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Indians split vs. Orbitz

By ChiefIndian
for TJSN.com

Published: May 3, 2009

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The Indians split against the Orbitz in week two of their season. In the first game of the double header the Indians gave the start to Mike Eifel, who was ridicules. Throwing a complete game in 5 innings of work, facing 15 batters and striking out 11.

On the offense side, the Indians gave Eifel the early lead in bottom of the first. Luis Calderon started the inning with a single, Gary Ward came up and smacked a double to right. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Eifel steps up and hits a double to center giving the Indians the 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 4th the Indians gave Eifel some additional run support, with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Calderon smacks a single down the left field line to drive in two runs and the 3-0 lead to the Indians.

The Orbitz would threaten in the bottom of the 7th loading the bases, however Gary Ward coming in relief in the 6th inning saves the game with a great performance under pressure to record his first save of the year.

Players of the game go to Mike Eifel for his great performance on the field. 5IP, 11Ks, and going 2-2 at the plate with a RBI. Sharing with Mike, was Luis Calderon, who was 2-4 with 2RBI and run scored.

In Game two, the Indians were sim

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