It's Official: Cleveland Can Hit

One day after I complained that the Tribe couldn't hit, they put up 12 runs (and still counting) against Kansas City. Casey Blake broke out of his early-season slump by collecting four hits -- including a grand slam -- and driving in six RBIs. David Dellucci went 2-for-4 with a home run, Jhonny Peralta had three hits and a homer and the Tribe has 14 base knocks through seven innings.

If that wasn't enough good news, C.C. Sabathia finally registered a positive outing striking out 11 Royals in just six innings. He allowed zero runs on four measly hits and walked two. With Jake Westbrook headed to the DL, it's a big relief that Sabathia might be finally coming around.

As mentioned previously in this blog, Cleveland's bats have been silent for most of the season. Tonight, the Tribe players had much better approaches, worked counts and put together some nice hits off Kansas City starter Gil Meche. All in all, this is the type of game Cleveland can use to get a little momentum and hopefully string together some victories.

Tomorrow the Tribe sends Fausto Carmona to face Brett Tomko before Cliff Lee takes on Brian Bannister in the series finale on Thursday. With Bannister being a much, much better pitcher than Tomko, Cleveland should take advantage of this favorable matchup.