Who is that guy? : Indians ace Cliff Lee won't pitch in this series, but fellow left-hander Jeremy Sowers did quite an impression of the American League Cy Young Award favorite. Sowers, who had won two of 16 starts since being recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, allowed just a run and four hits in eight innings. He had allowed three earned runs or more in 13 of those starts.
Roberts robs them: : The Indians had eight hits off Orioles starter Radhames Liz, but it could have very easily been 10 if not for some nifty defense from second baseman Brian Roberts. In the second inning, Roberts ranged nearly behind second base to field Grady Sizemore's grounder and then flipped the ball to shortstop Juan Castro at second base for the forceout. In the fifth, Roberts sprinted to his left and made a diving snag of Michael Aubrey's liner.
Continuing the trend:: Liz, who surrendered four runs (three earned) in 4 2/3 innings, walked three batters, and two of them - both leadoff free passes - came around to score. That's nothing new for the Orioles. Twenty-four percent of the runs they have allowed reached base either on a walk or a hit batsman.
