Series at a Glance

 
Brandon McCarthy gave the Rangers their third solid start in as many games. (AP)

A Rangers rarity

Todd Wills / Special to MLB.com
Keyed by a five-run first in which Marlon Byrd homered and a four-run second in which Ian Kinsler went deep, the Rangers supported a solid start from Brandon McCarthy to begin 3-0 for the first time since 1996, the first season the franchise made the postseason.
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Rangers 12, Indians 8

Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore, CF 5 2 2 4 0 3 2 .286
DeRosa, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Martinez, V, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .385
Hafner, DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .250
Peralta, J, SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250
Francisco, B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182
Shoppach, C 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .286
Crowe, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Cabrera, A, 2B 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .222
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 10 15  

BATTING
2B: Shoppach (1, Feldman), Cabrera, A (1, Feldman).
HR: Shoppach (1, 2nd inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 2 out), Sizemore 2 (2, 3rd inning off McCarthy, 1 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Feldman, 1 on, 2 out), Martinez, V (1, 7th inning off Feldman, 0 on, 0 out), Hafner (1, 9th inning off Guardado, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Sizemore 8; Martinez, V 5; Hafner 4; Peralta, J 2; Shoppach 6; Cabrera, A 3.
RBI: Shoppach (1), Sizemore 4 (4), Martinez, V (1), Cabrera, A (1), Hafner (1).
2-out RBI: Shoppach; Sizemore 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Shoppach 2; Martinez, V.
GIDP: Francisco, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cabrera, A (1, 3rd base off Rupe/Teagarden).

FIELDING
E: DeRosa (1, throw).
 
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler, 2B 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .500
Young, M, 3B 5 2 2 0 0 3 3 .417
Hamilton, CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .273
Jones, An, DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .600
Cruz, N, RF 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 .364
Byrd, LF 5 1 2 5 0 1 3 .333
Davis, C, 1B 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 .091
Teagarden, C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .200
Vizquel, SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .500
Totals 36 12 13 12 5 12 21  

BATTING
2B: Young, M (2, Pavano), Jones, An (1, Wood, K), Byrd (2, Wood, K).
HR: Byrd (1, 1st inning off Pavano, 2 on, 1 out), Kinsler (1, 2nd inning off Pavano, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Kinsler 6; Young, M 3; Jones, An 4; Byrd 6; Teagarden; Vizquel 2.
RBI: Hamilton (2), Jones, An (1), Byrd 5 (5), Kinsler 3 (6), Cruz, N (4), Vizquel (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hamilton; Teagarden; Vizquel.
SF: Hamilton; Cruz, N.
Team RISP: 6-for-15.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Young, M-Kinsler-Davis, C).
 
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pavano (L, 0-1) 1.0 6 9 9 3 1 2 81.00
Jackson, Z 4.0 4 2 2 0 6 0 4.50
Kobayashi 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Lewis, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00
Wood, K 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 9.00
 
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McCarthy (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 3 3 4 7 2 5.40
Feldman 2.1 5 4 4 0 2 2 15.43
Rupe 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Guardado 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.75

Pavano pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd.

WP: Kobayashi.
HBP: Hamilton (by Jackson, Z), Davis, C (by Jackson, Z), Francisco, B (by McCarthy), Shoppach (by Guardado).
Pitches-strikes: Pavano 39-21, Jackson, Z 60-42, Kobayashi 14-8, Lewis, J 14-10, Wood, K 26-18, McCarthy 105-61, Feldman 48-30, Rupe 13-8, Guardado 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pavano 1-1, Jackson, Z 2-4, Kobayashi 0-3, Lewis, J 0-1, Wood, K 0-0, McCarthy 3-5, Feldman 4-1, Rupe 1-0, Guardado 2-1.
Batters faced: Pavano 12, Jackson, Z 18, Kobayashi 5, Lewis, J 4, Wood, K 6, McCarthy 24, Feldman 12, Rupe 3, Guardado 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Jackson, Z 2-2, Rupe 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 24 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:11.
Att: 14,672.
April 9, 2009

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