08/20/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lefty Zach Jackson makes his second appearance in a Cleveland uniform tonight when the Indians take on the visiting Kansas City Royals in the second of three midweek games at Progressive Field.
Jackson, a supplemental 2004 draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays, initially reached the majors with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 and made seven starts before beginning this season with the Brewers as a reliever.
He came to the Indians as part of the deal that sent ace CC Sabathia to Milwaukee shortly before the trade deadline.
He debuted with Cleveland on Aug. 14 against Baltimore, getting a no-decision after allowing eight hits and three runs in five innings of the Indians' 11-6 loss.
The 25-year-old native of Latrobe, Pa. has never faced the Royals.
Meanwhile, second-year Kansas City right-hander Gil Meche can extend an eight- start unbeaten streak.
He fell to 6-9 with a 5-2 loss to Baltimore on July 2, but has since gone 4-0 with four no-decisions while his earned run average has dropped from 4.74 to 4.13.
Meche won four straight starts between July 19 and Aug. 4 and has since put together consecutive no-decisions, allowing 11 hits and five runs in 12 1/3 innings.
Meche is 3-7 in 15 career starts against the Indians with a 5.53 ERA in 81 1/3 innings.
He's 5-5 in 13 road starts this season with a 3.65 ERA.
On Tuesday, Grady Sizemore hit a three-run homer, while Ryan Garko and Shin- Soo Choo chipped in solo shots as the Indians turned away the Royals, 9-4.
Anthony Reyes (2-1), in his third start since being acquired from the Cardinals, threw the minimum five innings to get the win, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks for the Indians, who have won three of four.
Luke Hochevar (6-12) dropped his fifth straight decision, yielding four runs on seven hits in five innings. The first overall pick in the 2006 draft left the game with rib cage tightness on his right side and is listed as day-to- day.
Mike Aviles had two hits, a walk and scored twice, while Jose Guillen knocked in a pair for Kansas City, which has dropped six of seven. Miguel Olivo was 3- for-4 in a losing effort.
Cleveland has won five of its nine matchups with the Royals this season.
<< Cards' Isringhausen shut down with elbow tendonitis
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jason
Isringhausen has been shut down indefinitely after an MRI exam Tuesday
revealed tendonitis in his right elbow and a partial tendon tear in his flexor
group.
<< Stewart, Hawpe power Rockies past Dodgers
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer and
finished with a career-high five RBI while Brad Hawpe continued his recent
strong offensive play with a two-run homer, as the Colorado Rockies defeated
the Lo
<< Arizona edges San Diego to take NL West lead
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer in his home
debut and Conor Jackson chipped in two RBI, as Arizona held off San Diego for
a 7-6 victory, in the opener of a three-game set.
Chris Snyder, Chris Burke and M
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San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Nolasco was dominant, fanning 11 in
a two-hit shutout as the Marlins cruised to a 6-0 win over the San Francisco
Giants in the opener of a three-game set.
Nolasco (12-7) walked one in his first
Pirates wrap up short set in St. Louis >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Todd Wellemeyer goes for an eighth start
without a loss tonight when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Pittsburgh
Pirates in the second and final game of an abbreviated two-game set at Busch
Stadium.
Wellemeye
Hewitt pulls out of U.S. Open >>
Sydney, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt will skip
the U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery.
The former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam titlist was the 2001 U.S.
Open champ and runner-up in 2004.
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Tigers shoot for another sweep of Rangers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers will try to complete their second
consecutive three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers, as the two teams conclude
their set tonight in Arlington.
Detroit has won all five of its meetings with Te
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Athletics in April. Back to his old form, Liriano will try to lead the
Minnesota Twins to a victory against Oakland this afternoon in the rubber
match o
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