Byrd struggles against Mets
03/08/2006Indians at the plate: Jhonny Peralta notched the Tribe's first hit of the game in the third inning, when he laced a double to right field off Yusaka Iriki, scoring Brandon Phillips from first. Other than that, the regulars in the lineup were kept pretty quiet on this sunny day at Chain of Lakes Park.
Mets at the plate: The Mets had an answer to everything Paul Byrd floated their way. Todd Self had an RBI double and Chris Woodward had an RBI single in the first. In the second inning, the Mets batted around, as Sandy Martinez led off with a home run, Anderson Hernandez had an RBI single, Jeff Keppinger hit an RBI double and Lastings Milledge drew a walk with the bases loaded.
Indians on the mound: Byrd had trouble getting his fastball by the Mets, who pounded him for seven runs on nine hits in 1 2/3 innings. Non-roster invite Ben Howard pitched well in relief of Byrd, and Bob Wickman and Guillermo Mota each pitched a scoreless inning. Prospect Fausto Carmona looked pretty strong in pitching three scoreless innings.
Mets on the mound: Iriki had the Indians frustrated in his first two innings of work. He walked three batters in three innings, but his only costly mistake came when he hung a breaking ball to Peralta, who lined it for an RBI double to left. Juan Perez held the Indians scoreless for two innings of relief.
Up next: The Indians will play host to the Nationals on Thursday, giving right-hander Jason Johnson the 1:05 p.m. ET start against former Indians left-hander Billy Traber. The Mets will travel to Kissimmee to take on the Astros. Right-hander Aaron Heilman will get the start against right-hander Roy Oswalt.
Source: http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/
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