Just when things were looking better for the Indians, they found a way to disappoint fans once again. The Indians had snapped the Red Sox 11 game winning streak on Tuesday night and were looking to take the third game of the series on Wednesday. They had a 5-0 lead going into the 6th inning, and that’s when things started to fall apart. The Red Sox scored 2 in that inning, 3 in the 8th, and capped off the improbable comeback with a go-ahead home run in the 10th from Jonathan Van Every, who was making his first start of the season.

The Tribe got home runs early in the game from Mark Derosa and Kelly Shoppach, but went scoreless in the final 6 frames, allowing the Red Sox to slowly creep back into the game. The loss will go to Jensen Lewis for giving up the home run to Van Every, but it was Betancourt who had the really poor outing, giving up 3 hits and 3 runs in just 1/3 of an inning of work. Derosa wasn’t much help, making an error in that inning that allowed 2 of those runs to score.

The Lame Performance of the Night has to go to Jhonny Peralta, who was 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts and 5 left on base. He’s down to a .211 batting average on the season. There’s a reason he hasn’t been starting on my fantasy league team.

Tribe Tags: boston red sox, cleveland indians, jhonny peralta, jonathan van every, kelly shoppach, mark derosa