Video and Box Score: Indians Pummell NY Yankees 22-4

By Eugene McCormick. Published on 04/18/2009 - 9:07pm

Cleveland Indians 22, New York Yankees 4
April 18, 2009

Indians starting lineup:
Grady Sizemore (CF), Mark DeRosa (3B), Victor Martinez (C), Travis Hafner (DH), Jhonny Peralta (SS), Shin-Soo Choo (RF), Ryan Garko (1B), Ben Francisco (LF), Asdrubal Cabrera (2B), Fausto Carmona (P),

Yankees starting lineup:
Derek Jeter (SS), Johnny Damon (DH), Mark Teixeira (1B), Nick Swisher (RF), Jorge Posada (C), Robinson Cano (2B), Melky Cabrera (LF), Brett Gardner (CF), Ramiro Pena (3B), Chien-Ming Wang (P),

Umpires -- Ed Hickox (HP), Jerry Crawford (1B), Tom Hallion (2B), Phil Cuzzi (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 13 MPH, R To L.

First pitch by C. Wang at 03:43 PM local time.

Indians 1st (Indians 0, Yankees 0) -- G. Sizemore strikes out swinging. M. DeRosa pops out to R. Cano. V. Martinez flies out to M. Cabrera.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Yankees 1st (Yankees 2, Indians 0) -- D. Jeter grounds out, A. Cabrera to R. Garko. J. Damon walks. M. Teixeira hits a home run to right field on a 1-1 pitch, J. Damon scores. N. Swisher grounds out, A. Cabrera to R. Garko. J. Posada flies out to G. Sizemore.
(2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 2nd (Indians 14, Yankees 2) -- T. Hafner singles to third base. J. Peralta singles to left field, T. Hafner to 2nd. S. Choo hits a home run to left-center field on a 3-1 pitch, T. Hafner scores; J. Peralta scores. R. Garko pops out to J. Posada in foul territory. B. Francisco doubles to left field. A. Cabrera singles up the middle, B. Francisco scores. G. Sizemore doubles to right field, A. Cabrera to 3rd. M. DeRosa doubles to right field, A. Cabrera scores; G. Sizemore scores. With V. Martinez batting, wild pitch by C. Wang, M. DeRosa to 3rd. V. Martinez singles to right field, M. DeRosa scores. Pitcher Change: A. Claggett replaces C. Wang. T. Hafner doubles to left-center field, V. Martinez to 3rd. J. Peralta doubles to left-center field, V. Martinez scores; T. Hafner scores. S. Choo walks. R. Garko singles to center field, J. Peralta to 3rd; S. Choo to 2nd. B. Francisco strikes out swinging. A. Cabrera hits a grand slam to right field on a 3-1 pitch, J. Peralta scores; S. Choo scores; R. Garko scores. G. Sizemore hits a home run to right-center field on a 2-2 pitch. M. DeRosa strikes out swinging.
(14 Runs, 13 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Yankees 2nd (Indians 14, Yankees 2) -- R. Cano grounds out, V. Martinez to R. Garko. M. Cabrera lines out to J. Peralta. B. Gardner flies out to B. Francisco.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 3rd (Indians 15, Yankees 2) -- V. Martinez flies out to B. Gardner. T. Hafner flies out to B. Gardner. J. Peralta singles to left field. With S. Choo batting, wild pitch by A. Claggett, J. Peralta to 2nd. S. Choo walks. R. Garko singles through the hole at second base, J. Peralta scores; S. Choo advances to 3rd on fielding error by N. Swisher. B. Francisco grounds into a force out, R. Pena to R. Cano, R. Garko out at 2nd.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB)

Yankees 3rd (Indians 15, Yankees 2) -- R. Pena grounds out, J. Peralta to R. Garko. D. Jeter grounds out, M. DeRosa to R. Garko. J. Damon strikes out swinging, V. Martinez to R. Garko.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 4th (Indians 16, Yankees 2) -- Defensive Substitution: C. Ransom replaces shortstop D. Jeter, batting 1st, playing 3rd. Defensive switch from 3rd to shortstop for R. Pena. A. Cabrera singles to left-center field. G. Sizemore doubles to left-center field, A. Cabrera to 3rd. Pitcher Change: E. Ramirez replaces A. Claggett. M. DeRosa singles through the hole at shortstop, A. Cabrera scores; G. Sizemore to 3rd. V. Martinez walks, M. DeRosa to 2nd. T. Hafner strikes out swinging. J. Peralta pops out to R. Cano on the infield fly rule. S. Choo strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)

Yankees 4th (Indians 16, Yankees 2) -- M. Teixeira grounds out, A. Cabrera to R. Garko. N. Swisher walks. J. Posada singles to right field, N. Swisher advances to 3rd on fielding error by S. Choo. R. Cano grounds out, F. Carmona to R. Garko, J. Posada to 2nd. M. Cabrera walks. B. Gardner grounds out, F. Carmona to R. Garko.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 3 LOB)

Indians 5th (Indians 20, Yankees 2) -- R. Garko flies out to N. Swisher. B. Francisco walks. A. Cabrera strikes out swinging. G. Sizemore walks, B. Francisco to 2nd. M. DeRosa hits a home run to left-center field on a 2-1 pitch, B. Francisco scores; G. Sizemore scores. V. Martinez hits a home run to right field on a 0-0 pitch. T. Hafner struck out looking.
(4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Yankees 5th (Indians 20, Yankees 2) -- Defensive Substitution: T. Crowe replaces center fielder G. Sizemore, batting 1st, playing center field. R. Pena lines out to T. Crowe. C. Ransom pops out to M. DeRosa in foul territory. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter H. Matsui replaces J. Damon. H. Matsui doubles to right-center field. M. Teixeira grounds out, A. Cabrera to R. Garko.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Indians 6th (Indians 20, Yankees 2) -- H. Matsui remains in the game as the designated hitter. Defensive Substitution: J. Molina replaces first baseman M. Teixeira, batting 3rd, playing catcher. Defensive switch from catcher to 1st for J. Posada. Pitcher Change: J. Veras replaces E. Ramirez. J. Peralta walks. S. Choo strikes out swinging. R. Garko flies out to B. Gardner. B. Francisco struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Yankees 6th (Indians 20, Yankees 4) -- N. Swisher grounds out, M. DeRosa to R. Garko. J. Posada flies out to B. Francisco. R. Cano singles to left-center field. M. Cabrera hits a home run to right field on a 2-2 pitch, R. Cano scores. B. Gardner walks. R. Pena singles to center field, B. Gardner to 2nd. C. Ransom grounds into a force out, M. DeRosa to A. Cabrera, R. Pena out at 2nd.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Indians 7th (Indians 20, Yankees 4) -- A. Cabrera grounds out, R. Pena to J. Posada. T. Crowe grounds out, J. Posada to J. Veras. M. DeRosa grounds out, R. Pena to J. Posada.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Yankees 7th (Indians 20, Yankees 4) -- Defensive Substitution: K. Shoppach replaces catcher V. Martinez, batting 3rd, playing catcher. Pitcher Change: M. Kobayashi replaces F. Carmona. H. Matsui hit by pitch. J. Molina grounds into double play, M. Kobayashi to J. Peralta to R. Garko, H. Matsui out at 2nd. N. Swisher grounds out, R. Garko to M. Kobayashi.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 8th (Indians 21, Yankees 4) -- K. Shoppach grounds out, C. Ransom to J. Posada. T. Hafner hits a home run to left field on a 3-2 pitch. J. Peralta grounds out, J. Posada to J. Veras. S. Choo lines out to C. Ransom.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Yankees 8th (Indians 21, Yankees 4) -- J. Posada flies out to T. Crowe. R. Cano pops out to K. Shoppach. M. Cabrera grounds out, M. Kobayashi to R. Garko.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 9th (Indians 22, Yankees 4) -- Pitcher Change: D. Marte replaces J. Veras. R. Garko flies out to N. Swisher. B. Francisco doubles through the hole at shortstop. A. Cabrera singles through the hole at shortstop, B. Francisco to 3rd. T. Crowe singles to right-center field, B. Francisco scores; A. Cabrera to 2nd. M. DeRosa singles through the hole at shortstop, A. Cabrera to 3rd; T. Crowe to 2nd. K. Shoppach strikes out swinging. T. Hafner flies out to M. Cabrera.
(1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)

Yankees 9th (Indians 22, Yankees 4) -- Pitcher Change: V. Chulk replaces M. Kobayashi. B. Gardner flies out to B. Francisco. R. Pena flies out to B. Francisco. C. Ransom triples to right-center field. H. Matsui walks. J. Molina pops out to A. Cabrera.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Final: Indians 22, Yankees 4

WP: Fausto Carmona (1-2).
LP: Chien-Ming Wang (0-3).
Time: 3:49.
Attendance: 45167.
Official Scorer: Jordan Sprechman.