Justin Masterson was lit up early tonight by the Toronto Blue Jays, and for the second night in a row a huge opponent’s inning spelled doom for the Indians, as the Tribe fell to the Blue Jays, 8-1, for the Indians 6th loss in seven games.
↵Shaun Marcum cruised to his 10th win of the season on the strength of a 6-run fourth inning, fueled by a Jose Bautista grand slam, for Toronto. Masterson (3-10) was stretched into the sixth inning by an Indians’ bullpen that needed some rest. Masterson allowed 13 hits and eight earned runs.
↵Justin Germano made his Indians debut and was impressive, striking out three in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball.
↵The lone Tribe run scored in the fifth inning on a Matt LaPorta RBI.
↵The Indians will play the second game of this weekend series on Saturday afternoon.