Sabathia, Indians rout Twins

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05/17/2007 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.C. Sabathia threw eight strong innings, retiring the final 12 batters he faced, and Trot Nixon drove in three runs to pace Cleveland to a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the middle contest of a three-game series.

Travis Hafner knocked in two runs and Casey Blake went 3-for-5 with an RBI and crossed the plate twice for the Indians, who have won all four meetings with the Twins this season, outscoring them, 34-14. Grady Sizemore had a pair of hits and scored three times.

Sabathia (6-1) rebounded from his only loss of the season last Friday at Oakland, as the powerful left-hander allowed five hits and a run, while walking one and striking out five. He threw 71 of his 103 pitches for strikes, as the Indians won their sixth straight home game.

Tom Mastny gave up two hits in the ninth inning, but closed the game by striking out pinch-hitters Garrett Jones and Jason Kubel to leave runners on second and third.

Nick Punto had two hits and knocked in the only run for the Twins, who lost for the sixth time in seven contests.

Carlos Silva (2-4) dropped his third straight start and continued to get little run support, as he was charged with seven hits and five runs through six innings. The Twins have been outscored 12-1 over his last three outings.

The game started 38 minutes late due to rain, but the Indians scored right away with a two-spot in the first. Sizemore singled and Blake doubled him home. Blake went to third on the throw home and scored on a groundout by Hafner.

Punto singled in Jeff Cirillo in the second, but the Indians manufactured a run in the third for a 3-1 lead. Sizemore walked, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a Hafner sacrifice fly.

Cleveland loaded the bases in the fifth before Nixon slapped a two-run single to center. The Indians filled the bases again in the seventh before Nixon lofted a sacrifice fly, and David Dellucci singled in Victor Martinez later in the inning to account for the final margin.

Game Notes

Earlier Wednesday, the Twins placed relief pitcher Jesse Crain on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder. In a corresponding roster move, the Twins recalled pitcher Julio DePaula from Triple-A Rochester...Sabathia is four strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career...The Indians are 13-3 at home this year...Both teams were warned after Sabathia hit Justin Morneau in the shoulder with a pitch in the fourth inning...Cleveland is 8-2 versus the AL Central...Sabathia has thrown at least six innings in all nine of his starts...Sizemore is 6-for-9 with five runs scored over the first two games of the series.

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