Rangers vs. Indians

OK, OK, OK... this is going to have to be a snap-shot, since time is short.

Vicente Padilla is on for the Rangers (did I really say that?) and C.C. Sabathia is on for the Tribe. Padilla comes in here with a 6.00 ERA and a 0-3 mark. It will be interesting to see his history against the Tribe. Sabathia is 3-0 with a beautiful 2.25 ERA. I have to keep checking myself that it is April and not September. If Padilla has a 6.00 ERA in September, he had better'd at least set a Major League record for beanballs in a season... against the White Sox. I love to see their skipper talk to the media. He's worse than Mark Cuban. In fact, he doesn't have ANY filter for his mouth. At least Cuban, who has been pretty quiet all NBA season, knows when to plug it sometimes. Anyway, Padilla is a career 2-2 against Cleveland and a 7.54 ERA. He's 0-2 at Cleveland, but has a 5.94 ERA... yeah, not that much better. C.C. (I have a friend named C.C.) ahs pitched AT LEAST 6 innings in his four starts this season, seven innings in his last 3 starts. He has topped the ChiSox twice already this season, the other starts were Tampa Bay and the Angels, both times the Tribe won, but C.C. only got the win for the Angels. He is 6-2 against the Rangers with a 4.42 ERA, which is higher than his career numbers of 3.91. Keeping in mind that the Rangers are in a bit of a slump with the bats, and Padilla is in a bit of a slump with his arm... this could be an ugly night.

Forecast: HAIL-HAIL-HAIL... and maybe a beenball or two. Tribe wins with a pow-wow 9-2.