Dave Burba took the mound in the top of the first inning for Cleveland. Jose Offerman flied out but Trot Nixon singled. Brian Daubach walked but both Nomar Garciaparra and Troy O'Leary struck out to end the inning. Pete Schourek took the mound in the bottom of the first. Omar Vizquel grounded out, Travis Fryman flied out and Roberto Alomar lined out to end the inning.
Carl Everett whiffed to lead off the top of the second inning. Mike Stanley walked but Scott Hatteberg flied out. Wilton Veras grounded out to end the inning. Schourek remained tough in the bottom of the second inning. Manny Ramirez struck out, David Justice flied out and Richie Sexson grounded out to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the third inning. Offerman grounded out but Nixon doubled. Daubach grounded out but moved Nixon to third. Nomar drove Trot in with a single to give the Sox a 1-0 lead. O'Leary flied out to end the inning. The Indians threatened in the bottom of the third. Jim Thome singled and advanced to second on the passed ball by Hatteberg. Einar Diaz grounded out and moved Jim to third. Jose Cruz walked but Vizquel banged into a double play to end the inning.
The Sox tried to rally in the top of the fourth. Everett flied out but Stanley singled. Hatteberg walked but Veras forced Stanley at third. With the chance to do damage...Offerman grounded out. Right on cue the Indians tied it up in the bottom of the fourth. Fryman led off with a solo shot. Alomar grounded out, Ramirez flied out and Justice grounded out to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth inning. Nixon and Daubach worked back to back walks and Nomar singled to load the bases. O'Leary scored Nixon with a sac fly and Daubach moved tho third. Everett singled to score Brian and give the Sox a 3-1 lead. The Sox had Burba on the ropes but Stanley banged into a huge double play to end the inning. The Sox needed more runs and this cost them dearly. Sexson singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth but Thome struck out. Diaz and Cruz both grounded out to end the inning.
Burba settled down in the top of the sixth. Hatteberg flied out, Veras grounded out and Offerman lined out to end the inning. Schourek ran out of gas in the bottom of the sixth. Vizquel grounded out but Fryman doubled. Alomar singled him to third and Ramirez singled him in to make it 3-2. Sox manager Jimy Williams replaced Schourek with lefty Rheal Cormier. Justice singled and Alomar broke for home, the throw was on line but Hatteberg dropped it and Alomar scored the tying run. Sexson flied out and all Cormier had to do was retire one more batter to escape tied. Instead Thome singled in Ramirez to give the Indians a 4-3 lead. That was it for Cormier as Tim Wakefield was brought in to stop the bleeding. Diaz grounded out to end the inning.
The Sox offense deflated after that crushing inning. Ricardo Rincon came in to pitch the top of the seventh. Nixon and Daubach both struck out and Indians manager Charlie Manuel brought in Scott Kamieniecki to pitch to Nomar. Garciaparra flied out to end the inning. Cruz walked to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning. Vizquel struck out and Fryman popped up. Cruz swiped second but Alomar grounded out to end the inning.
Paul Shuey took over for the top of the eighth inning. O'Leary flied out, Everett popped up and Stanley flied out to end the inning. Wakefield returned for the bottom of the 8th. Ramirez popped up, David Justice flied out and Sexson struck out to end the inning.
Steve Karsay was brought in to close it out in the top of the ninth. Hatteberg flied out and Jason Varitek pinch hit for Veras. Varitek singled to put the tying run on and Manny Alexander pinch ran for him. Manny was erased on the force by Offerman and Nixon grounded out to end the game. The Indians had won 4-3
Jackass of the night is an easy one. Rheal Cormier was brought in to protect a 3-2 lead and he turned it into a 4-3 defeat. None of the runs allowed were charged to him but he definitely blew the game.
The Good:
Trot Nixon was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored. Nomar Garciaparra was 2 for 4 with an rbi. Mike Stanley was 1 for 3 with a walk. Jason Varitek pinch hit for Veras and singled. Tim Wakefield tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
The Bad:
Jose Offerman was 0 for 5. Wilton Veras was 0 for 3. Pete Schourek took the loss allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk, lasting only 5 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Brian Daubach was 0 for 2 but walked twice and scored a run. Troy O'Leary was 0 for 3 with an rbi. Carl Everett was just 1 for 4 with an rbi. Scott Hatteberg was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Honorable Mention:
Manny Alexander pinch ran for Varitek in the ninth.
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