Hafner crushes first homer
Indians 4, Angels 2
Travis Hafner's three-run homer in the eighth erased a one-run deficit. (Morry Gash/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Travis Hafner quickly erased the effects of two eighth-inning Tribe errors with his first home run of the season -- a three-run blast that propelled the Indians to a series victory in Milwaukee. Grady Sizemore contributed his fourth homer. Starter Jeremy Sowers dueled his counterpart over seven frames, striking out three.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 12, 2007
Cleveland 4, LA Angels 2
Today's Boxes 4/12/07
BAL 2, KC 1
DET 5, TOR 4
NYM 5, PHI 3
WSH 2, ATL 0
MIN 3, TB 2
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Standings thru 4/12/07 | Gameday | Angels Stats | Indians Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matthews , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
Cabrera , SS4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .275
Guerrero , DH3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .405
Anderson , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286
Quinlan , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Izturis , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345
Kendrick , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289
Kotchman , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
Molina , C3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
a-Aybar , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Willits , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Totals 34 2 7 1 2 4 15
BATTING 2B : Cabrera (4, Sowers).TB : Cabrera 4; Guerrero 2; Molina; Willits.RBI : Guerrero (11).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matthews; Kendrick 3.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Guerrero (1, 2nd base off Sowers/Shoppach), Cabrera (1, 3rd base off Sowers/Shoppach).FIELDING E : Kendrick (2, missed catch).DP : 2 (Kendrick-Cabrera-Kotchman 2).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .364
Nixon , RF3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .353
1-Michaels , PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Hafner , DH4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .318
Dellucci , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Blake , 1B-3B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227
Peralta , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Barfield , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Marte , 3B2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .136
a-Garko , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Shoppach , C3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250
Totals 29 4 7 4 4 4 14
BATTING HR : Sizemore (4, 6th inning off Moseley, 0 on, 0 out), Hafner (1, 8th inning off Shields, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore 4; Nixon; Hafner 5; Dellucci; Peralta; Shoppach.RBI : Sizemore (5), Hafner 3 (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Nixon; Shoppach 3.S : Barfield.GIDP : Hafner; Dellucci.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Blake (1, throw), Hernandez, R (2, missed catch).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Moseley 6.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 1.50
Speier 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23
Shields (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)1.0 2 3 3 2 0 1 3.68
WP : Sowers.IBB : Guerrero (by Hernandez, R).Pitches-strikes : Moseley 89-52, Speier 7-5, Shields 28-15, Sowers 102-65, Hernandez, R 18-8, Fultz 3-1, Borowski 18-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Moseley 12-3, Speier 1-1, Shields 1-2, Sowers 8-10, Hernandez, R 1-1, Fultz 0-1, Borowski 0-2.Batters faced : Moseley 24, Speier 3, Shields 7, Sowers 27, Hernandez, R 4, Fultz 1, Borowski 4.Inherited runners-scored : Speier 2-0, Fultz 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 59 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:37.Att : 17,090.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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